12-12-2015, 03:01 PM
back years ago you could get the parts from de-milled m-16s for practically penuts , grind off the hammer hook and the tail off the sear , add a $9 semi safety and you had a decent set up for practically noting in todays pricing.
today it is difficult to get quality parts , everything is outsourced, and brands are mostly just labels.
that said i like DD, LMT, double-star, and CMT. and even with them i haven't bought any lately-- so things might have changed.
all others are a sort of grab-bag quality to um , some of the parts are too soft, rough, ill-fitting , and weak springs--
on non critical things they can be made to work-- i do miss the days of quality though.
today it is difficult to get quality parts , everything is outsourced, and brands are mostly just labels.
that said i like DD, LMT, double-star, and CMT. and even with them i haven't bought any lately-- so things might have changed.
all others are a sort of grab-bag quality to um , some of the parts are too soft, rough, ill-fitting , and weak springs--
on non critical things they can be made to work-- i do miss the days of quality though.