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What do you perceive as drawbacks to the “lower tier” AR15s?

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January 02, 2024, 02:18 PM
powermad
What do you perceive as drawbacks to the “lower tier” AR15s?
My only gripe with PSA is they do not dimple the barrel for the set screws and they are installed dry.
The Faxon barrel I had wasn't dimpled either.

Easy enough to dimple a barrel and use knurled set screws with Rocksett, I have a couple different sized jigs.
I didn't need to dimple the Wilson Combat barrel so that saved me from buying another jig.

The 14.7" FN barrel upper I got from PSA is a nice upper, if they would have just dimpled the barrel it would have been solid. A little attention to details goes a long way.
I haven't gotten around to digging the pin out of the flash hider yet, so I just make sure they are tight.

Triarc has a gas block with a pre drilled hole for a coil pin, comes with a pin and knurled set screws for about $50.
Should be solid enough with that.