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Old 10-30-2006, 11:58   #10
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Originally Posted by fish78
What is the delivery time, I talked with Chris at POF a week or so ago and he said they were 3 to 4 months out on their uppers...L&W has their gas piston uppers ready to ship now...I am trying to clear some financial hurdles and plan to put one of them on a RRA lower...
Not sure, an individal at the SHOT told me that the POF, HK, and Colt designs were all in violation of existing patents and that he was the designer.

I like the concept, but think that the prices are out of line, given the fact that a well-built, maintained, lubed, AR with good ammo and mags should run for several thousand rounds between stoppages. Crane claims that the M-4 should run well for 2,000 rounds between cleanings. IMHO, a lot of the AR reliability issues relate to Frankenguns that people are assembling from junk parts, bad ammo, and bad mags, with inadequate lubrication.

I sent an email to POF a long time ago and IIRC, never got a reply, so I gave up on them. The HK 416 could be a good choice for the future if the price was right.

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