This is my first post along with it being the only forum I am a member of, so if I break protocol, please educate…In looking back at the original intent of the thread it appears as though it has gone down several rabbit holes…I believe what was asked for were examples of <tier 1 AR owners to relay their experiences with their systems…I don’t believe there is the one perfect manufacturer or we would all own one of their systems, as Uncle Paul (Paul Howe) has commented they all have troubles at times…
I currently own an LWRC, RRA, and a BM SBR. My wife shoots and trains with a BM as well. I have stepped away from the LWRC due to a perceived accuracy issue until I can rule the shooter out; with my RRA being my “go too”…It has approximately 8,000 rounds through it having trained with Uncle Paul, Cooley, Clint Smith, and others and has sometimes not been cleaned between courses ( I should be shot!.). During which I have only experienced 1 FTE with zero other stoppages. In it’s prime is was .5 moa weapon and is creeping to .75moa…I would ask that you take my word for it when I say that the key is indeed properly staked, not merely touching the screw but grabbing into it so to speak…We were cautioned when we purchased my wife’s BM that the keys are often not staked properly and upon inspection found it to be true. The same is true for my BM SBR…I replaced both with RRA components and kept going…I don’t know how many rounds my wife has through her weapon, it is not as many as mine, but since we train together I can only recall her having two stoppages both of which were maintenance related. (She thinks that keeping them wet is bad but has gotten away with it other than those two occasions...)
During Paul’s last rifle instructor course I ran the SBR suppressed for >1500 rounds over three days with zero stoppages…Maintenance was kept minimal, two applications of carb cleaner and lots of CLP…( It is a new upper, bringing the rounds fired through it to >2000 rounds, with zero stoppages, and I wanted it to start the proving process…It will be the only SBR I’ll own…The coolness wore off...) As Paul stated there were several rifles that experienced some stoppages along with my SA TRP which turned into a single shot pipe wrench…There was an LMT that experienced an issue along with two LWRCs. The Noveske shit the bed BUT if my memory serves me correctly this was the guy that did not tap his carrier after installing the firing pin retaining pin and the pin dropped out during an evolution seizing up the action…The same operator experienced a couple of FTFs with an LWRC SBR…One student's charging handle broke, unknown mfg, so I loaned him mine to keep him going…
ONE NOTE-for those who have dropped < respectful and intentionally inflammatory comments in regards to Paul, he doesn’t need any defense from me, but in my dealings/conversations with him he has always presented himself in an honest manner with his comments/suggestions eventually ringing true although I didn’t always grasp it at the time... He is very accurate when he says that the instructors from the last class, although asked to document stoppages before we headed to the range, all chose to quietly address and keep “running”…( He has a half a page on the TRP…) Don’t know if this is some of what you were looking for or not…
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Originally Posted by Slab
Oh and 1:7 twist will not stabilize M193 ammo.
) and i really didnt want to spend 4-500$ more when i didnt need that in a gun. just felt like chucking my opinion in there guys 
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