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Couple of points the AR Snobs tend to overlook, CMT parent company of STAG provides lots of parts to the industry to include Colt, and Colt itself has been one step away from bankruptcy since they lost the .gov M4 contracts. How long will a company on the verge of going under maintain quality is a question I often ponder, a name and past performance will only carry you so far.
Providing parts does not mean equality of quality in both brands.
I have a stag with around 5k rnds through it and its been good.
That said, it was a 16” barrel with a .075” gas port. No oring in extractor used and it never fte even 556.
I have since cut the barrel down to 11.5” for a pistol upper and it still functions fine, though it cycles a lot softer now.
Honestly, i would save and buy a better rifle, even a used colt or bcm, etc. i think Stag is one of the best hobby-grade rifles, and it made sense to buy something like that when they were 1/2-1/3 the price, but when you can get a better rifle for $150 more, id do that.
Thank you for the feedback. That sounds like a pretty big Gas port. Do you happen to know around what year you bought that rifle, or what your production it was? I ask this because it looks like at some point stag changed the quality of their barrels from 4140 to 4150, so I wonder if they upgraded the gas Port size as well.
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It's not necessarily the quality of the parts...it's the Quality Assurance process of the finished rifle. Some companies check the specs of more of their component parts that go into their rifles and have a lower threshold for rejecting parts that don't quite measure up. That's a potentially expensive process and is the notorious stumbling block for budget price-point firearms. It's what sets the higher-quality rifles apart.
The "as good as" crowd never gives up, even on this site.
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2009. It was my first AR . I didnt shoot it for years until i cut it down. The 5k round count was in factory configuration. Only 200rds of wolf gold and 30rds of fed fusion62gr since the chop job.
Edit: iirc the bolts are batch mpi tested vs individually tested.
The way i see it, you have greater chance of a defect with cheaper rifles. Ill spend an extra 1-200$ to reduce chances having ro replace parts or ship it back. I want to spend my free time on the range, not dealing with CS. If you shoot 30 rds a year, a $500 AR stoner will likely work fine for you.
Last edited by MegademiC; 04-03-18 at 13:39.
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