I think if a manufacturer makes a claim they should have a means to provide proof. It's actually quite simple.
Can't provide proof then don't make claim.
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I think if a manufacturer makes a claim they should have a means to provide proof. It's actually quite simple.
Can't provide proof then don't make claim.
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In addition to what gotm4 stated. I could give a rats ass less. I don't buy their stuff nor do I recommend it. If someone else wants to do so, that is their prerogative. You seem to have a liking for them so why don't you ask them to put their money where their mouth is?
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I don't disagree, but Spike's is not the only manufacturer claiming certain barrel steel and testing, but there seems to be no hue and cry about any of the other manufacturers. Even if they are just batch testing, shouldn't we be then asking for their documentation as well? Shouldn't we be sending off barrel sections for testing for all the makers?
(FWIW I started to try to do this but it gets complicated, and expensive, pretty quickly, and as Grant discovered all it really does is open up the door to more bullshit)
And since the criteria for rejection of the MPI matters as much as whether or not they do it (or HPT), we'd need to see quite a bit of documentation I would think. And from there you run into the question of who's really qualified to read, understand, and interpret the documentation.
I tend to side with Rob_S a bit here, we accept some manufacturers word, we should pass the same courtesy along to others, the issue becomes the pricing. When many mfg's prices are in line with each other for a complete carbine, we can conclude that they are competitively priced as they offer the exact same features. If someone comes along $200 under that price offering the same, a responsible customer should be skeptical. Dare I say that is a clue?
I do however think it was stated very well when it was said, a few times here actually, that for $800 you are gonna have a hard time finding a gun much better. People just fail to keep perspective about their purchases. We all become attached to gear, even the most sound minds will.
While having the opinion that we can give some courtesy, I do know that I will have to have a damned good reason to not getting my next upper from a company who has backed their claims publicly.
Last edited by orionz06; 08-12-10 at 07:11.
I only have lower receivers from Spike's and I have made no claims that they are superior to BCM, DD, Noveske, etc. You have absolutely no knowledge of their operations so all you are doing here is alleging illegal activities of which you have no proof.
I agree with these remarks 100%.
No, this says nothing. If you look at Spike's regular ST-15 that sells for $999, you'll see it has a Daniel Defense barrel. For all ends and means, it has the same specs as the Daniel Defense XV and sells for around the same price. So obviously when they're using other vendors parts they're coming out to the same price as the said vendor. The only question at this point is how do they keep the cost of their own barrels down... obviously cutting HP testing from it has saved some money and perhaps using the DPMS parts kits saved a bit more, as well.
Last edited by justin_247; 08-12-10 at 09:45.
Their $800 is the topic of discussion, as at the $999 mark with the CHF DD barrel you are not getting a tested bolt either. Their $800 gun is the one in question, and you are correct on cutting out the HP and 2nd MPI is the reason for a reduction in price. But you then see the dilemma of adding a costly process and not increasing the price.
So you're actually getting an inferior gun for more money if you buy the ST-15 M4 as compared to a DDXV. Nice...
There's no question that once they start MP testing their ST-15 M4LE model the price is going to have to go up, unless they decide to take a loss to get a better foothold on the market.
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