Bought my first PSA AR, and rather pleased so far. Reliable through first 750 rounds, and accurate (using Aimpoint Pro - very pleased). No experience with their AK line.
- oddly, you can save a money by buying the AR lower and upper separately when they have deals, rather than a whole rifle. Go figure - the whole rifle is more expensive than upper and lower separately. Potentially a lot of money - during the holidays, I picked up a lower for $119 and the upper for $259. Yes ... an M4gery for $378 ...
Nit picky stuff:
- the trigger pull on the PSA is gritty ... and exactly like the trigger Uncle Sam gives you.
- their nitride finish is different than the conventional anodized finish an AR-15s. Shinier like blued, but much tougher.
- sometimes they get a run of parts that are a bit ... different. For example, on my upper, the delta ring is very glossy - not matte as you usually get.
- the flash suppressor/compensator seems to be thinner metal than I've seen elsewhere. Certainly thinner than the flash suppressor on my Colts, Bushmasters, GI Capco upper, etc... Doesn't really mean anything, just another nit picky point.
Important stuff:
- the PSA rifle is built tight and solid, judging by my sample.
- it's reliable (AKOU brutalized the rifle through 5000 rounds ... it fared well. I'm up to a wimpy 750 rounds, without hiccup).
- it's accurate (reasonably accurate - but if you are going for precision long distance shooting, say 2 MOA at 500 yards, you might want to invest in a different barrel/upper. But for the rest of us mortals, it stacks up just fine at 100 - 200+ yards).
- it's affordable ... a bargain in fact.