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There’s a plethora of youtube vids and blog reviews demonstrating various issues throughout the years. Maybe they’ve got their act together these days, who knows.

When I searched, I found 2 videos, both of which were positive. Mrgunsgear and someone else. Pewpewtactical and somewhere else (TTAG I think) were positive in the written reviews.
I've seen references to something a few years back, somebody had a quarrel with the brand and got harrassed by them, apparently, when they gave a bad review.

A lot of the reviews seem to be favorable, and mention negative reviews but almost uniformly, those are defined as "I heard someone said ...".

I'm new to ARs, but not new to guns. I'm very familiar with what you'd call "gun snobs". I have seen people shite on Armscor 1911's because they lack prestige; but they run.
I'm not looking for the Ed Brown version of an AR, I want something cheap and functional.

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I will say that a $499 price tag in the midst of possibly the biggest gun grab in our history (along with the rate they are pumping them out) doesn’t offer much reassurance from a quality control standpoint.

understood... and considered. I'm buying a complete gun because I haven't built, and not sure what to examine. They offer a lifetime warranty, and I know a couple of gunsmiths.

And I don't consider price to be the end-all in quality, never have. I know people search for brand names, you can charge a premium for a logo and it will sell. And right now, you can double your price and somebody will still buy it. I'm watching that with ammo.

This isn't meant to be a brag on HEY LOOK AT MY NEW AWESOME TOY thread. We can go back to that when things settle down.

It's more about finding something functional, for the best price you can.