Bringing the subject back on point to a degree, I think that people will look at the Firearm Blog article and say "well, cool." But the same people will turn around and look at the steel cased ammo tests done by Andrew Tuohy and say "well, he used a Bushmaster, what's the difference?" And I know Tuohy wasn't endorsing Bushmaster, but rather needed three identical carbines for the test. And had to work on them prior to the test which would be missed by many. And others will point to different blogs and videos about how that DPMS or Olympic Arms ran like a champ.
But back to the point, people will look at the two articles and come to the conclusions of Bushmaster = Colt. The look at the end result which is a whole hoop of rounds fired and it kept ticking. So when it comes down to it, people will look at best price of Bushmaster > Colt rather than value. To many, as Grant pointed out, an AR is an AR is an AR. They have no idea if it's to specs or has had the proper testing/inspections or if the rifle was put together by monkeys with hammers. To the average shooter, they could look at a rack full of ARs and say "it's anodized black, it goes bang, what's the difference except this one is more expensive than that one."
It is nice to see the Colt getting some press outside of specific sites and professional circles, but in the great scheme of things, I don't think the average shooter will pay it much mind. But information is key and getting the word out there is a basic industry standard helps in the long run.
Experience is a cruel teacher, gives the exam first and then the lesson.
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