Linctex,
1. We aren't talking about AKs here
2. I don't buy into Hype and I am not a fanboy of anything.
3. Cheap parts break faster than quality built parts.
You haven't heard of any major problems with cheap AR parts? Google it.
Photos of broken AR Bolts
AR-15s are just like cars. You can buy a cheap car like a Yugo or TaTa Or you can buy a more reliable car made in America, Japan or Europe. In the end you get what you pay for.
Originally Posted By: Linctex
Originally Posted By: BobsArmory
For example the bolt will not be made of C158 steel, probably not HP tested, shot peened or magnafluxed. To make these guns to a price point this low corners have to be cut. That said, if you only put 100 rounds down range per year they could be a good value....
but I wouldn't trust my life on them.
Why Not?
Are you buying into the "Hype"?
I have some cheap AK-47 variants, and I have never had a failure of ANY kind.....
I seriously doubt they are made from steel any better than melted-down Trabants.
Any to think that parts must be shot-peened and magnafluxed to be reliable is simply laughable.
I have YET... YET to hear of a "major problem" developing with these cheaper AR-15 variants with under 10,000 rounds through them. 95+% (probably even more) of AR-15 owners won't put 10,000 rounds through in their lifetime.
The AR-15 fanbois seem to think anything is junk under $1500... it just isn't so.
Show me proof where these "under $800" AR-15's are
consistently flying apart at the seams.
Sure, there's the occasional "lemon" - but everybody has those once in a while.