That is what I came around to thinking; in my case it took WAY too long to get here, and when I finally did, the financial situation made it imperative that I set my sights a bit lower than I wanted.
(So to speak.)
In practical terms, my own last trade boiled down to exchanging a tight upper/lower fit for a tested BCG and M4 ramps, and a 1:8 HBAR barrel for a chrome lined 1:9 M4 contour. Essentially, I ended up with something a bit shorter and lot lighter, assuming that I sacrificed some inherent accuracy for reliability and handiness.

