
Originally Posted by
WS6
I disagree. Yeager has seen tons of lead go downrange, and his opinions on quality carbines that hold up to that are worth just as much as any of the other guys, IMO.
Now, his moral compass? His grasp of tactics? His choice of clothing? That's all up for debate as far as I'm concerned, but I do not feel anyone can logically argue that he has not seen which guns hold up to hard shooting and which don't.
The facts of the matter are that many of the names listed "like what they like" for monetary, political, or friendship reasons.
Take LAV for instance. He was 100% Daniel Defense when DD was paying him. Now, he is not. He will not recommend DD. He doesn't talk bad about them, but when he recommends guns, he doesn't list them.
Follow the dollar.
Personally, I question the validity of going with what an SME endorses as the end-all, be-all, considering all of the relationships in the industry that we DON'T see.
I think it takes more than just money to get a real deal to endorse a product. They aren't going to put their reputation out on the line for a piece of shit. At least that's my opinion, take it or leave it.
As far as Yeager goes, I stand by my comment. That guy hasn't a scintilla of the the experience that the other guys mentioned do. So he was a contractor in Iraq. Yes he did get himself and his team mates into an ambush and he folded up like a cheap Boy Scout knife during it. I'm not saying he's a pussy, he did go do a dangerous job in support of our troops but to lump him into the BTDT category is just wrong. Again, that's my opinion so take it or leave it.
I do agree with you on the validity of a SME portraying one product an "end all, be all" and I don't think I have seen anyone mentioned who infers that. Just because a lot of them endorse BCM, doesn't mean that's what they are saying. BCM does in fact make a hell of a rifle (I own multiple) and I wouldn't hesitate to take one into a fight. Then again, neither would I hesitate to take my DD, a Noveske, or my current duty issued Colt 6920 or one of my Sionics rifles. As long as they are built right using quality parts, I don't care what stamp is on the side of the lower.
As far as some of the original question and reason for this post goes, I know that Chris Kyle was a big fan of LWRC's REPR and Paul Howe even had a signature LWRC rifle too at one time if I am not mistaken.
Last edited by ryantx23; 10-08-14 at 06:53.
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