The OIP (ounce is pounds) project isn't BAD's, BAD designed and made the parts, Bentwood Gunsmithing is the owner of the OIP project.
While I was there (I'm no longer a partner there) I wasn't all that involved in the OIP, but knew it for what it was: an exercise in engineering to produce the lightest AR, but without unacceptable compromises to reliability. Compromises had to be made to achieve that goal, but reliability wasn't one of them.
It's not for everyone, its unique design would see to that, and it wasn't marketed to everyone either, its very limited availability would see to that.
As far as Battle Arms not bringing anything to the market, I for obvious reasons disagree. You can thank Battle Arms for the proliferation of short throw selectors, and helping to bring AR ergonomics front and center. We weren't the first to do it, but we did make enough impact for folks to pay attention to these heretofore neglected aspects.
Roger Wang
Forward Controls Design
Simplicity is the sign of truth
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