Stag Arms vs. Olympic Arms uppers and lowers?.

[Colorado Osprey]

Olympic lowers are usually cast Aluminum.

Wow is that wrong!
Olympic only uses Forged recievers and has done so for most of it production life... (40 plus years)
Oly used cast reciever in the Plinker model only(not sold separately)...and only for a few years many many years ago. The current Plinker Plus uses forged recievers as well.

Low tier is funny. Somebody is drinking the Kool-aide over on AFR.

Olympic not only makes parts and complete firearms, they also sell parts to almost every other "manufacturer". Yes, Colt, RRA, DPMS, etc,.... most all of them have bought parts or continue to buy parts to make guns from Olympic Arms parts.

Those "Charts" are very centered to make a point... but they are not very accurate, or at the very least outdated.

To me accuracy is the most important.
Mil-Spec with a chrome lined barrel acceptable accuracy is 2-3MOA?? And that is a "Top Tier" rifle!

Another thing that like to be stated about Oly is their lack of staking the carrier.
Did you know there are 4 mil-spec acceptable ways to stake a carrier?? That "chart" only reflects one style as acceptable. Oly does stake the carrier, but not like most companies and yes, it is one of the mil-spec acceptable ways.

Before making bold statements about any manufacturer, make sure of the facts... not just pass on what you read in a manufacturer favored forum.
Try visiting oa2.org an Oly pwners forum and read about all the happy owners!... or at least get the real scoop on Olympic.
In the hunting AR community Olympic Arms are the most common followed closely by RRA, Bushmaster then DPMS. Remington is picking up ground fast with their AR's as well.

Does Oly make a good rifle.. you bet.
Can I find fault with Oly... You bet!
Their customer service isn't great, but they deal with you dirrectly. You don't have a middleman feeding you info.
I hate that they announce a new developement long before they can ever take it to market.
I don't like the tight tolerance in the mag well. You need to check each mag to make sure they are drop free.

Did you know that Olympic's pistol caliber platform was not only the original, but refused to sell the rights so that others could manufacture their design? Colt and RRA have repeatly tried and continue to sell the Colt style because they can't buy patent rights to sell the Olympic style.
Flat top upper reciever.. originally designed by Olympic

Internationally Olympic is the most "forged" firearm reciever. There is a company in the Phillipines that copies their logo and name on the recievers. Some have made their way illegally into the states and have caused many problems for Olympic's reputation.

[BPTactical]

Olympic used cast lowers as late as 2004. I have seen gaps between the upper and lower, uppers and lowers that would not interchange from one rifle to another, fire control holes drilled crooked and out of dimension, chambers that looked like Century Arms did them and fire control components that were not hardened correctly. It sure is funny how when I am cutting down a front sight base fom a Stag, Bushy, Rock River, DPMS and similar I get a nice shower of white sparks that flare nicely and then the few Olympics that I have done shed dull orange streamers. That is a sign of poor quality steel.

You get what you pay for.

[two shoes]

You get what you pay for.

I don't know about that.... I got a free pizza and soda tonight... tasted great and no one has had to run to the bathroom yet...

[BPTactical]

I don't know about that.... I got a free pizza and soda tonight... tasted great and no one has had to run to the bathroom yet...

[Hoser]

I have several Oly lowers that I got in 98 or 99 sometime. All the pin holes were straight and in spec. The anodizing quality is excellent and as black as a whores heart.

My only complaint is that the mag well is on the tight side. I knew that going in. GI mags and the latest generation on EMags drop free just fine, some PMags dont.

[mutt]

I don't think Olympic makes cast lowers anymore. I have one of their K3B rifles and the lower is definitely forged. The fit between the upper and lower is nice and tight with no play. It's interchangeable with my other non-oly uppers and uses standard lower parts. I'm quite happy with it. I can't speak for their past products, but their current stuff seems fine.

[Morgan338LM]

FWIW I have a custom Stag rifle that's had over 7000 rounds through it and Im still waiting for my first malfunction. Lots of it was Wolf, I fired 1000 rounds of the crappy wolf without oiling or cleaning and it fed them all like a swiss watch. They have my recommendation