Economical AR kit- where did I see it?
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I've got alot of PSA parts, on a Anderson lower with a Primary Arms 3x on my general use carbine.
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Well, no… Bear Creak doesn’t actually “make” anything. They buy mostly inexpensive parts at cost and assemble rifles just as you, myself or anyone else would. They are indeed, adequately shootable, rack grade rifles. No doubt. However, if you believe $370 is getting a top quality AR , well… good luck to you
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The thread is about "economy" to me doesn't mean top quality. Though when folks are looking at cheap kits from PSA and BCA ya might just as well but the completed upper, lower, or full gun as there isn't much price difference and no matter how attentively someone assembles at home it's still the same budget pieces coming together.Well, no… Bear Creak doesn’t actually “make” anything. They buy mostly inexpensive parts at cost and assemble rifles just as you, myself or anyone else would. They are indeed, adequately shootable, rack grade rifles. No doubt. However, if you believe $370 is getting a top quality AR , well… good luck to you
I would take a PSA AR over anything from Bear Creek, Delta Team Tactical (and all names they run under), or Radical Firearms. I definitely put Radical at the bottom of the list with Delta Team Tactical a close second.
Speaking of the New Frontier Armory polymer lowers. I would NOT use them for anything other than a light 22lr build. Yes I own a NFA lower and it is restricted to one of my 22lr uppers only. And I also will not use a collapsible stock with that lower either. They are well known to break right at the rear of the receiver. Another issue is that most standard AR lower parts will have fitment and function issues if you put them into a NFA lower.
And as far as companies not making their own parts, that goes for Colt and FN too. They have subcontractors make parts for them too.
Most of my AR lowers are from PSA or Anderson and I haven't had any issues. All of the complete uppers I have bought have been from PSA, again no issues.
I HAD a Radical Firearms 10.5" barrel but got rid of it. 50 yard groups from the Radical barrel looked like a 12 gauge buckshot pattern at 20 yards.
My problem with BCA is the fact that they use customers as their quality control department. I liken BCA products to a box of chocolate, you never know what you are going to get. When you get a good BCA product it works great and when you get a bad one, it is total junk.
There is a post on Rimfire Central about the BCA 22lr uppers that had the extractor groove cut too deep and was causing case ruptures. BCA did replace the bad uppers right away. The problem was that they sent bad uppers with the extractor groove cut too deep as replacements and then tried denying that there was an issue.
Speaking of the New Frontier Armory polymer lowers. I would NOT use them for anything other than a light 22lr build. Yes I own a NFA lower and it is restricted to one of my 22lr uppers only. And I also will not use a collapsible stock with that lower either. They are well known to break right at the rear of the receiver. Another issue is that most standard AR lower parts will have fitment and function issues if you put them into a NFA lower.
And as far as companies not making their own parts, that goes for Colt and FN too. They have subcontractors make parts for them too.
Most of my AR lowers are from PSA or Anderson and I haven't had any issues. All of the complete uppers I have bought have been from PSA, again no issues.
I HAD a Radical Firearms 10.5" barrel but got rid of it. 50 yard groups from the Radical barrel looked like a 12 gauge buckshot pattern at 20 yards.
My problem with BCA is the fact that they use customers as their quality control department. I liken BCA products to a box of chocolate, you never know what you are going to get. When you get a good BCA product it works great and when you get a bad one, it is total junk.
There is a post on Rimfire Central about the BCA 22lr uppers that had the extractor groove cut too deep and was causing case ruptures. BCA did replace the bad uppers right away. The problem was that they sent bad uppers with the extractor groove cut too deep as replacements and then tried denying that there was an issue.
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You’re right. Sorry.. was just replying to what they said about making everything in house & what not. But yeah… I wasn’t even thinking about the thread title, LOL! I did say they were good rack grade though…
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