ObsceneJesster
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I lump BCM, PSA and Spikes in together. All 3 use the correct parts (or better). My favorite option is buying PSA upper/lower (PSA forged lowers made by Aero Precision, gets no better than that, they also use FN barrels, which are imho the best around) and BCM LPK/BCG/CH, although the PSA M16 BCG is a nice product as well.
PSA makes a damn fine rifle. In fact, the next upper I order will be from PSA just because I want to keep the cost down and I know I'll get a good product.
That being said, to say they are on the same level as BCM is in my opinion an insult to BCM. Since that companies existence, they have done nothing but sell and build quality parts. They have built a very good track record over the years by some of the strictest testing in the industry. PSA on the other hand hasn't been around nearly as long and they've had some mishaps along the way. They are still notorious for extended shipping times along with shipping items with missing parts and they've mislabeled a few of their products. In sure they didn't do it to mislead anyone but it still happened.
Do some people pay the extra premium for a BCM BCG because it says BCM in the side? Yes they do but rightly so. They pay the premium because they trust that it was constructed with the proper material to the proper spec and because each and every single one has been seriously tested. Many BCG's sold today are batch tested due to it being cheaper than testing each one.
When PSA parts start demanding the premium that BCM parts demand, I will then think they are on the same level. PSA sells a fine product but they aren't there yet.
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