Blade First
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"That question is conveniently ignored." -- Warp
That's simply not true. I gave a very specific reference including model and part numbers and the website where the upper and lower could be found. I noted why it was a better product. Is it just too much trouble for you to investigate?
Or perhaps you did and what you found just didn't fit the template for your argument.
Others in this thread have suggested brands which answer your question. Do I need to be redundant and copy them for you or can you go back and review them for yourself?
"People don't generally log in to grab a gun or go to their LGS, buy a new AR type rifle, and then buy more/additional items from the same company."
Astonishing. You can't possibly back up such a blanket assertion. The most successful companies, including those in the firearms industry, establish a brand and pour millions, if not billions, into line extensions of that brand. Why? Because the profit margin is going to be much higher.
What you are suggesting is that companies simply ignore the very brand loyalty they have spent years and fortunes developing. Astonishing.
"Again..buying a product that a company puts on the market, for the price they put it on the market for, is not something you can throw insults at the buyer for. Seriously."
I sure hope he didn't take my sarcasm as an insult. Look...again you have missed my point. If the company goes out of business or drops the product out of their catalog or [worst case scenario] decides they will no longer warranty it, you [the consumer] are just out of luck. It doesn't make the slightest bit of difference how little you paid for that product.
"Then what you do probably isn't very relevant to a person asking what new, complete AR to buy."
LOL! Since when can you develop relevant expertise by buying the occasional complete AR? You don't learn how to build, test, evaluate and repair ARs by handing the clerk at your LGS your credit card.
That's simply not true. I gave a very specific reference including model and part numbers and the website where the upper and lower could be found. I noted why it was a better product. Is it just too much trouble for you to investigate?
Or perhaps you did and what you found just didn't fit the template for your argument.
Others in this thread have suggested brands which answer your question. Do I need to be redundant and copy them for you or can you go back and review them for yourself?
"People don't generally log in to grab a gun or go to their LGS, buy a new AR type rifle, and then buy more/additional items from the same company."
Astonishing. You can't possibly back up such a blanket assertion. The most successful companies, including those in the firearms industry, establish a brand and pour millions, if not billions, into line extensions of that brand. Why? Because the profit margin is going to be much higher.
What you are suggesting is that companies simply ignore the very brand loyalty they have spent years and fortunes developing. Astonishing.
"Again..buying a product that a company puts on the market, for the price they put it on the market for, is not something you can throw insults at the buyer for. Seriously."
I sure hope he didn't take my sarcasm as an insult. Look...again you have missed my point. If the company goes out of business or drops the product out of their catalog or [worst case scenario] decides they will no longer warranty it, you [the consumer] are just out of luck. It doesn't make the slightest bit of difference how little you paid for that product.
"Then what you do probably isn't very relevant to a person asking what new, complete AR to buy."
LOL! Since when can you develop relevant expertise by buying the occasional complete AR? You don't learn how to build, test, evaluate and repair ARs by handing the clerk at your LGS your credit card.
