The brands we poop on in public

[beachmaster]

Hey guys!

 

So i have been looking at the cheap ar brands that i have never considered before, and in another thread i asked about one specifically, bear creek arsenal, and to my surprise quite a few people had their stuff kicking around!

 

Which made me think... what other stuff is lurking in yalls safes!? And what is your experience with it?

 

Like the-

Ati omni maxx

Radical firearms

Brownells brand

Foxtrot Mike

Tiger Rock

And the old standby's that people look down their nose at like-

Dpms

Anderson

Psa

 

Feel free to add any others!

 

Basically, what do you got, and what do you think? If its let you down, how?

 

Has anyone ran an ati omni through anything extensive?

Why do i now have the urge to take classes specifically with crap rifles!? Its like some masochist crap lol

 

[jtallen83]

1 minute ago, beachmaster said:

Anderson

Good stuff, I have several receiver sets and a couple more to complete. Never had an issue, There tolerances seem to be pretty tight most times, put good parts in them and it will feel as good as some at twice the price.

[DNP]

You’re not out to show off are you?  Run a class and beat up on the guys with fancy toys?....that ain’t right. 

[Belt Fed]

I have several name brands but have more Diamondbacks than any. never had a problem out of any of them.

 

 

[Sisco]

Radical Arms. Bought a complete 300 Blk AR with a key mod handguard, for the insane price of $419. Accurate, reliable, workd with my can. What’s not to like?

[billtool]

Have a DPMS Oracle that shoots junk ammo without fail and the good stuff just about 1 MOA.  I take good care of it, but don't treat it like a safe queen.  Just over 2500 rounds and not a single ftf/fte.  For $700.00 I'll buy it all day long.  

[beachmaster]

2 hours ago, DNP said:

You’re not out to show off are you?  Run a class and beat up on the guys with fancy toys?....that ain’t right. 

Ill def be running a class with people with fancier toys, but Idk if Ill be beating up on anything. I might break a gun over my knee, we will see! Haha

 

Im waiting for this thread to get juicy in anticipation. Especially for horror stories.

 

[sketch]

I have 5 of those brands and several of each.. only one failed and you have that info. (just purchased a 16" .556 radical upper) not scared off.. as for 308 gear im an areo builder and matrix. matrix had me for a minute , but i had psa 308 parts.. so mixin match got fixed by 98 with armalite reciver package. 

[98Z5V]

6 hours ago, beachmaster said:

And the old standby's that people look down their nose at like-

Dpms

Anderson

Psa

They crush the AR15-based stuff. PSA does it well - but who doesn't?...  Anderson AR15 stuff is great - I think I have 3 or 4 or the Anderson lowers and uppers - I know I bought 3 Anderson lowers from @shibiwan at once, one purchase.  They meet the spec and get it done, just like the PSA AR15 stuff.  Any company can make AR15 stuff - the pattern is out there, the TDP is out there (hard to find the links to the published TDA anymore...).  Doesn't matter, though - buy an in-spec lower and upper from a reputable company, CNC scan it - BAM!  You're in the AR15 game now!

Not so with the .308AR.  WAY not so.  PSA is proving that all by themselves, too.  As they are the biggest sponsor on this board now, how long will it be before they start bitching about my posts about them, and "I start feeling the pressure?..."  I won't stop, guarantee you that - until they REALLY fix their .308AR platform...  PSA PA-10 - needs WORK.  ALOT of work...

[98Z5V]

3 hours ago, beachmaster said:

Im waiting for this thread to get juicy in anticipation. Especially for horror stories.

The horror stories are right here - you pick and choose, brother.  

https://forum.308ar.com/forum/135-palmetto-state-armory/

[98Z5V]

And y'all thought @Robocop1051 didn't like CMMG...   Hmmm...  

[beachmaster]

18 hours ago, 98Z5V said:

The horror stories are right here - you pick and choose, brother.  

https://forum.308ar.com/forum/135-palmetto-state-armory/

OOhhffff.

