Originally Posted by Jeffrey
Ghostman,
Any other complaints other than accuracy?

My 300BO 10” BCA shoots damn good and hasn’t given me any trouble at all.

Besides the accuracy issues which were due to the crappy barrel it didn't feed worth a damn. Lead lapping the barrel, polishing the feed ramp and trying several different mags improved it but it still was far from my accuracy standard with factory or handloaded ammo I tried.

Surely someone can educate us on what the differences are between a $500 AR and a $1500 AR.
I’m sure barrel quality is one things. I’m sure the triggers can be improved. What else? Surely it’s more than ambidextrous safeties, mag releases and charging handles.

IMO Quality barrels, custom quality light triggers and a good trued up receiver makes a big difference when it comes to accuracy and account for much of the cost. Based on my experience in building ARs handguards, amb. safeties, extended mag releases, charging handles, stocks etc. are mostly cosmetic or weight and have little influence with accuracy or functional reliability.