AR-15s

Bad Sport said
The major complaint that I am seeing in reviews is the customer service. That's a shame. But, I can honestly say the uppers I have operate flawlessly.

In my post I do give credit to their upper. I do really like it. It's a niche upper, mid-length barrel and rifle gas tube. Their bolt and bolt carrier looked good as well.

I like my 80% ers, LMT, Noveske, and Aero Precision rifles but this was a budget build for my wife who will never put 1000 rds down range in her life and will probably never pick it up to defend herself. She has several choices of handguns that I have instructed her on and it would be what she is comfortable with in a home intruder situation.

Rat Bastid said
I can tell you from experience that more of the than not a weapons malfunction is more operator error than manufacturing. I’m not saying that in your particular case, but it is quite often the case.

My complaint about PSA is the customer service and poor craftsmanship on their lower. I have put together over 20 AR's and used a Mk18 SOCOM with Surefire suppressor in Iraq. When I was in the Seabee Battalion I was the grenadier and used an A2 with an M203. I know how to operate a bolt catch. No operator error. They send lowers out the door that aint mil-spec.

I do agree that someone who is starting out shouldn't (or doesn't need to) go out and assemble or purchase a $2,000+ rifle. Get a cheapie and go shoot, learn how to manipulate the firearm, build muscle memory, and learn tactics. If you are like me with Mopar's and AR's then your first won't be your last and you almost always out-do your first attempt.

Hope there are no hard feelings but I'm really glad you're not a PSA fanboy. If they didn't piss me off with the customer service I would even consider buying another one of their drop in triggers. It's pretty slick. I just can't trust anything they actually make. They sell mostly rebranded stuff. They don't make most of their stuff. They DO manufacture their uppers and lowers and it's a lower of thiers that I have that flunks the mil-spec test. Most everything else is from outside sources.