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Posted: 11/18/2011 6:09:54 PM EDT
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Let's say a person with good mechanical aptitude and the ability to follow directions assembled a carbine from all one manufacturers parts. All the torque specs were done correctly, everything works just like a factory gun, The parts were either new or take offs from factory guns. What would be the difference, if any(function and durability wise), between a home assembled carbine and a factory made one?
Would a Colt parts gun be less than a factory model? Again, not talking resale but specifically function... ...or a Spikes, BCM, LMT, etc |
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Nope,it would be the same,it may even be better seeing as how you are in charge of the QC and not some dude thinking about how it's Friday or his girlfriend left him,etc.. This. Considering it's being built for "yourself" you will take better care in building it then a manufacture. |
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Would a Colt parts gun be less than a factory model? Again, not talking resale but specifically function... Usual difference is a factory warranty, no difference in function. Also, cost. A complete firearm has had excise tax paid on it by the manufacturer. A parts kit firearm has not, so can be lower-priced. |
| Factory assemblers crank through XX amount of rifles per day. After a while it starts to get routine and things slip. Thank goodness for QC/QA. With that said, if you have all the proper tools and the know how, DIY. At least you can take your time and get it done with perfection. I'm pretty anal about stuff being aligned properly, etc. |
| Kind of asking if a Colt made factory gun is put together better or the same as a lower receiver, PSA internals, BCM upper gun with Magpul furniture gun (like I put together 3 weeks ago). I think if the internals are put in right (really only one right way-if not, won't work), and the upper is quality (i.e., BCM, LMT, etc) then the home built gun is as good as the Colt. Plus, as others have said, the attention to detail is more intense. I wanted a top of the line gun, and I built it. As far as I am concerned, the gun is the same or better quality to anything out there, and that is all that matters to me, because that's what I wanted. I was going to buy a Colt 6920 because I thought that would be the holy grail to me. Then I decided to go better. Now all I need to do is to shoot it more and become a better marksman, and that is up to me. |
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If I had a choice between a Colt factory assembled carbine or a pile of colt parts assembled by someone with no training and no experience I would choose the Colt assembled weapon.
Everyone has to start somewhere and with good parts and some attention to detail a new builder should be able to put together a serviceable weapon. |
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If I had a choice between a Colt factory assembled carbine or a pile of colt parts assembled by someone with no training and no experience I would choose the Colt assembled weapon. Everyone has to start somewhere and with good parts and some attention to detail a new builder should be able to put together a serviceable weapon. That is absolutely true. The question, however, is would you choose factory or the pile of parts that you, yourself, assembled. That changes the equation somewhat. |
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[red]What would be the difference, if any(function and durability wise), between a home assembled carbine and a factory made one? In theory, if done correctly? Should be identical. But the knowledge gained from building it yourself would be invaluable. Quoted:
The only difference would be the configuration, you would get to have everything setup the way you wanted instead of having to change parts out. The above was what I was thinking when I built the carbine... 
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