 

[beachmaster]

Here is the bear creek. First 3 rounds with arms #71 rear and kns precision front sight post... and its zeroed! That blew my mind.

Gas key needs to actually be staked LOL

 

Overall, im stoked on this thing. I have 1k rounds coming in, and i think next week ill do a more serious break in.

[sketch]

nice bro! That gas key was hit with his man purse👍Ive had to do this on a few bcgs myself. 

[MikedaddyH]

Foxtrot Mike's company had employee's quit or got fired last year. Had a one man operation for a while. Customer service sucked. Got a couple parts but took 6-7 weeks. Will never use them again !

[MikedaddyH]

Bear Creek Arsenal

🏆 Quality low cost parts !

[MikedaddyH]

KMTactical

♦️ In the rough ! 

Quality parts at a low price ! 

[MikedaddyH]

ATI Omni ... Will see . I have an upper receiver that will be on a super light build. Didn't know anything about the company. Part looks cool .

[shooterrex]

I have a couple ATI hybred lowers. They have several hundred rounds through them. So far, so good.

Surplus Ammo parts and uppers have worked well for me.

Model 1 sales stuff is good.

[MikedaddyH]

Surplus Ammo 👍

[bubbas4570]

Does Del-Ton make the cut for a company that gets no respect? My 16" true dissipator upper from them runs without fail! 2 classes, with the first time surprising the instructor....he figured it was a normal carbine setup during his "dick stick" failure inducing portion.  The guy ended up pushing me sideways with his stick on my boltcarrier to induce failures....🤣    The guy got frustrated before i told him what i was running. 😎

 

Edited August 31, 2019 by bubbas4570

[Magwa]

I have both Anderson and DPMS both are error free love Anderson lowers and my DPMS LR 308 yes I have highly modded it but the barrel BCG are stock and it shoots sub 1 min each and every time and I have never had any issues no matter what ammo I feed it and it loves to fill my freezer with elk meat! just ask this one.

[Cliff R]

+  or 5 for Anderson lowers.  I've got at least half a dozen AR-15 builds using them.  Fit and finish is excellent, hard to bitch about the price either. 

When I first got into AR-15 builds I used Rock River exclusively.

At that time they were abundant and not overly expensive but more than most others.  As the "black rifle" craze grew more and more varieties were showing up at the gun shows and becoming available at local gun stores so I ventured around a little. 

Rock River lowers slowly became not only more expensive but not readily available.  You'd walk thru an entire gun show and lucky to find one.  So I moved to DPMS and then more recently to Anderson. 

In between all that I tried several cheap ones, including a plastic variety, and wasn't overly impressed with them.  At one point early on I wondered if there were really any differences in all the different brand names wondering if I was just wasting a bunch of money buying the higher end stuff.  My answer to all that is that every single lower I ever bought, from bottom of the pile to the high end resulted in a perfectly functioning weapon when finished.  Never had any issues with any of them after they were completed and really not a lot of problems during the builds, or no show stoppers or major problems to overcome to get a good finished product.

Even with that said, I very quickly found out that IF you are selling one that buyers will very quickly throw more money quicker at the better name brands. 

Build an AR using a Patriot (for example) lower and put it next to a Rock River.  Install the exact same uppers.  Price them both the same.   You'll sell 200 Rock Rivers and the Patriot will still be sitting there!.......Cliff

 

 

[Albroswift]

+1 Anderson Manufacturing 

Replaced my AM10 upper and lower, barrel, and handguard on a second hand midlength carbine when they determined it was built before they really knew what they were doing. Used Anderson on my latest AR15 build for upper and lower, great price great product.  

[beachmaster]

Its awesome seeing positive reviews on brands that i had considered inferior- many of which are superior to the brand that i went with!

 

I want to build 3 identical rifles on Tennessee Arms Co lowers. This is the first. Its a Bear Creek Arsenal gi upper with magpul moe guard, arms buis, and a Sig romeo 5. I cant wait to do these classes! I just bought 1k of ammo off a buddy too!