In addition to Troy and BCM, Frank Proctor has a Windham Weaponry (factory formerly known as Bushmaster after Freedom Group acquired) carbine
https://www.windhamweaponry.com/news...s/06202014.asp
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In addition to Troy and BCM, Frank Proctor has a Windham Weaponry (factory formerly known as Bushmaster after Freedom Group acquired) carbine
https://www.windhamweaponry.com/news...s/06202014.asp
Last edited by Boss Hogg; 10-08-14 at 12:27.
Last edited by alvincullumyork; 10-08-14 at 12:19.
Die living
That's very old. Paul Howe is now associated with Wilson Combat, and they build a much better gun.
http://wilsoncombat.com/new/rifle-pa...p#.VDV2AvldXG4
Kyle Lamb has run a S&W rifle for years now... VTAC has a partnership with Troy to make custom accessories, but they go on the S&W rifle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv8Zklkfa3I
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/w...layErrorView_Y
EDIT: Yes, Troy does make a "SGM Lamb" rifle, but I have yet to see Lamb advertise it like he's done with S&W.
Last edited by justin_247; 10-08-14 at 13:50.
Jason Falla runs KAC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KMpo7Xyffk
Steve Fisher was running a Legion Firearms gun for awhile, but now that they've gone out of business, I have no idea...
Sometimes, sometimes, and sometimes.
Take KD4 as an example. He built and purchased at retail prices, every single part that initially went on his "everyman's hunting rifle." But he also shoots using a lot of USO glass, and given his relationship with them it's safe to assume that he does not pay for them...or at the very least doesn't pay full retail. Note, I don't know for a fact that he doesn't pay full retail here...it's just an example of a situation where an instructor probably does not. It doesn't mean that they are not great optics and that he wouldn't endorse them fully.
Also, a lot of these folks are like gun writers in the sense that they get something sent to them on indefinite loan for them to wring out. It's not technically been given to them for free with nothing expected in return.
ETA: I think it's worth noting that at the end of the day the AR is a great platform with a lot of inherent reliability. We're gun guys here and attempt to find perfection, and balk at anything that's not the best it can be. This is a great thing and I embrace that. But the fact is that unless you have genuine retards building the guns...most of them will run lights out in most situations. Even shitty brands...you just have a higher chance of having problems with them than you do with companies that build to a quality spec. Well, other than Olympic anyway(MarkM don't break out your pictures.)
Also opinions, knowledge, and so forth evolve over time. Wilson Combat came out with a rail that was similar to and preceded the KAC URX 3.1, and people freaked out like it was the dumbest thing ever. In the magazine thread that's stuck here, people used to maintain that the best option were the HK mags and that everything else was a crapshoot. We evolve, our understanding evolves, and this holds true for some of the most experienced and knowledgeable instructors on the planet.
Last edited by thopkins22; 10-08-14 at 14:45.
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