I broke it down and it seems very well put together. Everything is staked correctly. Bolt is MPI/HPT, M16 BCG, 1/7 chrome lined barrel. Only thing I forgot to check for was whether it had an H buffer or not. I’ll check tomorrow. Interesting flash suppressor on it. Nice Magpul furniture and BUIS. I think it’s well worth the asking price. (considering the bushmasters we sell next to it on the rack go as far up as $999)
I like my DD better, but these appear to be quality rifles even if you don’t like the show.
Say what you want, but there is a backlog of orders at Red Jacket. They advertise a standard AR for $1,255…quite alot for nothing special other than the fact that it was put together by someone employeed at RJF. I’d like to see where they assemble these at, cause the few folks on the show sure ain’t turning out enough to be able to stock…anywhere. I don’t for a minute doubt it’s a quality firearm, with quality components that will last, but my contempt for the show would keep me from buying anything they sell.
Remembering that they had a RJ “Accurized” Olympic Arms on their website when the show first aired for $1800, I doubt they reduced their profit margins since they’ve become so popular nor does it look like they increased their knowledge about AR’s from what I seen on their shows.
Personally, I do doubt that it is a quality firearm…
Comparing this to a BM and saying it is a good value, is completely wrong. BM is overpriced and the model you speak of for 999.00 is overpriced for sure.
I would buy a Colt, DD or BCM any day of the week before I would get some RJC. Especially after seeing how they do things.
there is a guy who has a pair of LE6920s that he brings to the west palm gun show, last time I was there, he had them marked at $995. Big placards with “blow out” “last two LE6920s I have” etc…He sits right in front of the Gun Country table with a bunch of DPMS crapbines…everyone fingers the DPMS guns, never touches the ponies.
Iraqgunz
Comparing this to a BM and saying it is a good value, is completely wrong. BM is overpriced and the model you speak of for 999.00 is overpriced for sure.
I would buy a Colt, DD or BCM any day of the week before I would get some RJC. Especially after seeing how they do things
I’m convinced that this show and that other stupid “gunsmith” show were put on the air by anti-gun people. They found the biggest retards they could to represent the community in an effort to bring discredit to all of us. This I am sure of.
And no, I don’t think it “gets more people interested in guns.” It makes more stupid gun owners. Of this I am also sure.
I dunno, I think I’d rather spend $1225 on Straight Jacket rifle than a swift kick in the crotch from a hobo. The Straight Jacket rifle, being so cool and all, would sell pretty fast over on TOS. Even if I reduced my price to $5 per punt, it’s doubtful I’d find many customers willing to pay for a swift kick to the crotch, even if it came the original box and a transferable lifetime warranty
I wouldn’t buy any serious rifle from a company where the owner berated his employee on national TV for asking if he could use the proper tool to set the head spacing on a SNIPER RIFLE. Apparently, at RJ, the proper way to build a sniper rifle is to “eyeball it”. No thanks, I’d rather build a rifle myself.
