Well Said Azizza! It's not if they will fail, it's when. Mr.T I think the point some of us were trying to make is that you'll spend almost as much $$ for a lower tier gun, than you have to. That's all. If you like the Oly or DPMS brand, then fine. And if you only shoot once in a while, then they will probably be fine. But to your comparrison; would you pay a BMW price and be happy getting a Chevy Cobalt? No you wouldn't. And maybe a little of the bashing was this guy wanted all of us to read his e-mail, and much of it was really wrong. So if you're going to ask, then you better be willing to accept the answers. He asked, many answered, that's how it works.