only the second bad interaction on VAGT in 11 years, but here we go.
I asked twice if an upper was factory.
He confirmed twice

I take it home and notice some marks on the barrel.
I pull the handguard.
Gas block is a little crooked.
Set screws look rough too.
it's not Roscoe marked...

pull the gas block and discover:
-two sloppy "dimples" that are not in line with one another
-4+ attempts at setting the screws
[Imgur](
https://imgur.com/EuKvgyI)
So clearly this thing ain't factory.
I message VDW to say as much.

he says it much have come from optics planet that way.
(this gas block has obviously been moved around a bunch of times.)

So I say i want to meet up and get my money back ($300) OR we can split the difference of a new barrel and he can send me $50 (a new rosco 11.5" is $135) and we call it even.
About 12 ours later I ping him to check in .

It's been a few days. He's clearly not going to respond to me.
So I have to tear this whole thing down, can't trust that barrel install was anything close to correct.