r/canadaguns • u/OrionPax120 • Jun 22 '23

Templar failure

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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/OrionPax120 Jun 23 '23 edited Jun 23 '23

Appreciate the comments. CA agrees it's likely due to just walking itself out. The sheared brass deflector will need to be addressed by them. I'm sending it back for a full once over and possible upper receiver replacement etc.

They're fairly accommodating in the email; however im quite disappointed they claim that the 200 rounds through warrants stripping, cleaning, and tightening of the piston from my end. I'm sorry but no. I get that this isn't the same as the service rifles I've been around, but inspection/stripping of the gas system after every 200 rounds is not reasonable.

All in all, if I'm the one example of this failure, sure. I'll be the unlucky lotto winner. If it were to be a consistent issue, I'd have zero confidence going forward. Hoping it's the former.

Aside from this... Happy with the rifle... for now. (glad I have my GHM9-G on the way)

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u/captlevasseur Jun 23 '23

If that's the way the gas pin came from the factory, then it was far too loose to begin with. I know on mine it was a real struggle to remove it for cleaning the first time. There's no way it would have walked out otherwise.

Likely the brass deflector was over torqued and that stretched the screws. I can't imagine the force of brass hitting it would have been enough to shear the screws otherwise.