I am still being pretty cool about this, although I am pretty damn frustrated. For full transparency here is the 2nd email I sent:
Hi,
Update here: The front vent hole leak sometimes temporarily stops after shooting about 5 shots out of it. However, when I go to refill my bottle, the leak starts again and does not stop until I fire a few shots. Then it randomly starts again. I am losing about 2-3 bar over night, which is less than before but still an obvious problem, especially since this will be used in cold weather. Also, if I remove the bottle, the front reg (and only the front) dumps all its pressure - not sure if that's OK since normally you need to dry fire a few times to get the regs to vent. I have not made any adjustments or checked the reg pressures. I think the tech said he either added or removed belleville washers on the front reg....so maybe this is the cause of the instant venting when the tank is removed? If he removed some washers, I did not receive them back. In any case, still definitely leaking. See attached video for undeniable proof of this.
We also still have the issue of my gun being gouged up by FX - which was definitely not caused by shipping as I shipped it in a padded hard case. Looks like a tool mark. Seeing that huge gouge on there was equivalent to seeing a giant dent your car fender after taking it to the mechanic - and that is not OK.
There is also the matter of that spare plenum having defects that were present before it even went to anodizing - must have missed a QC check or two... I'll probably never use that part anyway, but still, I paid for it and it's not right.
Good news is that with the 6 shot string I fired, it seems the consistency has improved, but I didn't really shoot it very much:
View attachment 295254 The only improvement is seemingly the consistency. Gun still has the leak, was returned to me in beat up condition, and that spare plenum is not perfect (although I see now it's not actually on the sealing surface). I've never been so stressed out about a gun before.
Please advise what FX is going to do to make this right.