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Of course corporations care about their bottom line, it would be naive to think otherwise. Once contracts are bid the contractor must meet the quality (TDP) that was contracted. I've seen it more than a few times where contractors failed to meet the standard and then had to spend their own money to bring the product up to standard. A lot more thought goes into procurement than just saving money.
I will not oblige you with a list. Do your own research.
Me, I am a "weekend worrier." My warrior days are far behind me.
Like all advice people just want to be told what they want to hear. When people ask me, my first questions is "what do you want to do with it?" Based on that I will ask their price range and direct them from there.
I wish there was a definitive article, though.
For me, the most persuasive arguments to go with one manufacturer over another come from those that run firearms classes and those that must know the platform for a living. An individual may see a sample size of one or two firearms (small sample size), those teaching classes and working everyday with the AR will see much larger sample sizes. For me to ignore the advice from someone that makes their money knowing how these guns are put together and providing advice to paying customers is just stupid.
There is hope. My LGS has started stocking Colt and DD carbines and more parts from manufacturers that produce quality items.
As with anything larger sample sizes decrease amount of deviation in results. Also taking a small fixed number of weapons of each manufacturer is not going to give nearly as accurate of results. Testing a percentage would be more ideal in terms of findings as well as testing standards. Anyone can get away with 2 or 3 or a handful of rifles that run well.
Looking at length of ownership and round counts can be deceiving. How many rounds and at what rates of fire over fixed intervals would be more telling. I could own 2 weapons for 5 years with 5000 rounds through each weapon. For rifle A, I could fire 5000 rounds spread evenly over the 5 years never shooting at a pace that would induce high levels of heat to tax the system. Rifle B could fire 5000 rounds very quickly in 3 or 4 training courses in a matter of a few weeks and just sit for the remainder of the 5 years. Rifle B would see more wear and tear than rifle A even though I had both for 5 years and fired the same round count through them. Very inaccurate method to compare both rifles.
As mentioned in the automotive analogy, since I am also a gear head, I cannot expect to use crappy parts in a car that sees the drag strip and only has 100 miles on the odometer, 1/4 mile at a time and expect it to last as long then if I use quality parts and build process. Then again if I only drive my kids to school everyday and get groceries with my car, my Neon will probably be just as well suited as my Mercedes and do it at a fraction of the cost.
Oh and I don't own a Neon or a Mercedes.
Performing laboratory testing for a living, I have seen first hand how a small sample size can give results that don't paint a complete picture. For the work I do, a minimum of three replicates tested in triplicate is needed, and five replicates tested in triplicate gives a much better indication of the product's true performance.
Last edited by Agnostic; 08-04-13 at 18:02. Reason: Clarification
You have no idea what you are talking about. Using the unstaked castle nut as some kind of "positive" attribute is ridiculous.
The shortcomings with WW, BM, DPMS, etc... has all been SPELLED OUT numerous times before. Don't expect us to spoon feed it to you.
You also don't know what you are talking about in regards to bidding/lowest bidders and meeting the requirements that are specified.
The union thing has ZERO relevance and is nothing more than a feeble attempt to argue without merits.
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