Got my Predator - a few issues
Received my Predator about 10 minutes ago... It has some issues OOTB. Since I know it's early in the launch and they're still putting guns together, I felt it should be brought to Simon's attention to mitigate future build issues.
1) giant leak out of the box. Turns out regulator swivel only had bottom o-ring. I put an 018 into the top slot and that's fixed.
2) "down the barrel" leak indicative of valve/cupseal. I haven't torn apart yet to troubleshoot.
3) LPR pressure too low and timing slightly off. No big deal, I know my way around a 'cocker, but the gun obviously wasn't tested, especially considering the missing reg o-ring.
4) Loose hardware (lack of Loctite) - aluminum beavertail and cocking rod bits are super loose on their stainless rods; both wandered within a few dry fires.
5) I blew the tip off the bolt into the microfiber I was dry-firing into within 20-30 shots. I know these things like a bit of back pressure, but still doesn't look to have been assembled correctly. What kind of glue do you recommend here?
6) ano blem on one of the green tips - I haven't poked at it, but there's debris in one of the porting holes, around which the color didn't properly permeate the metal.
I don't mean to be a giant negative Nancy... I adore the gun, the componentry is amazing, the milling is fantastic, and the historical awesomeness takes me back to the original Predators guns from when I was in high school. I'm still happy to have bought one, just want to make sure the builds get the attention they deserve so you don't end up with upset buyers.
edit: aiming to post update on valve/cupseal findings later this evening, as well as obligatory eye candy photos in a separate thread tomorrow... have a family birthday thing to be at shortly.