ill take that compliment. Thank youNow that is a great impression of James Yeager
ill take that compliment. Thank youNow that is a great impression of James Yeager
not all manufacturers parts fit perfect together. Also some use different metals and finishes internally and externally for better wear and reliability.Now i've heard nothing but good things about bmc here on the ingo, but what exactly makes them so great?
Say you put a bmc barrel and bcg in an anderson upper, is it still on the "junk list"?
If they have their parts imported from other manufactures just like everyone else and i buy a rifle that has some of the same parts as bmc, it it still junk?
And you can buy blem bmc uppers, i saw it on bmc's website.
I work on cars for a living and it reminds me of how people think their cadillac is the bees knees when its really a piece of crap, ill stick with my cheaper fords for reliability.
Somehow I don't think that qualifies. Unless you have them on Top tier AR'sI've got bcm charging handles in all my ar-15's they are truly great charging handles. Guns fail, no matter what you pay for them.
Not sure if $700 will even cut it. A complete BCM factory built basic Standard M4 Carbine upper with standard M4 handguards from BCM's website runs just shy of $700 with shipping. Definitely not gonna come up with a complete rifle for $700.actualy $700 will cut it. Here's what I've always recommended to friends and other gun people. Buy a BCM factory built complete upper which you can get from $500 and up. Then buy a decent lower. At a later date you can upgrade your complete lower or just the trigger. The upper is what counts the most.
I have no issue with people buying other manufacturers. If they work theough a class then awesome you have beat the odds in a lot of cases.
I don't have an issue with S&W or older bushmaster. Also premium PSA seem to be ok.
But they aren't BCM
Fit, finish, and function is something you will see a difference in with a BCM which still is budget friendly. They aren't as much as a Daniel defense often.
also you can buy lowers and uppers seperate. BCM is trying to make their excellent product availible to all shooters!
I put a bcm bolt carrier in my early production m&p 15 and kns anti rotational pins to cure shaving brass, erratic ejection, and pins walking out. Almost forgot picky on mags. Only solution to that was pmags.Somehow I don't think that qualifies. Unless you have them on Top tier AR's
Moral of this story: People are cheap, very very very cheap and love to say "My $500 rifle shoots just as good as your $1500 rifle" well they say that until their PSA special bites the dust and my LWRC keeps on trucking. Also "good enough" might not be good enough to get you home one day, firearms are an area to never cheap out on.
I personaly wouldn't put a ford engine into a Chevy car. But I'm not a car guy so I don't know what I'm talking about. But I do know guns. That's the one thing I'm sure in this life that I'm good at.
Whatever you choose, don't forget the importance of a duplicate/back-up.
There is just one question that needs to be asked. Will you be going to war with your three $500 rifles?In most folk's hands, the $500 rifle probably does shoot as well as the $1500 rifle.
As to "get you home", I think this is where duplicates come in. My home defense rifle has 500 rounds through it to verify function and zero. Then it sits. It is not used for training, a dedicated training rifle is. If the training rifle poos the bed, who cares, that's what it's for. Guns are consumable items.
Now, to be honest I'm a low volume shooter when it comes to the AR. I shoot *maybe* 3k rounds in a good year. Probably closer to 2k most years. I also don't shoot further than 100y. The $500 rifle, for my use and in my context and at my skill level, is functionally the same. I understand that's not the same argument as "it's the same quality" but it fills the intended roll equally well. I would rather have 3 $500 rifles than one $1500 rifle. One for real use, one for training, and one vetted duplicate for when the real use one is sitting in the property room because it did it's job.
Whatever you choose, don't forget the importance of a duplicate/back-up.
There is just one question that needs to be asked. Will you be going to war with your three $500 rifles?
Lots of wars have been fought with $500 or less rifles
BCM ain't the only game in town and neither is Glock.