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    Quote Originally Posted by rojocorsa View Post
    So I don't want to open that can of worms...

    But what exactly is the deal with spikes and this forum? (I actually have no clue, but I always see these references such as the one above). Those threads always seem to take a wrong turn too.

    I ain't got any horse in the race. I still don't own an AR because I keep buying milsurps, and I still plan on getting a BCM mid-length. Can't decide whether I need the CHF bbl or the standard one though...

    But anyway, what's the deal with Spikes? Are they good or bad or what?
    From what I have seen its mostly a cultural difference. On some spikes weapons they seem to have all the 'things from the chart', and the FN barrels are really good.

    But...They have a stupid name and some horrible logo of a spider, if you don't like the spider there are some other mall ninja-esque logos they have (I could only imagine they have Zombie theme as well). They cater to the hobby level AR consumer.

    People here prefer to get their ARs from companies that make real deal weapons used by actual military. Companies like Colt, FN, KAC, and Daniel Defense. Companies that don't have time to do a zombie theme because they are filling or competing for a military contract.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TMS951 View Post
    People here prefer to get their ARs from companies that make real deal weapons used by actual military. Companies like Colt, FN, KAC, and Daniel Defense. Companies that don't have time to do a zombie theme because they are filling or competing for a military contract.
    I wasn't aware that Daniel Defense made rifles for the military or that FN made civilian AR's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Merle View Post
    I wasn't aware that Daniel Defense made rifles for the military or that FN made civilian AR's.
    DD has military contracts (rails), and finishes the manufactering on the HK MR556 barrels in the US.

    There are companies who sells FN parts on their rifles.

    FN really needs to produce their shit to the civilian market though. It'd be great.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TMS951 View Post
    From what I have seen its mostly a cultural difference. On some spikes weapons they seem to have all the 'things from the chart', and the FN barrels are really good.

    But...They have a stupid name and some horrible logo of a spider, if you don't like the spider there are some other mall ninja-esque logos they have (I could only imagine they have Zombie theme as well). They cater to the hobby level AR consumer.

    People here prefer to get their ARs from companies that make real deal weapons used by actual military. Companies like Colt, FN, KAC, and Daniel Defense. Companies that don't have time to do a zombie theme because they are filling or competing for a military contract.
    Spiders/pirates/zombies have the same amount of appeal to me as a pony, knight, or giant stenciled letters on the side of a weapon. That is, I don't really care if everything else is the same. And as far as a lower receiver, it's hard to go wrong if it's forged aluminum, especially if it's contracted out to a large supplier of lowers.

    As far as their name goes, at least they didn't name the company after their CEO/founder...

    It's funny you mention fn because as you've said, spikes often uses fn barrels. And companies like Noveske and BCM, to my knowledge, don't have any mil contracts, not even just rails, yet are rated just as highly as colt and dd here.
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    [QUOTE=Koshinn;1404760]Spiders/pirates/zombies have the same amount of appeal to me as a pony, knight, or giant stenciled letters on the side of a weapon.
    As far as their name goes, at least they didn't name the company after their CEO/founder...

    What did you name your company...
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    Thanks for the explanations.


    After this video, good to see that another rifle can walk the walk, no? (Regardless of who makes it).

    I was mostly impressed that the Tula ammo worked overall. Everyone seems to hate it for the most part.


    In spite of the weird spider, are Spike stripped lowers any good?
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    Quote Originally Posted by rojocorsa View Post


    In spite of the weird spider, are Spike stripped lowers any good?
    They should be fine.
    There was some drama over on Barf a while back about some guy getting one that was out of spec.
    He cut it in half and put pictures up.

    Personally the shit they pulled in 2008 after the election keeps me from giving them any of my money.
    Besides, BCM is local to me.
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    I've got their Lower (spider), LPK, and NiB BCG. I had some trouble with their LPK at first with the mag release being out of spec. I replaced it and have been problem free ever since. The NiB bcg runs like a champ though. They have definitely tried to grab the consumer market though. I think their quality is better than most consumer guns however. Their NiB bolt carrier group + My LMT upper turned out to be a good match. Its been flawless.
    Looking back there would have been some changes I would have made. (I wish I would have bought one of the LMT lowers)
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    Quote Originally Posted by rojocorsa View Post
    Thanks for the explanations.


    After this video, good to see that another rifle can walk the walk, no? (Regardless of who makes it).

    I was mostly impressed that the Tula ammo worked overall. Everyone seems to hate it for the most part.


    In spite of the weird spider, are Spike stripped lowers any good?
    Yep. I always knew Spikes made a quality rifle but usually their quality gets lost in the shuffle about Spikes conduct as a company in general. That rifle performed very well.

    I've had some good luck with Tula. For practice ammo its hard to beat its price.

    Their lowers are fine. Like any company they may have a small handful slip out that are out of spec, but they will replace it if you have a problem.

    Spikes could do themselves a world of good by not acting like douches all the time on TOS. I understand why people don't want to give them their money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGut View Post
    Spikes could do themselves a world of good by not acting like douches all the time on TOS. I understand why people don't want to give them their money.
    Oh really? Spikes has LaRue syndrome huh? Too funny.

    With DD and BCM around... there's absolutely no reason to be buying stuff from Spikes.
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