I've still got a commercial tube on mine. Didn't see any reason to swap it out since I already had the stock I wanted on it.
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I've still got a commercial tube on mine. Didn't see any reason to swap it out since I already had the stock I wanted on it.
You must have a decent LGS. You won't find any of that stuff around here.
I'm curious about that new buffer.
We've got one LGS here that stocks a lot of the magpul catalog. And even better, their prices on that stuff is usually right around what Internet price with shipping would be.
This is somewhat true, but as an employee of a local shop, please allow me to present the other side of the argument:
When you're paying for bricks & mortar to house your business, you have to pay close attention to how you spend your inventory dollars. If I stock all KAC gear, sure I've got some top-tier stuff, but the average Joe coming in doesn't know the difference in KAC and Oly. All he sees is that my AR's are priced 4 times higher than the competition. Over the past 9-10 years, I've worked with the owner's son to convince the owner that it is worth stocking some higher-end parts. Sure we still have some RRA and DPMS guns on the shelf, but we also have DD, KAC, Colt, LMT and Noveske on the shelf. We also have a full case of Magpul accessories (not magazines, but stocks, grips, etc). Maybe you should talk to a few of the local shops and see if they could order the stuff for you even if they don't stock it. At least that way they'd know someone locally appreciates quality gear, and they may be able to justify stocking some, which may attract other local customers who would otherwise buy online, which would allow the dealer to stock even more quality gear...and so the cycle goes. Just some insight and my humble opinion/observations.
But none of those parts make the rifle more reliable and I though that was the purpose...
Sure - I absolutely understand that side of the argument. Brick and Mortar means having to carry lower end products, but when most dealers I have experience with stock only lower end products and then to boot, tout them as quality... :fie:
Carry both and cater to both ends of the spectrum. Of course carry less of the higher end products, but carry them still.
+ 1 . I wanted a custom upper (no front site post,low pro gas block,no hand guards) and i emailed two companies : Spikes which is local to me and Accurate Armory. Actually i called both and got the machine with AA which i expected since they are a new company,then when i called Spikes they answered and were awesome. Long story short i sent them both emails too, AA responded first and answered all my questions . Spikes still hasn't answered me back ,which is a shame since i would have loved to support a local company (not to mention visit the factory) So im going with AA.
I'd pass on that 9mm buffer if that's what it is. Go with the H2 or H3 as Grant suggested. And probably a fresh spring.