
Originally Posted by
nolacopusmc
Alright man, you obviously missed the point of everything I posted. Suffice it to say we will not agree on this since you are way out in left field on this, and perhaps I did not illustrate my point as sufficiently and specifically enough...my bad.
If my review does not hold water with you, then so be it. You obviously are not able to see the review for what it is. It is not an all encompassing expose on the intricacies on every nut and bolt on the rifle. It is not an engineering breakdown, so your backhanded comment about my technical knowledge while wrong, baseless, and without merit, is not in keeping with the spirit of my original statement. I am not an engineer or metakurgist, so I do not argue the intricate details of those topics. The video was intended for the average end user.
It is a report of my experience and opinions of that particular rifle as seen during my personal firing and witnessing others firing it. Also confirmed during the approximately additional 600 rounds fired over two days in Vicker's class.
As the saying goes...YMMV.
As far as the ammo thing goes, I understand your point, but once again, you missed the boat. All your talk of gas ports and manufactured ammunition is nice, but at the end of the day, military guys have rifles and ammo issued to them, so your point while technically accurate is moot to the topic at hand.
I, Me, Brannon LeBouef, the guy who did the video and gave HIS opinion, which obviously means nothing to you, believes that a fighting carbine (perhaps I should have qualified with the statement non-military issued) should be able to reliably fire most ammunition available.
Reason being, like I experienced during Katrina, you will not always have Black Hills or Hornady TAP to run through your Rolex rifle, so IN MY OPINION, I want MY rifles, and I feel it is a good standard for most of the audience who will be viewing my video, for rifles used for defense and patrol to be able to fire a variety of ammo. It is kinda the same logic that makes the AK platform so popular. If you want a race gun, buy one. I want a workhorse. To each their own.
Once again, with the lube thing, if you do not agree, no hurt feelings. And I am pretty sure I did not fault the gun for having ONE MALFUNCTION that was ammo related after 1300 plus rounds of steel case lacquered ammo with no lube. I think it is more a testament to the positive for the gun and what it is capable of under harsh conditions.
Don't take any of this personally. Maybe you can take something away from this with a new perspective.
I do appreciate your input, but it appears no matter what I say, you will find something to retort with. Constructive criticism is always welcomed, but this is the second time you make references to things that simply were not in the video, making me question if you even watched the whole thing.
I have no desire to get into a pissing match with anyone over this. I do solicit and welcome advice on the video itself, but nothing I put in the video was untrue and nothing noteworthy was omitted....so I stand by my review.
Thanks again for the comments.
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