Carpenter 158 Vs. 9310

[eperk]

Who is 'We'?

Yes who IS we?

[556BlackRifle]

No you aren't missing anything. That's what happens after two bloody marys on my day off. My apologies.

Only TWO!?! LOL...

[eperk]

Only TWO!?! LOL...

Yeah Didn't have lunch. Well actually I did, I'm sure there is nutritional value in Bloody Marys.

[ABNAK]

Yeah Didn't have lunch. Well actually I did, I'm sure there is nutritional value in Bloody Marys.

Well, if you used V8 then you got at least one daily serving of vegetables!

[AR-556]

How does PSA sell their top of the line BCG (No logo) for such a low price? It's 158 steel, MPI/HPT tested, etc. I currently am using (2) in my AR's and they have operated flawlessly!

http://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-5...ogo-39339.html

[vicious_cb]

How does PSA sell their top of the line BCG (No logo) for such a low price? It's 158 steel, MPI/HPT tested, etc. I currently am using (2) in my AR's and they have operated flawlessly!

http://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-5...ogo-39339.html

Just because its made of carpenter 158 doesnt mean its made properly. PSA gets their parts from wherever and whom ever has them available, you are basically rolling the dice with them.

[eperk]

Just because its made of carpenter 158 doesnt mean its made properly. PSA gets their parts from wherever and whom ever has them available, you are basically rolling the dice with them.

What he said.

[lysander]

Just because its made of carpenter 158 doesnt mean its made properly. PSA gets their parts from wherever and whom ever has them available, you are basically rolling the dice with them.

What he said.

Yet, Battlefield Las Vegas uses a good number of PSA bolts and as nothing but good to say about them....

[SomeOtherGuy]

How does PSA sell their top of the line BCG (No logo) for such a low price? It's 158 steel, MPI/HPT tested, etc. I currently am using (2) in my AR's and they have operated flawlessly!
http://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-5...ogo-39339.html

1) The price isn't too shocking when you can get Toolcraft for about the same price.

2) I strongly suspect that some of the market players with big financial backing are in a mode to keep selling product even at a loss, obviously keeping the loss small, in the hopes of out-lasting the financially weaker players and still being in business when the market turns again, either due to "gun control" proposals, social scares, or just a thinner market due to widespread bankruptcies.

Now I suspect PSA still makes some profit at $80/bcg, but let's say they were instead losing $3/bcg at that price - if they have enough financing, that might make sense to stay a big player and hopefully recover the profit when the market changes.

[pinzgauer]

Just because its made of carpenter 158 doesnt mean its made properly. PSA gets their parts from wherever and whom ever has them available, you are basically rolling the dice with them.

You state this as fact... What is your source?

How do you know where they get their BCGs?

I don't use PSA parts, but get a bit tired of unfounded/unprovable statements.

I do use Toolcraft BCGs, and have never paid more than $90. You don't have to pay $175-200 to get a quality BCG.

I've bought DD for not much more than $100, before the run up. They just never came down... I'm pretty sure inflation does not account for the difference.

With Colt OEMs available locally for $650, exactly what do you think a quality, milspec BCG should run? Hint: it's not 25-30% of a complete 6920 OEM.

Not a defense of PSA BCGs, just the idea that if it's inexpensive somehow it's automatically questionable.