Yeah, all that is well and good, but many "truths" get bandied-about that might not actually be true. The internet has been a great platform for people to perpetuate rumors and ideas that may not be as valid as they think. For example we have the cast receivers mentioned above. Some or all might be bad and dangerous.....or not. Owners of these rifles might actually like to shoot their guns and not have to scrap them, whether they have "economic" reasons or not. Forums like this are perfect places to dispel myth and actually do the community a service by providing real information. The more, non-repeated, information the better. A good example of this might be more pictures of some of the cast receivers that have failed. I personally have only seen multiple postings of the same rifle. Are there others? If so, make them available. In addition, we have this: "documented failures in all serial number ranges" posted above. Great, I would really like to see some of these numbers posted. On another thread I asked to see some of the documentation and serial numbers. One board member posted, but that's it. After that came lots of posts that didn't answer any questions, or provide any useful info.
Chuck, if you have the information on any "documented failures in all serial number ranges" please post it. Whining about skeptics does nothing, but providing valid information can quiet the loudest disbeliever.