Palmetto State Armory

What kind of failure did you experience that makes sw junk?

I have a couple of Sports that have far surpassed that count so what is the failure?

I think you did well with the psa. Hard to beat for the money. I've been happy with my examples.

got my two enhanced lower parts kits in a week from order FREE ground UPS. yesterday
They ship fast. Getting a boron coated FA bolt for Memorial day sale

ColoradoShooter77 said:

I'm suspecting the gas block let go, because it will not chamber a round after the first round is fired and ejected.

Its going bye-bye anyway, the PSA is just as good, if not better for $200 less money.

Its a 1:7 twist, versus a 1:9 twist.....which means I can shoot 75 and 77 grain bullets.

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How do you know how good the PSA is when you've never even touched it yet?

I built a 9mm carbine from a PSA upper and Glock compatible lower and so far the firing pin has jammed forward about 10 times and it doubled on me once. The more I shoot it the less I trust it.

Until you have a few rounds through it there's really no way to know how good it is.

Not a bad deal but you can get a lot of AR15s these days right around $500 OTD. I know people are picking up S&W Sport V2s for $507 shipped. So about $517-$537 depending on what you pay for transfers and that gun comes with a Magpul rear BUIS and the best no BS warranty in the business.

I know your S&W crapped out on you but what makes you believe that they are all crap or that the PSA won't have a similar issue down the road?

All poodles are dogs not all dogs are poodles.

I'd figure out was wrong with the Smith before I got too excited. Probably something simple like gummed up gas rings. Ive had new Colt AR's that stopped working after fewer rounds down the tube.

PSA Blem Lower with enhanced trigger = $150

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Complete with stock, buffer, tube, spring etc.? What Stock?

I read your other thread.

I doubt VERY much that S&W and PSA house builds have significantly different chances of having a gas block come loose after a couple thousand rounds.

I wouldn't even bother shipping a gun off and waiting for something that simple; I would just take it to a local smith who can likely center and re-pin the gas block in just a few minutes.

Granted ARs are commoditized more than ever before, but sometimes when you are trying to buy the cheapest widget on the market, you get what you pay for. Not saying that is a factor here, but sometimes it is.

All this shipping and buying and selling is definitely costing you more than it would to just fix the issue on the first rifle and keep rolling.

Going strictly by material specs, the PSA is a better rifle than the S&W.

Update us when you have 2000 rounds through your build.

Just wait 12 hours, PSA will drop the price on the parts you just bought by $50.... Hate when they do that...:banghead:

It sort of amazes me when someone buys a bottom feeder rifle and is upset because it does not perform like a top tier gun and to remedy the situation they buy another bottom feeder rifle.

The S&W and the PSA that you just bought are about the same in that you are getting what you pay for nothing more nothing less.

I hope it works out for you but IMHO the S&W warranty would give me a lot more faith in the rifle and its longevity than PSA. Clearly YMMV.

Coyote3855 said:

Update us when you have 2000 rounds through your build.

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Yes please