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  1. #61
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    I just received my PSA parts today: Forward assist assembly, safety selector, ALG trigger, complete spring/detent misc., Ejection port cover and bolt catch assembly. Everything was shipped nicely, individually packaged and packaged with liberal amount of lubricant oil. A quick inventory leads me to believe that these are pretty good quality parts reasonably priced and shipped to my door in a timely manner!

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    I have not ordered any uppers or lowers from PSA, but I have ordered many LPK's. Only once have I had an issue (only due to a missing disconnector) but a quick call and PSA had one to my door the next day. Fantastic service.

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    Glad to hear everyone has had pretty good turn outs with PSA. I myself have built three ARs from them. One with over 2000 rounds, and the other 2 with over 1000. So far, they are all holding up well. No complaints.

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    My first AR was a PSA Premium M4 Carbine. It ran like a top til 1k rounds and then the BCG failed, followed by something in the gas system forward of the BCG, and the upper was showing horrendous wear. PSA replaced it with an upgraded and more expensive upper without any issues at all. They stood behind their gun 100%.

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    Sorry, I never understand topics like this.

    You want a rifle to use to defend the lives of yourself and your loved ones, but you want a "cheap" rifle.


    Makes no sense at all to me.

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    No one wants to spend more than they have too. My PSA premium has functioned as well in every respect as my DD, Colts, BCM, or Noveske. At 1/2 to 1/4 the price. I've recently bought a 2nd PSA and it is also performing excellently, though I've only got about 1k rounds through the newer one.

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    I'm using this rifle to save myself and my family. Tell me which cheap-arse gun I should buy.

    Does not compute.

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    ShooterM4, you are not paying attention and are spouting off with a knee jerk reaction. I trust my own experience. I have 5 top drawer ARs, 2 S&Ws and 2 PSAs. I'm good for homestead defense tools, thanks.

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    Not paying attention? Yes, I am.

    I hear a guy asking this: "I want to use an AR-15 to defend the life of my loved ones, help me now buy a cheap one."

    Buy once, cry once.
    Last edited by ShooterM4; 09-27-15 at 14:43.

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    It falls to wanting to get quality, but not pay more than necessary.

    Honestly, I don't believe there is any reason outside of demand, and political pressures for a quality AR15 to cost much over $500 Of course, this is my somewhat uninformed opinion. I don't have any manufacturing experience in this field.

    But it seems to me since the Clinton ban, prices surged, and they only just now seem to be becoming reasonably priced.

    I don't think I would consider psa selling the ptac line necessarily a bad thing. They have been clear that they don't build those rifles, but rather sell them as a sole distributor. For people just wanting a plinker, ptac should likely do fine. I won't buy them, but plenty will.

    I have only a sample of two PSA rifles to work with. One is my premium 16" mid length, and the other is a freedom 16" midlength melonite rifle.

    Both have been shot about 1000 rounds now. Both shot all of those rounds just this last week on a single day.

    The freedom rifle took a little more left wind age than I'd like, but zeroed before the sight ran out of adjustment. The premium zeroed almost at mechanical zero. I guess that would just be tolerance, or maybe the barrel followed torque a bit on the freedom rifle, I don't know, but intend to find out.

    The premium has an a5 system with the standard a5 buffer, while the freedom currently has a standard carbine buffer.

    Both ran great, no malfunctions using both gen2 pmags and various manufacturer GI mags, with green followers and Magpul followers.

    We used federal 55 and 62 gr 5.56, American eagle 5.56 also in 55 and 62 gr. And 50 gr American eagle. All I know about that round is the velocity is above 3k Fps. Not sure if it's 5.56 or. 223 spec.

    Oh yeah, I had a few mags of 55 gr Tula that worked well too. Just was sitting around so I shot it.

    We were walking around in the desert shooting targets of opportunity most of the day. Only lubed them in the morning. The freedom was lubed moderately with some form of clp, and the premium was lubed excessively (I spilled it everywhere lol) with Lucas gun oil.

    My experience with my sample of two, is gtg. I have a friend who has (or had, he sells guns fequently) 3 psa 16" carbines, and he hasn't had any issues. No idea on round count or whether they are freedom or premium. I know, friend of a friend of a turtle testimony there lol.

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