Re: Another .50 Kaboom. BOHICA Arms
Morgan, at least you didn't mention the "preferred brands" name. It shouldn't be spoken or written. Should be scrubbed from the history books as far as I'm concerned. Every time I see one on someone's gun, I want to tomahawk it into the ground.
There is a post about the bohica kaboom on another forum that I think is worth posting here:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Most likely I'm going to sell my Bohica. Here's why.
I can buy anything I want. For me a 50 is a throwback to my Marine Corps days. It is a weapon that kind of culminates my collection. When I was looking at 50's to shoot, I considered several manufacturors, including Armalite, Barrett, and Bohica. I chose a Bohica because when I bought it, they were a fledgling company with a cool idea and neat product. I also liked the idea that it used the AR platform. Everything seemed like they were headed in the right direction. Then all the Mickey Mouse stuff. Dowel rods, new bolt handles that don't fit any better than the old ones, rifles that topple over because they are too front heavy and the bipod is mounted too far to the rear, shipping every Wednesday (except this one) etc. are all huge red flags to me.
I have many weapons. I shoot nearly all of them a lot. There is only one rifle that I own that I lack confidence in - my Bohica. I have beat the piss out of my ARs and never had a round go off unexpectedly. I have had bolts destroyed, but the stray parts largely remained inside the receiver. It's call engineering and testing. Two things I am convinced Bohica does not have or do.
No amount of money saved is worth my life or the life of anyone unlucky enough to be nearby if a malfunction turns a weapon into a claymore. I cannot even imagine that anyone could say an OOB firing pin strike is an operator error, under any circumstance. I don't care if he beat the damn thing with a sledgehammer and an icepick. A rifle should not go boom when OOB. Ever. If it does it is because there is a design flaw in the firing mechanism. Period. To blame anything else is delusional.
So I'll most likely sell the Bohica and buy a dedicated 50 that's been properly designed, engineered, and manufactured. One whose manufacturer is not judgement proof in the event the damn thing blows up and kills or maims me or someone I care about.</div></div>