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    I'm fortunate enough to live near a PSA retail store here in SC. I was fairly new into AR's a year or so ago and with a $1,000 budget and after doing a bunch of research I picked up a PSA premium 16" carbine. Put a quality ADM mount and quality 1-4 optics and pretty much out of the box this gun was an incredible shooter. It runs like an AR should. Never had a single FTF/FTF and I've used every kind of ammo there is. Probably over 2,000 rounds and still is highly accurate for an AR. In fact, the rifle has held zero since I put on the optics. I can shoot sporting clays from 100yds all day long with out a miss from a bag. Off hand not as good at 100y of course but that' s me. The Colt name certainly has it's following and I get that but I could not be happier with my PSA Premium AR.
    BCM CHF/KMR-A13 complete middy upper, BCM BCG & CH, on PSA-M4 Premium lower

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    I'm just curious, exactly how long do we have to sit here reviewing all of these guns before the sample size exceeds one? Seems it's always a sample of one, even in a thread like this with more than a sample of one. I mean, I have a sample of two.

    They work well for battlefield Vegas, for me and many other posters, and they tick all the boxes on the holy chart (except manufacturer name, and assuming they're specced to, which is variable. )

    BCM was new once. PSA has impressed me so far.

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    I'm the OP. I also have a sample of 2 which I've been shooting almost exclusively for about 3 months - about 1500 rounds without cleaning. I've had zero malfs, very good accuracy, and no signs of undue wear or build quality issues. I'm very satisfied and have bought another PSA complete lower and a BCG. Another upper will soon arrive. Don't take it from me; read about Battle Field Las Vegas' experience with PSA guns.

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    Will prob never be able to afford Colt or any other high end AR. Am in a Wyndham for now but leaning toward PSA.
    Thanks so much for the words of wisdom coming from experience!
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    I recently bought a PSA premium upper, mid length with a pencil barrel. I only have about 200 rounds through it, but it's very accurate and will shoot anything I put through it. Happy so far

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    Quote Originally Posted by thx997303 View Post
    I'm just curious, exactly how long do we have to sit here reviewing all of these guns before the sample size exceeds one? Seems it's always a sample of one, even in a thread like this with more than a sample of one. I mean, I have a sample of two.

    They work well for battlefield Vegas, for me and many other posters, and they tick all the boxes on the holy chart (except manufacturer name, and assuming they're specced to, which is variable. )

    BCM was new once. PSA has impressed me so far.

    I think people are still leery of getting one of the lemons that PSA continues to send out -

    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...n-t-buy-a-6920


    For a few bucks more you can get a complete BCM or Sionics upper with BCG (assuming the "premium" PSA line). I have bought alot of stuff from PSA but can't bring myself to roll the dice on upper parts due to the continuing reports of issues like these and the fact that I have never gotten an order from on "in-stock" items in less than 3 weeks.

    YMMV
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    Quote Originally Posted by wildcard600 View Post
    I think people are still leery of getting one of the lemons that PSA continues to send out -

    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...n-t-buy-a-6920


    For a few bucks more you can get a complete BCM or Sionics upper with BCG (assuming the "premium" PSA line). I have bought alot of stuff from PSA but can't bring myself to roll the dice on upper parts due to the continuing reports of issues like these and the fact that I have never gotten an order from on "in-stock" items in less than 3 weeks.

    YMMV
    Bingo. PSA's reputation isn't because everyone hates on them out of jealously or something. After all, if they put out the same product as BCM for $150 less why wouldn't I buy them?

    But they don't. Quality is hit or miss at best and shipping times/errors border theft. If you've ordered from PSA (I have) and gotten your items (I have) you played the game and won. I'm still trying to find all these posts of BCM, Noveske, DD, and other companies PSA is "just as good as" putting out so many mistakes. TOS has a thread directed at PSA titled "Where is my order?" because it takes so damn long.

    Here is 1 out of 11,000+ replies:
    Still no reply? Called and and was told that I'd get my answer for the hold up here. Been 3 weeks since you received it. Any updates yet as to when it will ship back, fixed???
    Come on Palmetto, you guys are better than this!
    Everyone likes to point out that "PSA uses CHF FN Barrels!" That's great! I will go into my garage and start assembling complete FN-sourced part uppers on my bench vice with my Harbor Freight torque wrench. I'll even ship faster and more accurately than PSA. Which of you guys would buy from me?

    I've seen the anti-M4C posts all over the internet about being fanboys and shit. It's whatever. The truth is none of us give a shit anymore if you buy an inferior product. The information is out there. If you buy something, it works, and you're happy with it, why do you care what we think? People who buy PSAs are doing so to save money and feel like they got an equivalent product. So you have guys who are usually assholes to begin with (gun guys) compounding that with an even bigger type of asshole ("thrifty" gentlemen) Confirmation bias permeates threads like these and it's no wonder.

    They don't want to face the reality that if PSA offered exactly the same product as the other guys why are they so much less expensive? Basic economics would say that equally substitute products would force BCM and the others to lower their prices in order to stay economically relevant. Either AR15s don't obey the laws of economics or PSA's production must be different...
    Last edited by Eurodriver; 02-11-16 at 10:21.
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    I've said this before, probably even in this thread. Most of the PSA is probably gonna be OK, esp if you avoid the PTAC and the "Freedom" stuff. But just realize what you are getting in to. PSA has a business model of selling as much as they possibly can as quickly as they can at the lowest price they can. In order to do this, there is no way they will have the same standards of quality control and customer service that you will get elsewhere, that is just the reality. Overall, I have had not many issues with the PSA products I have used or sold, but I also don't expect it to be the same quality as BCM, DD, etc.
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    Relevant thread on another forum.... Synopsis; OP says their "H2" buffer*weighs in at H1 weight, someone at PSA says all their H2's weigh 3.7oz now, site still says 4.5oz.

    Edit - PSA's response.
    Last edited by Uprange41; 02-11-16 at 17:01.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eurodriver View Post
    Bingo. PSA's reputation isn't because everyone hates on them out of jealously or something. After all, if they put out the same product as BCM for $150 less why wouldn't I buy them?

    But they don't. Quality is hit or miss at best and shipping times/errors border theft. If you've ordered from PSA (I have) and gotten your items (I have) you played the game and won. I'm still trying to find all these posts of BCM, Noveske, DD, and other companies PSA is "just as good as" putting out so many mistakes. TOS has a thread directed at PSA titled "Where is my order?" because it takes so damn long.

    Here is 1 out of 11,000+ replies:


    Everyone likes to point out that "PSA uses CHF FN Barrels!" That's great! I will go into my garage and start assembling complete FN-sourced part uppers on my bench vice with my Harbor Freight torque wrench. I'll even ship faster and more accurately than PSA. Which of you guys would buy from me?

    I've seen the anti-M4C posts all over the internet about being fanboys and shit. It's whatever. The truth is none of us give a shit anymore if you buy an inferior product. The information is out there. If you buy something, it works, and you're happy with it, why do you care what we think? People who buy PSAs are doing so to save money and feel like they got an equivalent product. So you have guys who are usually assholes to begin with (gun guys) compounding that with an even bigger type of asshole ("thrifty" gentlemen) Confirmation bias permeates threads like these and it's no wonder.

    They don't want to face the reality that if PSA offered exactly the same product as the other guys why are they so much less expensive? Basic economics would say that equally substitute products would force BCM and the others to lower their prices in order to stay economically relevant. Either AR15s don't obey the laws of economics or PSA's production must be different...
    You need to quit with all that logic, nobody wants to hear that mess.......

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