Good afternoon,

I do not have any personal experience with this kit, but the reviews have been hit or miss. It seems that some people like it and it works well for them, and some people feel that the parts are inferior, are of poor quality, or just don't fit together correctly. Some of the things I've read talk about small parts missing from the kits, or the parts have machine burrs on them, or the customer service is terrible when trying to get an issue fixed.

When a product review is 50/50, that is usually a signal to me to stay away.

I hope that this helps....

Jim

Hello, my name is XXXXX XXXXX X would like to help here.

Blackthorne has operated under a couple of different names in a relatively short period of time -- Hesse and Vulcan. Every company name they have operated under, including Blackthorne has had a bad reputation. They do not manufacture anything, they purchase parts from AR parts manufacturers. While the parts are not totally junk, they are not top drawer quality, either. Plus the parts are not consistant. They buy whatever they can as cheaply as possible, so some parts may be decent, others, not so much. If you get lucky, you get a set of acceptable parts. If not, you have problems. Also their quality control is not good. Bad assembly and bad parts get through their lines often.

However, most of the problems are fixable, but sometimes new parts are needed. I guess it boils down to what you are looking for. If you are looking for a quality product that will be up and running with minimal problems, then you should probably pass. If you are a tinkerer and don't find fiddling correcting their problems to save $100 or so on parts, then you can get a workable gun in the end. However, it will probably not be as good of quality as if you had spent a bit more and got good stuff.