
Originally Posted by
Heisenberg
Pretty funny to see people badmouthing a brand they probably have zero personal experience with. One of my rifles is *almost* a complete PSA build. I've put about 6400 rounds of all kinds of variations of weight/load and from match quality to trash downrange with it thus far and have had, count them, ZERO malfunctions of any kind. Bad mouth PSA all you want, but in my own personal experience with BOTH brands, all other things being equal, a PSA rifle built with the right parts will run just as well, for just as long as a BCM. For significantly less cheese.
I have had experience with PSA parts, and frankly I will NEVER buy anything from them again. I won't go into all the details, but two instances are clear, I purchased a "premium" BCG which had corrosion on the ejector pin and in the ejector pin hole, and crappy phosphate finish that looked like it had been done over corrosion. Earlier, I purchased a mil-spec RE that was improperly threaded.
I won't buy PSA again.
The rifle is only as good as the individual operating it.
Yes, but a poor rifle can only hinder a shooter no matter how good he/she is.
As far as a FIRST rifle goes? Between BCM and PSA? No brainer. PSA. I made some mistakes when assembling my first rifle. If I had made those mistakes on a BCM, I would have been very, very upset.
When your 16 year old kid needs his/her first vehicle, would you suggest a 2015 Supercharged Dodge Charger or a 2001 Buick LeSabre? Exactly.
What does the Buick teach you? It teaches you (hopefully) how to properly care for and maintain your vehicle as well as how to drive it in a responsible manner without the added risk of destroying a more expensive machine. Once you learn to properly and consistently care for the Buick, and to operate it with a high level of ability, then you can think about upgrading to the much cooler though no more useful Charger without the risk of making a mess of an expensive vehicle through foolish mistakes or plain neglect.
Make no mistake, no matter what AR variant you buy, if you do not maintain it properly, it will fail on you. Learn the ropes on a Buick first, then think about trading up.
I don't think your analogy works for firearms or a lot of other things for that matter. If I only owned one rifle I'd want it to be the best one I could afford. Beater rifles should be purchased after you have a good one you would bet your life on.
If the OP is not sure, it is still better to buy a better rifle that has some resale value. JMHO
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