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SBranson23 · December 14th, 2007, 18:59

Well I responded to PDI's email but have not heard a reply:

"I was waiting to hear if others had the same experience with your new barrel before replying to your email but no one has come forward to relay their findings. Based on your respose however I suspect that all will have the same problem fitting the hop-up assembly to your barrels so...

Thank you for your response. Unfortunately this is not a very good response. You make no mention that modifications will be necessary in order to make the hop-up assembly fit the barrel.
This is ridiculous to expect the consumer to file this little piece down to make your $150 barrel fit at all. It is a difficult piece to work with and filing it can cause it to become misaligned and have the hop-up sit crooked or off to one side. This destroys some of the precision that the consumer is paying for. This, sir, is unacceptable.
To blame Systema's practices and loose tolerances for this misfit is not acceptable either. What is at fault is your choice to undersize the hole to aim for a precise fit. I have worked on 5 or more Systema barrels and all have fit very tightly and did not require undersizing to assure this. Also all their parts are interchangeable so it is not a case of tolerances but of your poor engineering to assume this aluminum block could be press fit into your barrel.
I suspect that many will not be buying this barrel based on this problem.

S.Branson"

I don't think I was off base with my accusations. I will be interested to hear what they have to say, if anything, or if any more experiences surface.

December 14th, 2007, 18:59	#18
SBranson23 Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Victoria,B.C.	Well I responded to PDI's email but have not heard a reply: "I was waiting to hear if others had the same experience with your new barrel before replying to your email but no one has come forward to relay their findings. Based on your respose however I suspect that all will have the same problem fitting the hop-up assembly to your barrels so... Thank you for your response. Unfortunately this is not a very good response. You make no mention that modifications will be necessary in order to make the hop-up assembly fit the barrel. This is ridiculous to expect the consumer to file this little piece down to make your $150 barrel fit at all. It is a difficult piece to work with and filing it can cause it to become misaligned and have the hop-up sit crooked or off to one side. This destroys some of the precision that the consumer is paying for. This, sir, is unacceptable. To blame Systema's practices and loose tolerances for this misfit is not acceptable either. What is at fault is your choice to undersize the hole to aim for a precise fit. I have worked on 5 or more Systema barrels and all have fit very tightly and did not require undersizing to assure this. Also all their parts are interchangeable so it is not a case of tolerances but of your poor engineering to assume this aluminum block could be press fit into your barrel. I suspect that many will not be buying this barrel based on this problem. S.Branson" I don't think I was off base with my accusations. I will be interested to hear what they have to say, if anything, or if any more experiences surface.