mastiffhound
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I frequent The Firearm Blog on a daily basis for the gun, ammo, and gear reviews. I like them because unlike most gun rags you get mostly honest reviews. When I saw the review on Battle Rifle Company I got to hear about something I suspected not to long ago when researching for a friend.
Now for the review that I just read on Battle Rifle Company, it wasn't good. The author even goes as far as saying they are "pretty much the worst AR-15s I've ever seen". I have been thinking for some time about all the companies cropping up recently to take advantage of unsuspecting consumers that are getting into their first AR-15s. Here's the link:
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/05/07/battle-rifle-company-ar-platform-rifles/
I recently was talking to a friend about his first AR and he mentioned a company that I had never heard of. He said that the AR's on their webpage looked "cool". Guess what this company's name was? I told him not to go for them because I couldn't find anything about what materials they use, even for their barrels. I did find that they cryogenically treat their barrels. I told him if I cryogenically treated my dogs crap guess what, it's still dog crap. The only other thing I found was they said that their bolts are shot peened and HPT/MPI tested, but with all the different places they get their bolts I wouldn't be sure of that either. He is now looking at Daniel Defense, Colt, Smith & Wesson, and Palmetto State Armory.
If you have friends or family that are looking to get into ARs then give them some help. When they start having problems you are going to be the one they call asking for help. Instead of saying "why didn't you ask me" or "Well I could have told you not to buy from that company" you can help them make an informed purchase.
Now for the review that I just read on Battle Rifle Company, it wasn't good. The author even goes as far as saying they are "pretty much the worst AR-15s I've ever seen". I have been thinking for some time about all the companies cropping up recently to take advantage of unsuspecting consumers that are getting into their first AR-15s. Here's the link:
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/05/07/battle-rifle-company-ar-platform-rifles/
I recently was talking to a friend about his first AR and he mentioned a company that I had never heard of. He said that the AR's on their webpage looked "cool". Guess what this company's name was? I told him not to go for them because I couldn't find anything about what materials they use, even for their barrels. I did find that they cryogenically treat their barrels. I told him if I cryogenically treated my dogs crap guess what, it's still dog crap. The only other thing I found was they said that their bolts are shot peened and HPT/MPI tested, but with all the different places they get their bolts I wouldn't be sure of that either. He is now looking at Daniel Defense, Colt, Smith & Wesson, and Palmetto State Armory.
If you have friends or family that are looking to get into ARs then give them some help. When they start having problems you are going to be the one they call asking for help. Instead of saying "why didn't you ask me" or "Well I could have told you not to buy from that company" you can help them make an informed purchase.