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Don't get me wrong....I'm still a big fan of WE products and am thankful they are around to produce new products and to produce them so frequently. It's just some the common sense stuff that lacks. For example, for high impact parts, why not just provide better material to resist wear or breakage? The brittle hammer on the AK is just one example of how it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this part really needs to be steel and not pot metal. Or the aluminum bolt carrier on the M4.... seriously, it doesn't take long to see real material damage from the hammer contacting the bottom of the carrier. The list goes on and on.
Maybe I'm just frustrated because I bought a brand new rifle ($500) with 9 extra mags ($400) that might as well be paper weight until spare or upgraded parts become available which probably won't be until spring next year. I was hoping for some serious indoor CQB action over the winter and the AK was my ticket.
You know, I am more than willing to pay $200 to $300 more for the gun if it meant reliable service without spending $200 in third party upgrades and needing to have another $150 in parts readily on hand because you already know the parts will be used in very short order.
Oh well. Now to figure out where to put the paper weights.....
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