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Geez, what are you guys doing to your ARs that you keep breaking parts? Maybe I just have too many of them and spread the wear out, but I haven't broken anything.
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Yea, they are my favorite Ambi-AR that I have personal experience with. But, you do pay for it. I have their Raptor CH and Talon selector on every other AR I own as well.
The Raptor is my go to CH, have one G Airborne but prefer the Radian. Was given a free one from the the Radian crew at that armorers class I mentioned, that was extra cool. I have a mix of Talon and BADASS/CASS selectors, still can't decide which I like best, they both have their strong point.
Holy smokes crazy!!!!Keep in mind this is a SINGLE data point, but I've actually broken a billet upper- over a year ago. I was shooting one morning and felt a "give" in the hand guard. When I pulled it away from my face, it separated and I realized something catastrophic occurred. The take down pin hole in the upper snapped off the upper. The company was shocked at the failure when they saw it. To their credit, it was immediately replaced, free of charge. The current replacement upper has had the piss shot out of it, 15k rounds at least. It, along with the lower were from their very first batch of receivers and perhaps a defect in the block of aluminum or other anomaly caused it. The lower is still going strong, close to 20k+ later. I won't say who's set it was, but they were VERY good to me, always have been and wish no-ill will or bad publicity on them. Just be aware that even with high end, expensive billet sets, they CAN break. I'm not advocating cheaping-out or telling your Anderson is "just as good". There's simply no substitute for vetting your gear and sometimes shiit breaks.
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Or spend less. And use the rest on training and ammo..... some people don't have the kind of money to buy super high end. The marine corps doesn't use "sub moa" guns and they win wars. Sure if you're shooting out past 700 yards you may want something nicer but what's the point of a .223/5.56 at that range? If you wanna use the "buy once, cry once" than apply it to optics. I will agree with you on that. I'm not saying buy PSA or Anderson but you don't need a radian, Barrett, DD, or knights. Walk the middle ground. And the average shooter isn't going to put enough rounds through the gun in their lifetime to even have it matter. More than likely the high end gun is just like your fancy car in the driveway. A status symbol in a specific community.In many cases those who buy cheap/get cheap.
Simple as that, but sure justify how high end AR's aren't worth the money and buying low end AR's shows just how smart you are.
Color me: Unconvinced!
What's the that gun cliche?
Buy once - Cry once?
Agreed. I'd rather have cheap than nothing at all.It all comes down to buying the best you can afford, but I will never critisize anyone for buying what they could afford. High end doesnt always mean quality either the most expensive gun I own took 4 trips under warrenty and still had to be replaced completely....
Agree to disagree. I hope you have a quality pair of BUIS when you optic fails. J/K..... LOL.Lemons come in all products from vehicles to guns.
Funny thing, I won't buy an Aimpoint optic or equivalent.
Screw that.
There's plenty of optics for far less cost with good enough quality.
So, now I'm using the the 'low end' argument for optics many reserve for their low end AR's.
I guess it all balances out...