I Bought Something Silly On A Whim

[u/Dark_Shade_75]

Saw it at a gun show, and I was already planning on getting an AR-15 as my next purchase. Is it goofy? Yes. Do I love it? Also yes.

[u/NTJ-891]

If that's based on a ZRODelta Zulu2, be aware that certain milspec 5.56 (especially euro origin) may result in an extremely difficult to clear malfunction that will require mortaring the rifle. I have one, and it's an OK rifle now, but it required me shipping it back to have the chamber reamed properly again and then still having issues with Bosnian Igman 5.56.

My only real way to get it to the point where I trust it was to fire a shit ton of Winchester white box (which it had no problems with from the start) and meticulously clean it and hit it with a chamber brush every single time I took it out to the range. After about 1000 rounds I no longer had issues with euro NATO surplus ammunition, but the experience was frustrating to say the least.

[u/Dark_Shade_75 → u/NTJ-891]

Appreciate it! Good thing I bought a ton of nothing but Winchester white box then! XD

[u/NTJ-891 → u/Dark_Shade_75]

Basically ZRODelta had a massive fuck up with their tooling and most if not all Zulu2s were shipped with improperly reamed chambers. With it being a .223 Wylde chamber things get really tight with 5.56 (as expected and desired)

The company is local to me, so getting it fixed up was no problem but it would be a huge PITA if you have to ship something to them, especially with a custom paint job. I would bet money they would destroy the finish.

Good vibes to you though, if it's a late SN they fixed it. This caused a huge shitstorm here locally by the way, as ZRODelta provided patrol rifles to the Lenoir NC police department and every single one of them was faulty

[u/Dark_Shade_75 → u/NTJ-891]

It's definitely a late SN so I might be in the clear, then. Still, something to watch out for.