http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1118901

 

it's a great article on a cheapass palmetto  ar

I gotta admit the pics of the dirty bcg were tough to look at lol

this is why I just laugh when people talk about how touchy ARs are and why you need an AK because it can take abuse... lol 

 

to think.. I used to be one of those people...

Great read, all 9 pages, once you get past the early arguments in the thread.

Too many folks are gun snobs. Gotta have the best or it ain't gonna work. I have no problem with using quality parts, but how many closet queen weapons are out there that will probably never see a round down range? Or hit the range once or twice a year? This post shows that you don't need to spend +$1000 to get a "good" AR.

 Would I go to war with one? Absolutely

This has nothing to do with how reliable a cheap AR is versus a quality AR or which will shit the bed when you need it. Throwing it around and dragging it through gravel only speaks to the form factor of the overall design, and all ARs should perform about the same in that respect. I guess it does prove that a cheap AR is difficult to get to work, or even get the BCG open, and spotty in function once you do, after that type of abuse. For whatever reason the guy has an unreliable POS after all that.