new style ss freak back are weak

[magc68]

well i no longer have a freak back or a freak insert. slid into a hyperball bunker and barrel hit it. well needless to say i come up to shoot and well my barrel is no longer straight. it bent at a good 30 degree angle. i didnt even hit the bunker hard either. its only mm thick ss where freak is engraved... just to let u know be extra carefull witht he newer style ss freak backs.

[openboater]

Ken, Do you want your old SS Freak back.....Back ??

[magc68]

thanks for the offer, but i am shooting a cocker so it wont work. i am going to pm since i have an offer for u.

[Paintballer86]

can you post a picture so we can alll see what you are talking about? I understand what happened, but I still want to see a picture. Please? ;)

[Top Secret]

I actually wouldn't doubt him. If you look at pics of the new SS backs with a sleeve inside it is VERY thin there.

[damageinc54]

I have one of the new SS freak backs for my cocker and I would really like to see some pics of this bent one. You should also contact Smart Parts about it.

[Paintballer86]

Originally posted by Top Secret
I actually wouldn't doubt him. If you look at pics of the new SS backs with a sleeve inside it is VERY thin there.
I never did, I just wanted to see what it looks like. I never didnt beleve him...

[magc68]

http://recursionpb.homestead.com/files/misc/freak1.jpg

this was bent at a 30 degree angle but to get it off the gun i had to bend it back. it was pointin upward when on the gun.

[cphilip]

Sad...that needs to be reported to SP. I cannot belive they would want to ruin a good thing.

[magc68]

ive called SP multiple times. i have yet to contact the retruns deptartment. when i do i should be all set. they r great barrels. the aluminum base is nearly indestructable. the ss base looks really nice but is fragile. just gotta take care of it. i guess next time i dive into a bunker ill be huggin my gun.

[brian terry]

well his is not the first one iv seen do that ,i seen one do that in vegas ,so far iv seen 3 like that ,but smart parts is good to fix any thing that is wrong with there stuff,./

[wyn1370]

good to know, I'll be using mine for the first time on saturday.

[slayer]

I will never buy a freak after seeing that

[Bartleby]

first thing i noticed when i bought my freak (about a year ago) is that the back is about half an inch thick. glad i got it then and not now. that thing wouldn't break if you dropped and anvil on it.

[magc68]

i want u to all keep in mind that the SS back is a cosmetics piece. it looks better but is weaker. the Aluminum stock backs r very very strong. the first version of the SS bases were strong as well but the new version for looks compromises strength. the freak is a great barrel and i wouldnt get rid of it. and i would expect Sp will take care of the problem for me.

[p8ntballa]

Why would Stainless steel be weaker than aluminum? :o The new style aluminums are just as weak, its all in how they are milled, it has to be. People always complain about SP customer service, I never had a problem. Email them. Amy emailed me back every day for a week when I had a problem.

[wyn1370]

I had no problem getting a different back when they sent me the wrong one. I just called and sent back the other one. Wasn't the promptest service, but not too bad.