I'd go Colt personally, but I am sure the BCM is just fine.
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I'd go Colt personally, but I am sure the BCM is just fine.
Was at my LGS this weekend and played with a just arrived Colt A4, and the front sight is still not of the F-marked variety.
I believe Grant from G&R Tactical has the F marked fsb Colt's.
In posts on this forum and in others, Colt sometimes gets the nod because they own the TDP, but it seems to me that the AR15A4 deviates from MIL-SPEC enough (trigger group aside, but some F-marked FSBs and some not, lower receiver shelf, etc.) that you would seem to have to take it on faith that the TDP is followed for the rest -- and maybe only with respect to common parts and processes? Maybe that is too pessimistic, but it is hard to pin Colt down on these things and they certainly could have multiple lines. I wanted to get a Colt AR15A4 but the inconsistency with the FSB kind of bothers me. BCM seems like a popular alternative, but how close is BCM to the military version (again, trigger group aside) compared to Colt and has BCM been able to reverse engineer the TDP close enough to follow or improve upon the current TDP? I have seen older Bushmaster A2s that come close in some ways, but off in others (finish, BCGs, etc.) and not all of those things are apparent -- even from specs. And things like lot testing and inspection versus item testing and inspection seems like a bid area of difference. If my LGS had the F marked Colt, I would probably get it anyway, but does it really matter if I can get a BCM -- other than the Pony?