In the civilian gun world, sure. Plenty of actual better than milspec out there.
The other factor is 3rd party parts for .mil is how those contracts are awarded.
Let’s say LTT and billy bobs, bait, tackle, machine shop and adult novelty of Hot springs AR are competing for a contract for replacement locking blocks. LTT is a veteran owned business, but even though Billy Bob is not a veteran, his wife, who owns 51% on paper is a disabled, female, Eskimo veteran so billy Bob gets the contract even though LTTs parts are better. And of course ten years later billy Bob is arrested by federal authorities for buying locking blocks made in Taiwan, not doing the require QC checks and falsely claiming they made in the USA.