I watched that video yesterday. That guy has always been a bit of a snob. If I was PSA I would send him a thank you. You should read the comments on the video, I saw plenty of people suddenly more interested in PSA than before. Considering I could buy two complete ARs for a gucci AR (not slamming high end ARs) and have just as much fun for me and my shooting style - I was impressed with its durability.
PSA Torture Test Video
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Let's be honest - most "name brand" entry-level firearms will be able to handle anything and everything that the average gun owner will throw at them. Most folks just aren't shooting more than a handful of times a year, and when they do it's not like they're doing 1000rd range sessions.
Even more honest, if the average joe were to "go to war" or participate in some "SHTF scenario," they would fail way before their tools due to lack of training, preparation, and probably due to being fat AF, like the average American! I sure have been on a soapbox lately LOL.
I think he meant more so that the guy is "clowning around."
His content is fun and is shot/edited well....but he also just does some stupid stuff and cracks silly jokes to get more views. Nothing negative about it.
Bigchillin83
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psa got trumps vote!!!!! Almost got him to say he was gonna fix pistol braces (@8:19)... he kinda did a bait and switch lol
One of the guys at the PD always breaks out his PSA on range days next to the guys with the latest and greatest KAC / JPs / next highest priced ARs and spanks them. Truth is even the most budget friendly ARs out there will be capable of out shooting the operator.
Train more, spend less.
Train more, spend less.
Lets not forgot that the carrier was out of spec and the chamber was poorly finished.
Thats what you are buying when you buy an ar, a bcg and a barrel. Nothing else in there is doing any heavy lifting. So this cheap psa upper "worked" but likely "wore out" prematurely due to those 2 factors. So QC at PSA with those 2 parts was lacking. But for the price who cares. And the sample size is too small to indicate the overall quality of a PSA product. Get a dozen of those uppers and have someone like "asian dave" measure and spec everything. Then you would have some usable data.
Using a PSA upper for some training or range time is not a "bet my life on it" situation. And no, I would not bet my life on budget parts, unless I really had to, or had inspected them thoroughly/ had a pro inspect them. Same goes for "non-budget" parts. Just remember you should never trust anything until you vet it.
Thats what you are buying when you buy an ar, a bcg and a barrel. Nothing else in there is doing any heavy lifting. So this cheap psa upper "worked" but likely "wore out" prematurely due to those 2 factors. So QC at PSA with those 2 parts was lacking. But for the price who cares. And the sample size is too small to indicate the overall quality of a PSA product. Get a dozen of those uppers and have someone like "asian dave" measure and spec everything. Then you would have some usable data.
Using a PSA upper for some training or range time is not a "bet my life on it" situation. And no, I would not bet my life on budget parts, unless I really had to, or had inspected them thoroughly/ had a pro inspect them. Same goes for "non-budget" parts. Just remember you should never trust anything until you vet it.
