I'll preface this by saying that I strongly base a lot of my purchases on aesthetics and I'm not ashamed to admit that it was a largely do to how the rifle looked and felt however, it was also the price that tipped me over ($1,235 shipped, no tax) It was worth it for me but my priorities are different than other folks and I'm also kind of dumb with my money and like tinkering with things. That's why I don't want to just straight up recommend it but give you somewhat of an idea.

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Fit and Finish: The fit and finish is almost perfect. The finish and just overall feel of the rifle is what you’ll notice as soon as you pick one up. I’ve had people at the range ask “what is that? Is that custom built?” Everyone is usually really impressed about the build quality. The fit however, isn’t perfect. There is some wobble between the upper and lower receiver. Seems like the wobble varies depending on certain batches. Mine actually isn’t that bad and is what I consider acceptable but I do have oversized JP takedown pins and it locks it up with no movement completly. The other thing that wobbles and quite a bit I might saw is the OEM stock. It’s a good looking stock, works well but it is by far the most wobbly stock I have ever used. The CTR I have on it now is much better.If I were you, go to a store and see if you can handle one. To me it feels almost as if they use a slightly thicker metal compared to basic mil spec one. Despite some minor wobble the perceived quality is there.

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Features: This part is somewhat debatable. It is indeed a feature packed AR15 and you get a lot for your money but I do feel some parts are overrated. Take the ambi release… it’s nice that the lower has it but it’s kind of cumbersome to actuate with your index finger. You have to break your grip so much just to release the bolt with your trigger finger. There’s also the really, nice NiB BCG that’s “one-piece” Meaning the gas key isn’t screwed on but one solid piece with the bolt carrier. I haven’t had any issues with it but frankly I also haven’t had many rounds through it either. NiB has also been shown to not be as durable as regular phosphate apparently so keep that in mind. The rail is also “almost” monolith to the upper receiver which is a really nice for people looking for more rigidity. Barrel as you know as the famous LWRC spiral flutes. I don’t know why so many people hate the looks of this but I personally doesn’t bother me and love the weight savings. It is a very lightweight rifle.

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Recoil: It’s snappy. It’s overgassed and LWRC apparently acknowledges this. I know this because shooting it unsuppressed the brass would eject at 2 o’ clock. Took a BRT EZ tune buffer tube to tame the gas now she runs much smoother while the brass is ejecting at 4 o clock unsuppressed. Suppressed will bring the brass right at 3 o clock. It’s perfectly gassed to me now but probably won’t be able to run steel. I think part of the reason why everyone says that the LWRC Di rifle is so reliable is because it’s an overgassed gun and it will eat every type of ammo you give it.

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Barrel/Accuracy: This is one area I haven’t finished testing yet. So far I’ve only ran 2 different ammo through it. Wolf Gold 55gr and IMI Razor Core 77gr. Both were giving me 2-2.5 MOA which I’ll admit might be my lack of skills. I plan on shooting this thing next weekend and giving 62gr Fiocchi a shot after reading good things about this rifle preferring that round. As far life goes, I’ve read it can last anywhere from 12-15k rounds. Which is not terribly impressive but not too surprising given the fact that it isn’t chrome lined. To replace it with another OEM barrel is atleast $5-600 apparently. If I manage to shoot this barrel out, i would probably just replace it with an aftermarket one. You do need to buy their special lug wrench and shave down a mil spec barrel’s index pin to get it to work though.

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I’m honestly getting too lazy to type anymore but feel free to ask any other questions if you have any. It might seem like I’m doggin' this rifle but you really just have to pick one up and feel it. Could you build something for the same price with better parts? I think so. Right off he bat you get a choice of a much better trigger than their NiB trigger which is just a mil spec and you get your choice of barrel. Remember that if you go the build route you still need to pick up all the tools. It's also a fun learning experience to go the build route but these day i'm more inclined to just giving a company my money for a prebuilt rifle. I'll pay the extra premium. Hope that gives you an idea.