Originally Posted by
ssc
Is it a solid gun for that price? Maybe. Here is my experience with multiple LMT products, including two of these rifles. For me LMT has never been hard to find. These rifles have a SA BCG and a standard buffer. I think they use straight pins on the front sight, not tapered. In my repeated requests over the years via telephone, email and in person at SHOT, I have asked them why they equip their rifles in this configuration. Specifically, I wanted to know if via their testing, they had determined that their set up was the most reliable as opposed to a FA BCG and H buffer. Remember, these are the weapons they were selling to Police etc some time back. The only answer I received was, "That's how we do it." As IG pointed out, it is to save money. On both of my LMT rifles, the staking on the gas keys were substandard in my opinion, but they are LMT, so it must be good--or so I thought. I had one at each of my homes as my goto HD gun. Each gun has at most, maybe 900 rounds through each rifle.
Whenever they are shot, I then clean, inspect and lube. The gas key came loose. The gas key screws were turning. I called LMT and after numerous messages, I finally spoke to someone who told me it was a "field fix and just tighten the screws and hit it with a hammer and a screwdriver." When I asked him about proper torque and checking for a sheered screw and proper staking, he again said it was a field fix. I have the proper replacement parts and tools so I fixed it myself and staked the keys with the proper tool. If this was someones gun who wasn't an AR15 guy with the proper knowledge and tools, they could have taken it to a gunsmith.
I bought a complete LMT lower. The bolt catch was loose, as if there was no spring under the plunger. When I removed the bolt catch the plunger was stuck down in the recess. You could see where someone had been scraping off the finish, down to bare alum, trying to get it out. I guess they figured no one would notice. It took me three hours of using every trick I knew of to get it out. I called LMT and left a message. I got a return call just after I got it out. They could have cared less. They didn't even want to know who's initials were on the quality card that assembled it. They then tried to blame the gun store.??? Never an apology, just an arrogant attitude. His closing remark was ,"We are LMT and we make mistakes."
Hence, in conclusion, this is my very limited experience with LMT. I would recommend a 6920 over the LMT based on the buffer and BCG alone. I still have both of my LMT's, however the HD role is via Sionics. I do buy, use and build LMT stripped lowers and have never had an issue, but I do measure and test fit all parts before I begin a build. I buy them on sale for $99.
YMMV
Cheers, Steve
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