I recently bought a nemo omen match 22" 300 win mag rifle from darc ops armory auctions. It was a used rifle and the money was going towards a good cause. Funds for a family member suffering from brain cancer. I thought great cause and I wanted to buy.
I was sold an omen on its last leg. They could not tell me the round count and claimed it was in great condition. They also promised to clean the rifle before shipping it out. I recieved it in a reused cardboard box, reused dirty bubble wrap. The rifle was covered with light brown dirt. The whole thing.
The FFL i sent it to, cringed when they pulled it out the box, because of all of the dust and dirt in the box. I reluctantly took it home. I field stripped the rifle and found numerous wtf's all over the rifle. This was the dirtiest rifle I have ever cleaned.
The lower was grinded down to mate better with the lower. Now their is slop between upper and lower. The entire bore was black and corroded. The gas tube protruding into the receiver was black. The barrel rifling showed signs of abnormal wear. The bolt and extractor were riddled with brass foulings. The rubber o ring in the extractor was deformed. The firing pin has a hairline crack right below the head, going all the way around. The patented recoil plunger head is cracked in two places.
Ive included pictures of everything.
Now I have handled this rifle before and have done a lot of research before purchasing, but I know what it supposed to look like. $6000 rifles are not supposed to look like this.
I live in Hawaii and darc ops is located in oklahoma. They are refusing my calls because it is a Hawaii number. Ive been calling for days. They are unethical and dishonest. Reviews on darc ops state that they sell damaged rifles. I should have known.
All their reviews say the same thing, so nothing new here. Me im out a lot of money. Grinding down the lower voided the warranty. The obvious use of the wrong bullet loads ruined the barrel life and also voided the warranty.
I had to write a review on ripoffreport.com just to get them to read this. Thats how ridiculous this company is. They completely lied and sold me a damaged worthless rifle.
I contacted NEMO and sent them all the pictures. They said the rifle is unsafe to fire and is not eligible warranty. So im out $4000. I worked very hard to purchase this rifle. Now I have to save up $5600 and buy a brand new one.
Thanks darc ops armory. Your integrity is why ripoffreport.com was created. Its people like you who keep this website alive and viable.