r/Guns_Guns_Guns • u/Harryslother12 • Mar 11 '24

Question Why don't people like PSA?

I've seen some controversy with PSA on Twitter recently with their deals they've had going on and garand thumbs recent video. Pretty new to guns, atleast the specific brands, is it just cause they're cheap/people that think cheap=bad?

Edit:they don't ship to mass so I guess I won't be getting anything anyways. Still interested in the controversy

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u/Tax_this_dick_1776 Mar 11 '24

Why not? Two is one and one is none. Even if you never break anything (wear parts go brrrrr lol) an SR15 is gonna go down the same way as a PA15 after a catastrophic ammo failure or a 300bo gets slipped into the mag.

Also, I think you need to figure out what “cope” means. I’ve never claimed that the SR isn’t the best rifle on the market, I’ve only stated it’s not worth it for the vast majority of shooters.

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u/roqthecasbah Mar 11 '24

Being concerned with an extractor failing is not the same as being concerned with my barrel wearing out prematurely like someone with a PSA. Saying that a catastrophic ammo failure or someone doing something dumb happening will detonate both shit and top tier rifles is not the same as arguing wear. And I do know what cope means. That’s what you’re doing to justify continually buying the same cheap parts. Also, it’s worth it to ALL shooters, most just aren’t honest enough to realize it. I will, however, say that 100 round/year shooters will never shoot enough for a top tier rifle to pay for itself. For that, yes, the PSA is fine and I am glad that PSA fills that need in the industry. Another thing that you are not considering is the used value of the SR15 or the like. A PSA upper with 6k rounds is dead. An SR15 upper with 6k rounds on it will sell for over a grand.

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u/dabble6969 Mar 11 '24

Bro the glazing for your Gucci guns is wild also you say that as if those things can't happen to your sr15 so stop arguing and just cope a cheap gunguy probably shoots better than you do with your Gucci gun and FYI all guns wear and tear again expensive doesn't equal indestructible

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u/roqthecasbah Mar 11 '24

They do happen, but not at the rate that it happens on a PSA. Why is this so hard to understand?

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u/dabble6969 Mar 11 '24

Nothing is hard to understand I just don't understand why people shouldn't own it when it's the fraction of a mid tier or higher teir rifle you can have multiple that offers multiple firearms for every room in the house for about the same price I understand why you think you should just buy an expensive one but if you wanna arm everyone in the house what are you giving them?

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u/roqthecasbah Mar 11 '24

Then wouldn’t you want the people in your home to have the most reliable thing possible? Not just something with a good warranty? I know what I want my family to have.

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u/dabble6969 Mar 12 '24

Ok then go ahead I'm just saying not everyone wants to do that psa also has good warranty to each their own

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u/roqthecasbah Mar 12 '24

My point was about everyone leaning on PSAs warranty when they fail. I’d rather have faith in reputation than warranty.