[Bolt2bounce]

I was showing a friend how to disassemble his AA 1919A4 yesterday for some much needed cleaning it had between 3-4000 rounds shot through it with no internal cleaning (barrel was swabed) so the booster and end of the barrel was carbon up really thick.. I noticed how thin the right front of the lock frame was machined. I also saw a small crack forming in the piece at the lower corner. So I told him it needs to be repaired or replaced very soon. I guess AA just cut too much off... in the semi auto machining processing. So the best repair?? welding or just machine a new one and leave more meat on it...?B2B

 

[Signal9]

Weld if you have access to a welder.

Buy a new one and have it machined to correct thickness, but it could also fail in the future as well. aka these parts were made a certain thickness in the first place for reliability.

 

[blkbd]

Contact AA as they manufactured (machined) it, Its there goof up so they should cover it without any $ out of his pocket.

 

[Bolt2bounce]

I think my friend is not too thrilled with AA customer service, so I don't think he will try to work with them, I offered to order him a new lock frame if he want's to have a spare and weld the one he has before it breaks completly off... B2B

 

[BeltFedPlus]

Contact AA as they manufactured (machined) it, Its there goof up so they should cover it without any $ out of his pocket.

If they messed up (and it happens in all businesses) they should have first chance to redeem themselves and make it right. Somebody might have been sleeping at the mill when they did that one...

Regards,
Tom

 

[30calmachinegunner]

I've made this offer before, if he gets a replacement I'll machine it for free, just cover shipping, it seems AA dropped the ball in our community, Brian

 

[blkbd]

I've made this offer before, if he gets a replacement I'll machine it for free, just cover shipping, it seems AA dropped the ball in our community, Brian

You can't beat that offer! And you know it will come out right if Brian does it.

 

[iRIGHTi]

PROPS Brian!

 

[Bolt2bounce]

That is a very nice offer brian I'll forward it to my friend... I got one of AA's guns also and my lock frame is not even close to as thin as my friends gun...I guess AA has dropped the ball in some cases, but I'm glad I got a AA gun because it was a good deal for me money wise. $950. B2B

 

[Rfleet1066]

Welding a lockframe

Welding a lock frame is not a great idea. The alloy that is used for the casting is such that it gets extremely hard and will crack as a result. Best idea is to machine another one. Brian's offer reflects a gentleman trying to help a brother. Give him the opportunity to help you.

I don't know what the others are doing, but when we machine one of these, we have found that the accelerator stop requires attention. It can be silver brazed to retain it or the best way is to punch it out, make a new one a little longer, and after countersinking the hole, rivet it into place. Grind it flush after riveting.

Ryland Fleet
Acme Gadget Division

Inventor of the lock frame

 

[franks71vw]

I am going to check my AA gun for this... Have you measured it? I will use my previouse Brain machined parts to compare and post numbers later tonight and see what they come in at.

 

[blkbd]

Get a new EXT. And have Brian machine it and send the defective one back to AA so you will have a spare.

 

[Kali Komrade]

There...

There will probibly be more horror stories to come....

I've made this offer before, if he gets a replacement I'll machine it for free, just cover shipping, it seems AA dropped the ball in our community, Brian