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    Regarding Sionics, my answer to what I hate about them (having never held one of their rifles) is that I hate it when companies recycle an old, known name for a new unrelated company. The original Sionics has a storied legacy of developing weapon systems for the military. The new Sionics is a boutique maker of one of the most common rifles of all time. There is no person or piece of IP that relate the two. If y our product is so great, that will make your name great. Don't try to use a known name to lure people in.

    Like Carroll Shelby said, "a car makes a name, a name doesn't make a car"
    Kinda like Springfield?

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    Quote Originally Posted by O4L View Post
    Kinda like Springfield?
    Yep.

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    A little bit of an update. I've been refreshing the BCM page on a few options that I have been looking at on a daily basis. I really wanted the 12.5 but it has been out of stock so I was considering the 14.5. Ultimately, I couldn't convince myself to get the 14.5 so I have just been waiting. With just a little bit of luck the 12.5 became available today and I picked one up. For $624.90 it seemed like high value compared to everything else that I have seen out there that is actually available (which is not a lot). The SOLGW Sage upper was selling for over $1200 a week ago. I really wanted a BFH barrel but for some reason the 12.5's don't have that option. I do believe it is still chrome lined though. The MK2 receiver is also pretty neat to me.

    Overall, I really enjoyed the discussion that we all had despite the fact that that BCM was really my only options that were actually available for non-16 inch options.

    Now I just need to figure out ammo and optic choice. I have a T1 on a Fullerized SLR107F AK that I can repurpose but its the only rifle I actually have ammo for which makes me really hesitant to do that. I may just get an Aimpoint Pro as it seems pretty high value and comes with a mount. Holosun look like interesting options too but I don't know much about them yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cool Breeze View Post
    A little bit of an update. I've been refreshing the BCM page on a few options that I have been looking at on a daily basis. I really wanted the 12.5 but it has been out of stock so I was considering the 14.5. Ultimately, I couldn't convince myself to get the 14.5 so I have just been waiting. With just a little bit of luck the 12.5 became available today and I picked one up. For $624.90 it seemed like high value compared to everything else that I have seen out there that is actually available (which is not a lot). The SOLGW Sage upper was selling for over $1200 a week ago. I really wanted a BFH barrel but for some reason the 12.5's don't have that option. I do believe it is still chrome lined though. The MK2 receiver is also pretty neat to me.

    Overall, I really enjoyed the discussion that we all had despite the fact that that BCM was really my only options that were actually available for non-16 inch options.

    Now I just need to figure out ammo and optic choice. I have a T1 on a Fullerized SLR107F AK that I can repurpose but its the only rifle I actually have ammo for which makes me really hesitant to do that. I may just get an Aimpoint Pro as it seems pretty high value and comes with a mount. Holosun look like interesting options too but I don't know much about them yet.
    I doubt the BCM will disappoint, all of their barrels are chrome lined. Ammo won’t matter much, it should run just about everything but heavy stuff (69-77gr) often tends to shoot very well. My Holosun is doing well but there are plenty of other good options too, depending on the role you’re looking to fill.


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    You won’t regret BCM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wake27 View Post
    I doubt the BCM will disappoint, all of their barrels are chrome lined. Ammo won’t matter much, it should run just about everything but heavy stuff (69-77gr) often tends to shoot very well. My Holosun is doing well but there are plenty of other good options too, depending on the role you’re looking to fill.


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    You won’t regret BCM.
    I really like and appreciate comments like these. Definitely makes me feel good about purchasing something I am not very familiar with.

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    What do you like or hate about (insert brand)'s AR?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cool Breeze View Post
    I really like and appreciate comments like these. Definitely makes me feel good about purchasing something I am not very familiar with.
    I don’t know if we talked optics here but Aimpoint is an easy default. People make Eotechs out to be way worse than my experience has shown so they should at least get a consideration. Holosun and some of the cheaper optics have come along way in the past several years and shouldn’t be totally disregarded either, unless you want to take a moral stand against Chinese made stuff (good luck). A lot of people like the MRO, I’m not crazy about some aspects so I’ve avoided them.

    Here’s what I have and why:
    Razor Gen III 1-10 primary on my ideal GP rifle. Thing is amazing but it costs $2k. I also have an offset Holosun that uses the RMR footprint because LPVOs are somewhat nuanced. I chose the Holosun because it was the smallest available that had a great price and I like the EOTech reticle. Wish it was american but oh well. At some point it’ll likely get replaced with an RMR because Merica but all of those are dedicated to my Glocks at the moment.

    Razor 1-6 on my backup GP rifle. It will get an offset or top mounted RDS at some point but is still a great optic. My only complaint is how stiff the zoom is.

    EXPS 3-2 on my shortest shorty because it’s my favorite red dot and I got a great deal on it.

    T-2 on the HD/wife’s gun for the light weight, ease of use, and battery life. Don’t have any intention of every buying another Aimpoint because they’re overpriced IMO.

    Vortex Crossfires on a few guns to include a shotty. I feel pretty well covered by known quality optics that I was ok going cheap on the backup guns and they’re all working very well so far. I wish they’d go a bit brighter but they use the Aimpoint micro mounts, are about $130, and are backed by a massive American company with a great warranty, even if they are made in China. If I was upgrading all of these right now, one would be another EXPS for an AR, one would be an RMR or Holosun for the shotty, and one wouldn’t get replaced because it’s on the heater AR.


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    Now that I’ve got three RMR, and am used to changing out batteries every six months, I ditched the aimpoint and went with my favorite optic, the EXPS3-0. I’m about ready to buy a third.

    The battery life while being left on, and of course the durability of the optic are the main selling points, but the EXPS is better for me and they come with a built in mount

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cool Breeze View Post
    I really like and appreciate comments like these. Definitely makes me feel good about purchasing something I am not very familiar with.
    Quote Originally Posted by Cool Breeze View Post
    A little bit of an update. I've been refreshing the BCM page on a few options that I have been looking at on a daily basis. I really wanted the 12.5 but it has been out of stock so I was considering the 14.5. Ultimately, I couldn't convince myself to get the 14.5 so I have just been waiting. With just a little bit of luck the 12.5 became available today and I picked one up. For $624.90 it seemed like high value compared to everything else that I have seen out there that is actually available (which is not a lot). The SOLGW Sage upper was selling for over $1200 a week ago. I really wanted a BFH barrel but for some reason the 12.5's don't have that option. I do believe it is still chrome lined though. The MK2 receiver is also pretty neat to me.

    Overall, I really enjoyed the discussion that we all had despite the fact that that BCM was really my only options that were actually available for non-16 inch options.

    Now I just need to figure out ammo and optic choice. I have a T1 on a Fullerized SLR107F AK that I can repurpose but its the only rifle I actually have ammo for which makes me really hesitant to do that. I may just get an Aimpoint Pro as it seems pretty high value and comes with a mount. Holosun look like interesting options too but I don't know much about them yet.
    Given the current market conditions and the popularity of AR pistols, really nice catch on the BCM 12.5" upper.
    BCM products are top-notch ("tier 1") and given my experience with them, you will not be disappointed.

    If you haven't seen the following video, you might enjoy...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaFOZAwspYI

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cool Breeze View Post
    I really like and appreciate comments like these. Definitely makes me feel good about purchasing something I am not very familiar with.
    BCM just works. Not to mention the owner of BCM being one of us, an excellent American, employing Americans. BCM takes QC so seriously that they built a go/no go apparatus for gas tubes.
    #RESIST

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