academy/redjack firearms

[alvins]

I was on the academy site the other day and noticed they are selling redjacket firearms junk. I havent seen anyone on these online forums who accually think they make a decent gun.

[The Annoyed Man]

I don't know if they're junk or not, but I do know you're paying for the name as much as for the product.

[alvins]

they are well known before they were on tv?

[The Annoyed Man]

I don't really know. I'd never heard of them before the TV show, but I don't get out much.

[Carry-a-Kimber]

They were known for putting out quality AKs long before they got a show. I think their AR is a few hundred bucks over priced.

[jimlongley]

I can tell you this much. Some of the stuff I have seen them do to and with guns they obviously knew little to nothing about make them seem very amateurish to me.

[G.A. Heath]

Tiger McKey chose them to build his "Katana" AR15s prior to the show going on the air, but while they were filming, so I assume they did quality work back then. Now days, you never know.

[Chemist45]

I saw the Red Jacket AR in Academy a few months ago.
It was a typical tricked out M4 and about $300 more than any other AR in the place.
It did have Red Jacket's logo on the side.

[MoJo]

I saw the Red Jacket AR in Academy a few months ago.
It was a typical tricked out M4 and about $300 more than any other AR in the place.
It did have Red Jacket's logo on the side.

The question that comes to mind is that logo worth $300? There is just so much you can do to an AR above what comes with a quality, name brand, mass produced gun before you are throwing good money away. $300 will buy a lot of ammo.

[The Annoyed Man]

$300 will buy a lot of ammo.

Yes it will.

[rm9792]

ARs are one of the few guns where the name usually means diddly. You can build a parts gun from the quality parts that shoots as well as a 3k Les Baer or POF. They are so simple and modular that a name just isnt worth it to me anyway. Unless it says Glock, then it is tupperware trash.....heh heh heh....

[74novaman]

I had heard of them before the show, heard pretty good things. Having seen their show a few time - I wouldnt want anything from there.

This exactly. I'd heard of people liking their AKs from RJ, but after seeing the show.... I wouldn't use them.