Sour Kraut
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Does anyone have experience with products from Bear Creek Arsenal? I frequently buy from PSA, but Bear Creek seems to have some great prices on uppers and other items. Have no idea about the value/quality proposition. Comments?
There's a very good reason that the low dollar AR companies are as cheap as they are, and it's not because they're extra charitable.Does anyone have experience with products from Bear Creek Arsenal? I frequently buy from PSA, but Bear Creek seems to have some great prices on uppers and other items. Have no idea about the value/quality proposition. Comments?
Eh? What's that?Couple of chambers with carryover.
Try calling them.Barrel with short neck requires handloaded ammo only. Only paid 50 dollars. Contacted BC by email by no response yet and that was 2 months ago. Barrel is nitrided and no one in town has a carbide reamer.
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When you think about it, that sounds ironic coming from someone with the username of bearcreek.........There's a very good reason that the low dollar AR companies are as cheap as they are, and it's not because they're extra charitable.
I know, it is. Lots of creeks around the country named after bears. There's probably at least one in every state. I started using that name long before I'd ever heard of Bear Creek arsenal.When you think about it, that sounds ironic coming from someone with the username of bearcreek.........
Most of us cannot afford to actually test reliability and durability of an AR in a short period of time. The vast majority of AR owners never fire their rifles enough to actually legitimately test them. Because of that, I don't generally put much stock in statements of folks on a forum who say they've "had X product for X amount of time and it's worked fine". That doesn't mean anything unless the person is someone I trust knows what to look for and/or, they specify how the gun was actually used, number of rounds in a given period of time, level of abuse it was subjected to, etc.I've no complaints about their stuff. I plan on buying myself a little birthday present from them soon.
Something else to think about. Generally speaking, manufacturing companies in the US who hire illegal aliens to save a buck on labor costs are not known to produce high quality products. There may be exceptions but that's generally the case. https://www.ammoland.com/2019/02/ic...er-raids-on-bear-creek-arsenal/#axzz66IcNsQUn
I know, it is. Lots of creeks around the country named after bears. There's probably at least one in every state. I started using that name long before I'd ever heard of Bear Creek arsenal.
Most of us cannot afford to actually test reliability and durability of an AR in a short period of time. The vast majority of AR owners never fire their rifles enough to actually legitimately test them. Because of that, I don't generally put much stock in statements of folks on a forum who say they've "had X product for X amount of time and it's worked fine". That doesn't mean anything unless the person is someone I trust knows what to look for and/or, they specify how the gun was actually used, number of rounds in a given period of time, level of abuse it was subjected to, etc.
I know, it is. Lots of creeks around the country named after bears. There's probably at least one in every state. I started using that name long before I'd ever heard of Bear Creek arsenal.
Most of us cannot afford to actually test reliability and durability of an AR in a short period of time. The vast majority of AR owners never fire their rifles enough to actually legitimately test them. Because of that, I don't generally put much stock in statements of folks on a forum who say they've "had X product for X amount of time and it's worked fine". That doesn't mean anything unless the person is someone I trust knows what to look for and/or, they specify how the gun was actually used, number of rounds in a given period of time, level of abuse it was subjected to, etc.
I'm really not trying to be a dick here because you've brought up some good points, tho I believe they some may not be valid in this case.There's a very good reason that the low dollar AR companies are as cheap as they are, and it's not because they're extra charitable.