No, I was citing it as an example of "You know you're dealing with an overpriced shop when their bare upper costs as much as..."
You know, the kind who for the price they ask their forgings better be annealed using the whizz of Jesus Himself...
I know bro. I was half kidding, and half tired of folks falling into the trap of the latest greatest AR gee-whiz gimmicks. I've read guys here say the only true battle rifle is a Colt. That is just silly to me. Are they bad? Not at all. Are they better than one I threw together in my wannabe man cave? Let's compare after say....10,000 rounds?