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<blockquote data-quote="SMS" data-source="post: 1504183" data-attributes="member: 42"><p>Separating them because functionality (as in a gun that functions at any given moment or short sampled range session) does not automatically indicate the ability of a particular firearm to provide long term, hard use reliability.....That holds true for any machine. </p><p></p><p>Case in point, in my last military unit...we had a fleet of 2 1/2 ton trucks. They all functioned, they started and you could drive them all on 3 or 4 hour long convoys with few issues. Flash forward to Hurricane Katrina and subsequent road haul from OKC to New Orleans. Those functional trucks, when subjected to the hard use, heat and vibration of a long road haul ended up puking their guts out. Blown engines, seized brakes, clogged fuel systems, fires etc....They were <em>functional</em> but ended up being proved <em>unreliable</em> for the long haul. </p><p></p><p>Same goes for an AR...until you test it yourself or, if ammo is an issue, buy it from a proven manufacturer who conducts those tests, has a statistical sample of <em>thousands </em>of guns, and has good enough QC to ensure reasonable repeatability of specs...you will never know if it's truly <em>reliable</em>.</p><p></p><p>So, yes, you don't need to buy a multi-thousand dollar AR to have a reliable gun, but until you test it...and even after you do...you still only have a statistical sample of <em>one</em>.</p><p></p><p>Glad I can help you through this tough period of separation! LOL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SMS, post: 1504183, member: 42"] Separating them because functionality (as in a gun that functions at any given moment or short sampled range session) does not automatically indicate the ability of a particular firearm to provide long term, hard use reliability.....That holds true for any machine. Case in point, in my last military unit...we had a fleet of 2 1/2 ton trucks. They all functioned, they started and you could drive them all on 3 or 4 hour long convoys with few issues. Flash forward to Hurricane Katrina and subsequent road haul from OKC to New Orleans. Those functional trucks, when subjected to the hard use, heat and vibration of a long road haul ended up puking their guts out. Blown engines, seized brakes, clogged fuel systems, fires etc....They were [I]functional[/I] but ended up being proved [I]unreliable[/I] for the long haul. Same goes for an AR...until you test it yourself or, if ammo is an issue, buy it from a proven manufacturer who conducts those tests, has a statistical sample of [I]thousands [/I]of guns, and has good enough QC to ensure reasonable repeatability of specs...you will never know if it's truly [I]reliable[/I]. So, yes, you don't need to buy a multi-thousand dollar AR to have a reliable gun, but until you test it...and even after you do...you still only have a statistical sample of [I]one[/I]. Glad I can help you through this tough period of separation! LOL. [/QUOTE]
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