While I was not a fan of the Auto Ordnance Carbines due to personal bad experiences with several early ones in the 2008 time frame, I understand their QC has improved in response to pressure from customers. With that said, with auto Ordnance their QC issues were more fit and finish than anything, with some feeding issues. AO had NOTHING the magnitude of the issues that Inland seems to be having with soft (i.e. unsafe) bolts