old11bravo
21 June 2016, 01:16
Needed a carbine length AR gas tube today and discovered many local shops closed so I called Lynwood Guns.
Me: Hello, I'm calling to see if you have any carbine length AR gas tubes in stock that I could buy.
LG guy: Let me see. (Pause). Yes we do.
Me: Great. How much are they? And are they melonited or stainless steel?
LG guy: They're $13.99 each, and yeah I'm not sure if you know it or not but melonite is a coating used for lining inside AR barrels, not gas tubes.
Me: Uhhh......okay. (thinking is this guy serious or fucking with me?). Hey I'm sure you're right but listen, I know they have melonited gas tubes too. They are the black, and the stainless steel are the silver ones.
LG guy: Well they don't use melonite on gas tubes, it's used to treat the bore of AR barrels.
Me: Okay? Hey can you please just tell me this, are your carbine gas tubes black or silver?
LG guy: Silver
Me: Perfect! Thank you. Have a good day.
I went there and picked up the stainless steel tube as it was the closest one I could find at the time. Not sure who I spoke to on the phone but you would hope they would be a little more knowledgeable about their products. I didn't have the heart to call him out on his ignorance when I was on the phone but he did have a very indignant tone about him. Melonite and nitride are just a few of many treatments used on the outside of barrels to protect the steel. I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure nobody produces barrels with melonited bores. This guy was convinced that melonite was only for treating bores.
Me: Hello, I'm calling to see if you have any carbine length AR gas tubes in stock that I could buy.
LG guy: Let me see. (Pause). Yes we do.
Me: Great. How much are they? And are they melonited or stainless steel?
LG guy: They're $13.99 each, and yeah I'm not sure if you know it or not but melonite is a coating used for lining inside AR barrels, not gas tubes.
Me: Uhhh......okay. (thinking is this guy serious or fucking with me?). Hey I'm sure you're right but listen, I know they have melonited gas tubes too. They are the black, and the stainless steel are the silver ones.
LG guy: Well they don't use melonite on gas tubes, it's used to treat the bore of AR barrels.
Me: Okay? Hey can you please just tell me this, are your carbine gas tubes black or silver?
LG guy: Silver
Me: Perfect! Thank you. Have a good day.
I went there and picked up the stainless steel tube as it was the closest one I could find at the time. Not sure who I spoke to on the phone but you would hope they would be a little more knowledgeable about their products. I didn't have the heart to call him out on his ignorance when I was on the phone but he did have a very indignant tone about him. Melonite and nitride are just a few of many treatments used on the outside of barrels to protect the steel. I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure nobody produces barrels with melonited bores. This guy was convinced that melonite was only for treating bores.