It was easier to tell folks NO frangible; or at least, we thought it would be. We were wrong.
Your gun won’t blow up. At most, you could ruin your BC, but your gun will still run, provided it was a runner to start.
We learned during a T&E, that an agency had done a few full-auto magazine dumps; and after the last magazine, they noticed the comp was damaged. No one got so much as a mark. The gun was fine, and another BC was sent to replace it. That agency’s evaluator still likes the BC quite a bit, but the frang they use was unjacketed, compressed sintered metal – and it was painfully obvious at least one frang round had come apart in the barrel at some point, and more followed. The T&E folks were kind enough to tell us, and we worked hard with them to complete their T&E.
After this incident, we warned against lightweight paint marking rounds, too – because WITH AN A2, some of our happy SWAT cops conspired to put a sim bolt into a full-auto M4, and didn’t even realize they had plugged up the barrel until after two FULL magazines were spent – and I spent 3 hours of my life pulling out some 56 paint pellets out of the gun so it wouldn’t be down in case of a callout. We figured if this could happen with the A2, trying it with a BC might not be a good idea, either.
We posted the frang warning to get in front of the issue. We were upfront so folks would not be unpleasantly surprised; although we have personally shot quite a bit of frangible through our own. If folks want to risk a $150 BC unit with unjacketed frang, go for it – but if the ammo breaks your BC – it ain’t our fault – and we warned you. We wouldn’t recommend using this stuff with a can with anyone else’s muzzle device, either.
Some folks have chosen to take that the wrong way; and some have even gone so far as to claim we have some dark, evil intent with our comp and our warning, along with our “hype” and our “fanboys” – but that’s okay with us. Our proponents wear big boy pants and they can handle themselves just fine.
The BC is not for everyone, and we never said it should be. If folks don’t want a BC, please don’t buy one. If you bought one and don’t like it, please return it and we will refund every penny – including the shipping both ways – and if you’re really cool, you might even provide some constructive criticism that would help us improve it. If you want to call us names, knock yourself out.
We’re not perfect, and we never claimed to be – and the three of us work hard to keep folks happy with the BC, the customer service, and our guarantee.
If you like it, please tell your friends.
That’s all we ask.
Be safe, and have a Happy Halloween!