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Comment on Joe’s Red Army Tier-One Operator Lube by Firehand

Firehand — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:53 +0000

Made the quarter-batch.
A: Seems to work very well for cleaning, though haven’t tried it on anything really cruddy as yet.
B: The smell is very mild.

Comment on Other Hazards of Low Quality ARs by McThag

McThag — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:35:30 +0000

The cancellation fee is an artifact of people ordering what they want from EVERY seller and when they finally get one, canceling all the other orders.

You’re being punished for the actions of others again.

Comment on Other Hazards of Low Quality ARs by Enough for a News Dump? | Shall Not Be Questioned

Enough for a News Dump? | Shall Not Be Questioned — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:28:37 +0000

[...] The hazards of cheap ARs. [...]

Comment on Other Hazards of Low Quality ARs by Fiftycal

Fiftycal — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:58:03 +0000

Add Yankee Hill Machine to the good guy list. And LaRue. Both are about 1 year out. But the Specter upper I have gotten is sweet. When the madness ends in 2016 or so, I want a lightweight YHM upper with no sights and no forearm. Should be about $650 with the BCG.

Comment on Other Hazards of Low Quality ARs by pdb

pdb — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:16:17 +0000

The M&P-15s I recommend would be the plain M&P15 with the carry handle and fixed front sight (SKU 811000) or the M&P-15 MOE (SKU 811053). For your first AR, I think iron sights are important (which eliminates the Optics Ready models), and options like rails or float tubes aren't recommended until you've gotten some experience with the gun. The M&P Sport isn't bad for the price and is only missing a few features, but I think the chrome lined barrel is important to reliability and worth the extra dough. My cousin bought the 811000 and I was really impressed. It's an excellent platform to build on, and his was very accurate right out of the box. The sights were dead on with no adjustments required. It would be difficult to get a better basic AR for any money. Good luck!

Comment on Other Hazards of Low Quality ARs by Leatherwing

Leatherwing — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:15:43 +0000

Speaking of the Smith & Wesson, I’ve been checking some online places while I’m saving up for an AR. I have your advicebot post opened in another tab. The Colt is out of my budget, but how do you pick an M&P model? Specifically, which features are most important to find? (they actually have them at Gander Mountain online, but I can’t tell which features make one 1,000 and another 1500). It would be my first centerfire rifle, so I have little experience.

Comment on Other Hazards of Low Quality ARs by pdb

pdb — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:49:02 +0000

It's probably more important that your bolt carrier group and barrel and gas system is made by a reputable company, but you can still run into issues with out of spec pins and crappy triggers on lower quality LPKs. At this time you can't be too picky, but I would still hold out for a higher quality LPK. Daniel Defense in particular sells their own LPKs that are very good. Another option is the Brownells LPK with the ALG ACT trigger. It's out of stock now (what isn't?) but they'll alert you when it's available.

Comment on Other Hazards of Low Quality ARs by a guy

a guy — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:54:46 +0000

I have a stripped lower and need a lower parts kit. What is your take on good manufacturers of LPKs? Thank you.

Comment on Other Hazards of Low Quality ARs by pdb

pdb — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:53:14 +0000

I don't really mind restocking fees if I've actually received the goods, but to keep 10% of my money for the privilege of cancelling my order on uppers that haven't even been built yet is bullshit.

Comment on Other Hazards of Low Quality ARs by Steven

Steven — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:46 +0000

It is sad that you had issues withe PSA. I have gotten uppers, lowers and other stuff from them, and I have never had any problems. Unfortunely, many companies of restocking fees these days.