Hey everyone, just thought I would throw my 2 cents in here. I purchased the Canadian edition and Western was great to deal with. First impressions when I got it was love at first sight. It is a thing of beauty. I had a bit of a mix up with some sights I ordered, so there was quite a delay with purchasing some optics. I eventually picked up a Vortex PST 1x4. I first took it out and actually had a bit of a problem with it. Misfired the first time, fired on the next, then I couldn't get it fire again. Phoned up ASA and the shop was pretty thin, Shot Show was on. Same at Western. But emails from ASA and Western were coming the very next day. They helped me along, even offering personal cell phone numbers to call. They thought the firing pin maybe be getting hung up. They suggested a quick cleaning as there might have been a little bit to much grease used. Since this was my first AR, I watched a couple of YouTube videos and stripped it down, cleaned the excessive grease out, and put it back together. Worked flawless ever since. I only put 25 rounds thru it. I have adjusted the scope a few times so I am not confident in commenting about the accuracy yet, but I think I got it setup the way I like it now. Trigger is clean and crisp. Love the stock. Almost no recoil. Never had a rifle with the rear charging handle, so I cannot compare, but I have absolutely no problems using the side one. Overall, very impressed so far.