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    I like PSA. I have one of there uppers, several lowers, and a couple of their premium BCGs as range bag spares. But to say "100% reliable" after 5 mags worth is a little bit of a stretch. I have a couple thousand through my DD and wouldn't call it 100% reliable. That sounds like Bushy or DPMS ad copy. How about reliable so far, or as pork chop said "only positives to report."
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    I'm also not Hijacking..nor pic whorein'. Forgive me if it comes across that way. Just adding to the conversation of PSA and thier products.

    But here are some pics of the Dissipator upper I have from PSA, I've had it for short bit, but shot it several times on a friends lower before I got my own lower to make sure the function works, and works when hot.

    It is built good, these pics are strait out of the box when I was inspecting it etc.







    Engraving (explains twist, HP, CL etc.) on the barrel is mostly covered by the FSB which is F marked.

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    PSA seems good. I am withholding judgement till they have been run pretty hard. But the base specs and quality seem good.

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    JAVELIN,

    For the record I don't own a Colt. What the Colt "die hards" will tell you is that they need to get a few more years underneath their belt as other have like BCM, DD, Noveske, etc.. and then we can talk about it.

    I hope that they do well and they truly are putting out good products. I have said all along. If I was the AR15 Czar there would be no shitty ones on the market. Any company that truly puts forth the effort to build a solid AR and backs it up will always get my respect.

    I am pretty sure that most other AR owners feel the same way.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    JAVELIN,

    For the record I don't own a Colt. What the Colt "die hards" will tell you is that they need to get a few more years underneath their belt as other have like BCM, DD, Noveske, etc.. and then we can talk about it.

    I hope that they do well and they truly are putting out good products. I have said all along. If I was the AR15 Czar there would be no shitty ones on the market. Any company that truly puts forth the effort to build a solid AR and backs it up will always get my respect.

    I am pretty sure that most other AR owners feel the same way.




    Yeeup.

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    Yep, that's what I said on another board I was browesing earlier.

    "PSA might be on par when it comes to specs...but it has to prove it's self like BCM has, in build quality (so far, it's good), customer service, robustness in thier products (so far it's good)...that takes time, and people shooting it. "

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    I don't own a PSA but am very interested in them.

    I've read several threads about mis-aligned feed ramps and it seems all the pics in this thread show just that. I realize the M16/AR15 platform functioned for decades prior to M4 ramps but it says something to me regarding quality.

    If you have all the right specs but don't put it together with the same attention to detail it seems to fall short in my eyes.

    Critical fail? No. I'm sure they "shoot great" and "function just fine" in 99% (if not all) users hands.

    It just rubs me the wrong way.

    ...or maybe I'm just seeing things.

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    I hate to link to ARFCOM. I really do. But, in this case, there's something worth seeing there.

    I don't know how it's even possible for the builder to overlook this...(It's a PSA upper)

    http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/5...e_.html&page=1

    Two in one night. Another PSA upper with the wrong gas tube installed. I wonder how many rifles they shipped like this?

    http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/5...ter_upper.html


    As others have said, I hope PSA does well. Being a relatively young company, there may be some growing pains. Hopefully QC is improved.
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    Wow.... Totally unacceptable.
    And this reply just sums it up nicely.

    I can say this is suprising but won't stop me from buying a PSA upper in the future. It's very high value stuff, they can't simple do the exact same thing as Colt/BCM/DD for in some cases $100's less.

    Mistakes happen, I'm sure they don't test fire them, but they do use high quality parts. I guess when you save a bunch, a few hiccups are to be expected, but in the end I'm sure a fine gun will come.

    I hope this thread stays unlocked as Palmetto's response will be key to me, high value kit will have a few bad one's sneak thru Q&A but if they failed to provide customer service then my $ really will go else wear
    I know they don't do things right but I am going to buy it anyway and save 100 bucks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    JAVELIN,

    For the record I don't own a Colt. What the Colt "die hards" will tell you is that they need to get a few more years underneath their belt as other have like BCM, DD, Noveske, etc.. and then we can talk about it.

    I hope that they do well and they truly are putting out good products. I have said all along. If I was the AR15 Czar there would be no shitty ones on the market. Any company that truly puts forth the effort to build a solid AR and backs it up will always get my respect.

    I am pretty sure that most other AR owners feel the same way.

    Well I own Colts, a few Noveske, Armalite, RR, hell I even have a DPMS sittin back in one of my gun safes... I love black rifles (and other platforms) for sure.

    I agree that not all are made the same. But from the few PSA's that I have seen personally they seem to be alright. Now some of these pics coming up of misaligned feedramps and such is alarming.

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