re: Garand Thumb stress tested a PSA Freedom Rifle and the barrel finally died at 6k rounds...

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lots of info in this one and i might've gotten some of it wrong, but:


barrel groupings lost milspec MOA just over 6k rounds.
bolt extractor began to wear out around 5k rounds.

a full-auto was used to expedite the round count, but not in the form of a "burn-down" that most Gun Tubers do. towards the end of the video, GT mentions that it was 3 mags and cooled. you can see his pants change throughout the video so it was done over the course of a few days.

stock gas tube and gas block survived the test, but the tube was worn.

they had a guy from BEXAR ARMs come out and run spec tests on the BCG and barrel after the test.

- BCG was surprising still within spec although the top rails were worn significantly as it rode only the top of the receiver.
- barrel chamber had some serious machining marks.
- gas port was a bit worn mainly due to full-auto



"i would suggest this rifle for someone that isn't serious about shooting. If you want a duty grade weapon at the lowest price point, I suggest BCM. "


i wasn't expecting that response.

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