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pgdion · May 16, 2012, 12:29 PM

My second NEOS had some issues (1st one, a SS 4.5", has never missed a beat). I slightly deburred the edge on the base of the barrel by very carefully grinding it with a Dremel tool and a cone shaped grinding bit. And I didn't grind much, just took the sharp edge off (so it looked more like my SS one did). Then polished the feed ramp with some 1000 grit sand paper (oiled). Also took the extractor pin out of mine and carefully filled the rough edges off of it. The pin on my SS one has always been glass smooth but the pin on the black one always felt gritty. It's much better now. Still haven't completely resolved the issues with this one. It occasionally does not fully enter battery. Then I get a lite strike and a failure to fire. Seemed like it was working ok last time out but I need more range time on it to be sure. btw - mine worked great for the first 400 or 500 rounds and then started acting up.

May 16, 2012, 12:29 PM	#2
pgdion Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 2010 Location: MPLS, MN Posts: 1,214	My second NEOS had some issues (1st one, a SS 4.5", has never missed a beat). I slightly deburred the edge on the base of the barrel by very carefully grinding it with a Dremel tool and a cone shaped grinding bit. And I didn't grind much, just took the sharp edge off (so it looked more like my SS one did). Then polished the feed ramp with some 1000 grit sand paper (oiled). Also took the extractor pin out of mine and carefully filled the rough edges off of it. The pin on my SS one has always been glass smooth but the pin on the black one always felt gritty. It's much better now. Still haven't completely resolved the issues with this one. It occasionally does not fully enter battery. Then I get a lite strike and a failure to fire. Seemed like it was working ok last time out but I need more range time on it to be sure. btw - mine worked great for the first 400 or 500 rounds and then started acting up. __________________ 597 VTR, because there's so many cans and so little time!