Home Forums Hunting & Shooting AR and Tactical Rifles I have a DPMS Gen II Hunter on the way, now a couple of questions...

They say a plasma torch will fix problems like this

I saw someone fix a Spikes Tactical lower receiver once with a bandsaw. It was great.

was the spikes lower that bad? I thought they were "OK"?

It had more to do with their customer service. The whole conversation was posted a several years ago and ended with a bandsaw. I think Spikes sources good quality stuff and the parts I've had in the past have all been fine. I would rather spend my money elsewhere though after seeing the owner/CEO show his tail in several threads.

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I was having problems with beating up the brass on my gen II also, but an adjustable gas block fixed that right up. It is now shooting very well and easy on the brass too. I got the Syrac ordnance gen II gas block. it was easy to install and adjust and made a huge difference with the brass damage.

I think a lot of folks have speculated regards the gun being overgassed. I was for one quite puzzled that it would drill the twin ejectors into the back of the case without the extractor bending or warping the rim in any way and did not know how that related in a physical sense to being overgassed?

UPS tried to deliver the upper to me yesterday. I notified them I would pick it up at the hub. Probably won't be until Friday. I'll hope to get out with it this weekend. After over 6 months, I hope to see a lot of improvement.

Looking for brass? Brass

Not at this time, thanks.

anxious to find out if they gave you a new barrel and have drilled a smaller gas port for the lighter bolt/carrier.

A little over a month ago they told me they had a new barrel and bcg for it but hadn't been able to shoot it to see if it was fixed. I was told it would be next in line. 3 weeks later I called to see where it was and they still hadn't shot it. I did find out in that phone call they were moving the plant to the south: Alabama or Arkansas, don't recall which. Three weeks later it's sitting in UPS.

you have much more patience than I do.

Well, it was a good day at the range for everything but the "rebuilt" DPMS Gen II .308 Hunter. It ripped the rim off the first round and used the second to jam the first one in so tight I had to pound it out with a chunk of 2x6 on the end of a cleaning rod. About deprimed it in the process. Lacking discipline, I had to try another, but this time no second round so as to foregoe the battering ram effect. Ripped another rim off. No need for the 2x6 this time.

I doubt they shot it at the factory. I know they are moving south, and it seems the only guy they had to test guns was not at work or doing something else there for a long time. I called them many times over the last half year, and the time before last, I was told my gun was next, but they hadn't had the guy who shot and worked on them doing that for a while. Another month went by, no gun, I call again, and still this guy is not doing what I need done. Anyway, they are majorly messed up. Too bad! I wanted this gun to work.

here are the words you need to say....give me my money back...

Pretty unbelievable, isn't it?

yep with ignorant boobs babbling all day that they "hear good things about the Gen2"

Wow, that's nasty!

Gotta wonder if an adjustable gas block would fix that though. Sucks to need it on a new rifle that should work from the factory, but if you really want it to work, sometimes you have to make it right yourself.

I'm sorry to read of your troubles on this.

Thank you, sir. No worries, though. I'll send it in to Allman's who now do their warranty work. Hopefully, they can fix it right. DPMS certainly seems incapable of that.