FlSwampRat
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...my money would be on the person with experience.
as an example, on this forum and others, 10 years ago, i posted a lot and gave a lot of advice on ARs because i shot every day, attended several classes a year, competed in 3gun and high power, and built several ARs per year. (I also was active in improving gun laws in my state) in the past few years, i mostly keep my mouth shut unless i'm asking a question because my experience is dated and i there's no reason for anyone to value my opinion on, for example, why one mfg is better than another. i think the crux of the problem described in the OP is that most people think their opinion is worth a lot more than it really is, and they should listen more and post less.
My experience with AR style guns is limited to my M-16 while in the Army. Oddly, it was made by GM's Turbo-Hydromatic Division. That explained the selector switch saying Park Neutral and Drive instead of Safe Semi and Auto. But I digress.
I'd never voice an opinion on which AR components were superior to whose. All I'd be doing is parroting someone else's opinion. Who is probably parroting som..... Well, you get the idea.