r/canadaguns • u/OrionPax120 • Jun 22 '23
Templar failure
About 200 rounds through. Brass deflector blasted off at the same time as what looks like the piston shot out the front. First I've heard or seen this happen with a Templar, but I'm not thrilled.
Awaiting word from customer service. I don't want to say it, cause I really enjoy the Templar for what it is, but I should have just gone with the Bren 2.
(aside from this I enjoy the thing... Hoping I'm just the unlucky fluke.)
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u/barthammer Jun 22 '23
Well damn. This is the first gas system failure I've seen from a templar. This really blows! Please keep us posted on what CA says. I suspect they will want you to mail this in for a full investigation.
I will say, if it was not fully tightened from factory I wouldn't be surprised. Fastener tightening seems to be a bit of a QC issue for CA.
The screws holding the steel plate to the receiver on mine were not fully tightened (and no loc-tite) and backed out after 4-500 rounds. No bad failure because of it (screws just fell out and I found 2/3 of them inside the trigger group), but I had to get new screws sent to me.
I've also seen someone report their barrel retaining screws coming loose.