07-30-2020, 01:16 AM
Klem Wrote:Sure, a smooth and quiet cycling action might make the gun more pleasant to cycle and shake, but how much more than $5 do you think that is reasonably worth? Compounding this is the thought that the $100-$200 difference could buy a better barrel, scope and trigger.
It's worth, oh, about $125 more for me. Actually, about $180 more, since I bought the Law Tactical folder version.
I'd say the value proposition was the same for a fair few other folks that bought them over the five or so years the SCS has been on the market.
Why do you reckon folks want one after they try one? I can tell you, it ain't all internet hype. I pretty much ignored JP Enterprises for the most part despite all the press they get, because I don't give a damn about race guns and my (more than $5 BTW) buffers and springs worked fine.
But after a hunt when a friend was showing me his rig with one, I was an instant convert to the SCS. Order placed the next morning.
While I'm sure its profitable for JP, there's a fair bit of machining and materials required to make a SCS. It's not a $5 part in a $125 wrapper like a set of trainers or some trademarked pattern on a sweat-shop handbag.
And it does add value. I enjoy my weapon more with one than without one. That's all the justification I need. I (along with countless others) also spend extra money for a nice quality charging handle and safety selector instead of milspec, neither of which make the weapon shoot better, but it makes the experience with the weapon better. Like I said earlier, your criteria is not wrong, but it's also not universal.
I don't shoot targets just for the sake of shooting targets, range days are not the reason I own firearms. I shoot targets to get zero, check functionality, and hone skills in preparation for using the weapon on living things. A range trip for me is a workout, not a sport. I have no issue with recreational shooting for its own sake, everybody needs a hobby, and if you need a precision barrel to achieve your goals or make your experience better, go for it.
But for myself, a 2MOA gun is all I need. Hell, I can get by with a 4MOA+ gun, and did, for years, professionally and for recreation. It may not be all the gun I deserve in terms of accuracy, but it's all the gun I need.