dogcatcher,
They are light, they are accurate, and they are affordable. That's a tough act to beat. Some of the criticism of them is snobbery, and some of it is honest difference of opinion. The latter I accept and respect, the former I don't pay any attention to and instead make up my own mind. If they were as big a p.o.s. as some of their detractors claim, you wouldn't see so many happy owners. That kind of tells the story right there.
IMHO if they were to add a metal shroud and bottom metal they would be the finest factory 2 lug pushfeed action along with barrel made. It would take major money to make anything else keep up with it. I know that the plastic shroud and floorplate,magazine are perfectly fine, although I did manage to crack a bolt shroud..it is just aesthetics at least for me.
