I’m always reminded of a conversation I had with a guy who worked at Colt in QC inspection. He said he rejected lots of parts that would not meet the criteria and would send them back to the vendor. He said the vendor wouldn’t scrap those parts, they’d sell em to another company that didn’t care and usually they were sold as “from a Colt mil spec supplier” even though they didn’t meet mil spec.
That's a very common practice, way more than most people think, & it's not just limited to gun related parts either....................ask me how I know, 1st hand.
That's why, IMO, it always better to buy directly from the actual manufacturer / vendor whenever possible. Doesn't always work, but I prefer doing that way when I can.
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