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    Don't tell Markm or he will sell all of his off.

    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    Specifically I recall an LWRC...
    That is where PSA is playing with fire. If an uninformed buyer shows up, and starts throwing PTAC junk in the cart, they will get what they'd paid for: not much.

    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    Part of the problem is that they diminish their line with the PTAC crap and it concerns people. In the past I have seen issues with gas ports and some shoddy assembly. I have also used their lowers (a few years back) and they seemed fine.
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    I put a psa upper on a friends lower and got it sighted in for his gf, now wife. The thing has run fine, no high round count yet, but the fsb would not go down enough to sight in. I swapped the pin with mine which didn't have to go down as far, and all is good now, but the psa pin was not threaded correctly towards the top from what I can tell.

    I think they CAN BE great but seems to be a lack of qa, so I'd definitely ensure function and reliability before trusting my life to it. Same as other guns, but I'd be a little more careful, not suprising based on price.

    OP, good luck, chances are it will be g2g, just a guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    ...they diminish their line with the PTAC crap...
    This is the heart of it right here. Companies like BCM fight hard to maintain the value of their brand
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    Quote Originally Posted by samuse View Post
    Has anyone ever been to a class that was just really hard on guns?

    Yes. Heavy heavy rain, all mags were being dumped into 3-7" of standing water filled with heavy silt. This is when the game started to change.
    Stick


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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    Part of the problem is that they diminish their line with the PTAC crap and it concerns people. In the past I have seen issues with gas ports and some shoddy assembly. I have also used their lowers (a few years back) and they seemed fine.
    Again and again we hear problems with the same areas. However, again and again people want to claim all barrels are the same.


    For anyone who has a PTAC that works, that is fantastic. You take a gamble, you roll the dice, and perhaps you are one of the people who doesn't have a problem and get your thread deleted on the other board. I don't doubt for a minute that PSA doesn't make some acceptable gear, the personal issue I have is the QC which seems to rival that of Olympic Arms.
    Stick


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    I also shoot and write for various publications. Let me know if you know cool secrets or have toys worthy of an article...


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    I pretty much built a PSA AR the same way as the OP, only I started with the PSA 16" Premium upper w/o BCG and charging handle. I believe it was $259.99 last November. Bought the same $129 lower in Jan of this year and an Aim Surplus Black Nitride BCG. The trigger on my lower is actually pretty good. Crisp and clean with a 6 1/4 lb pull.

    Product description: 16" Chrome-lined, chrome moly vanadium. Chambered in 5.56 NATO, with a 1/7 twist, M4 barrel extension, and a carbine-length gas system. The M4 profile barrel is high pressure tested and magnetic particle inspected and then phosphate coated. Barrel is finished off with an .750" diameter F-marked front sight base with sling swivel, standard handguards and an A2 flash hider. Barrel is made for us right here in SC by FN Manufacturing. Rollmarked "5.56 NATO 1/7 CL MP PALMETTO"


    The only trouble I've had with the setup is the bolt. Extractor went South after about 400 rounds. I installed a BCM bolt rebuild kit, and all is well again.
    Last edited by GHMann; 08-24-15 at 10:12.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stickman View Post
    Yes. Heavy heavy rain, all mags were being dumped into 3-7" of standing water filled with heavy silt. This is when the game started to change.
    Dump pouch?

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    I have 3 psa uppers, CHF & Wilson stainless barreled. They have never missed a beat. I have many friends that have psa uppers thar never miss a beat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post

    Specifically I recall an LWRC and a Noveske carbines. I did a patrol rifle course a few years back at the local community college and 3-4 guns went down.
    Can you go into detail on how the Noveske went down? I have 5, so I'm really curious. I could care less about the LWRC Thanks.

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    That was 4-5 years ago. As I recall there was some kind of feed/chamber issue. I wasn't able to fully resolve it, as I was also there to shoot. Unless your guns are malfunctioning now, I wouldn't worry.

    The last issue I saw which was in 2014 was a carrier key that came loose at somewhere round 750 rounds.

    Quote Originally Posted by sig1473 View Post
    Can you go into detail on how the Noveske went down? I have 5, so I'm really curious. I could care less about the LWRC Thanks.



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