Fierce Firearms Disaster

[Boomer51]

I’m sorry the OP has had such an unfortunate turn of events. My prayers for the little one’s health.

I recently bought a Fierce Fury Carbon in 7mag and couldn’t be happier. The action is smooth, fit and finish is good and accuracy so far has been lights out.

Last thought - there’s usually more than one side to the story. This thread is pretty lopsided in my opinion. I’d buy another fierce based on my limited exp

What other side of the story can there be with no rifling cut in the barrel?

 

[slimC]

I understand mistakes, but I do not understand bad customer service. Was pretty interested in buying a fierce, now I am not.

 

[Balderdash]

To be fair, it didn’t fall out due to recoil. The mag release is easy somewhat easy to accidentally pull if you’re not conscious of it (Sako design and mags). It’s happened to me once in like 4 years, so that just shows what kind of clowns these guys are....and they left it in the video lol

I didn't go back and rewatch that section, but you are right; it could've been an accidental catch of the mag release. You are also right in that you should be cognizant of the attributes avd limitations of your equipment, especially if you're going to attempt a 650 yd shot on a live animal.

Such as it is, it's why I prefer a rear mag release for field conditions, preferably tucked up in the front of the trigger guard to keep the accidental actuations to a minimum.

 

[Balderdash]

What other side of the story can there be with no rifling cut in the barrel?

I don't think most are implying that they put out a junk product. They're still in business, so they must be doing some things right.

I've looked a couple over. They're OK. With modern machining, I don't think they're anything special. I've shot tiny groups with a lot of factory rifles that cost significantly less. A vast majority of the Tikkas and 700's I've had and others I've messed with through the years were well capable of grouping tight enough for successful long range hunting. Get a few things squared away as far as reliable scopes, solid, stress fee scope mounting, good trigger, action stress and free floating, and a lot of OEM rifles are capable of long range hunting.

My take on it is that they are marketing to a certain set of sensibilities, and that, in this instance, they made a poor choice in selecting the face/s of their product. These Guys were the epitome of expecting a fancy rifle to compensate for a skill set that can only be developed, not purchased and wrapped in carbon fiber. Even the 300 yd shot they showed hit petty high over what one would logically conclude POA would've be.

 

[Minute_of_Antelope]

My take on it is that they are marketing to a certain set of sensibilities, and that, in this instance, they made a poor choice in selecting the face/s of their product. These Guys were the epitome of expecting a fancy rifle to compensate for a skill set that can only be developed, not purchased and wrapped in carbon fiber. Even the 300 yd shot hit petty high.

Damn; well said.

 

[Diced]

If the fierce life consists of jacking 5 round strings off some trekking poles at 650 yards while hyperventilating; then yah… neither am I

You don't choose the fierce life, the fierce life chooses you.

 

[fwafwow]

 

[fwafwow]

 

[AZ_Hunter_2000]

I too like the fact that the Fierce is a Sako clone but after watching Mogle (when he was with Christensen) shoot a smallish coues deer in MX then start talking about shooting the buck for meat and feeding his family, I knew he was full of crap (can’t bring meat back). First class douche bag.

Glad you got some satisfaction and still have the rifle as proof!

You definitely can bring meat back from Mexico; limit is 50 pounds. I do it 1-2 times every year.

 

[kcruz]

I am so glad I came across this post. I was really on the fence about buying a new 7prc from them. The guy at my local gun store has been trying to convince me for years that they are the best rifle to buy and I was finally breaking down and going to give it a shot once he got a shipment of 7prcs in. Not anymore.

 

[roosiebull]

Well, maybe try loading up some 300wm shot shells, load them up with TSS and sell it on the classifieds as a 500yd turkey gun

 

[fwafwow]

Thread 'Fierce Carbon Rival'
https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/fierce-carbon-rival.293838/

 

[Tobe_B]

Well, maybe try loading up some 300wm shot shells, load them up with TSS and sell it on the classifieds as a 500yd turkey gun

I just spit water all over my computer. Would that thread topic go in the long range forum or the Turkey forum?

Local gun shop has a Fierce 28 Nosler on the rack, checked it out a few months ago. Darn sure glad I didn't buy it.

 

[ELKhunter60]

I've been in precision manufacturing my entire career (35 years). Started out as an apprentice and worked my way up into cost estimating and eventually owning my own company. Whenever people are involved with any process, there is an opportunity for mistakes.

Two things we did at my shop to take care of quality issues:

1) We developed a standard checkoff sheet used on every product that left our building. The checkoff sheet consisted of any possible issue or defect that we could think of that could be shipped to the customer. Some of these items were developed based on past experience, and some items were added to the sheet as we found other opportunities to do something wrong.

2) The second thing we did was try to respond to any customer concern within 24 hours not just a call, but with a plan provided to the customer of what we were going to do to look into their concern. Of the few concern calls we got, most were not related to our quality or workmanship. Sometimes we just had to assist with training or explaining the certification that went along with our product. Regardless, we stayed humble and helped our customer resolve their concerns. For some reason my business grew from a 2 man shop working out of a garage to a 50 employee business working out of a new 18,000 sq foot facility over a 5 year period of time.

As a lot of guys have said on this post - everyone has issues as some point. How a company addresses the issues and learns from them it what makes or breaks you. I was honestly looking at purchasing a Fierce rifle yesterday. I won't do it after reading this. I believe everything Op says. I know how defects can happen in a manufacturing environment and how arrogant some business owners can be. I can deal with occasional defects - arrogance is a real hot button for me.

 

[SwiftShot]

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That was awesome.

 

[SwiftShot]

What other side of the story can there be with no rifling cut in the barrel?

The other side is where the OP , waited until the dead of night. Then him and a select team of anti fearce loyalists, broke into the faculty. Stole a unrifled barrel with the purpose of turning the gun into a smooth bore shotgun. I guess we go with that or Fearce just screwed the pooch on this one.

 

[grfox92]

With over 12,000 views on this thread, I'm willing to bet the owner of the company very much regrets the way he handled the situation.

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[budweiserlovr]

I asked a local gunsmith if he would do a once over and rebarrel it for me. He said absolutely not. Said this gun is a living unicorn and he wouldn’t touch it.

They put out 2 unicorns. Your 300 wm and a 28 nosler that got dumped for a gun that actually works. 2 out of 4 rifles had serious problems. Every company can make a mistake but that is ridiculous.

Then there's the video with a couple stooges hunting.

 

[Dos XX]

high zoot rifle

Hilarious. Stealing this.

 

[SuperDUECE22]

How these D-bags are still in business blows my mind! I'd quit rifle hunting before i ever gave them a nickel of my money.