The reliability and accuracy of the lo-pro should be no different than any other DPMS rifle in that it is juat a variation of the theme. One thing I have seen with DPMS rifles do not get to aggravated if the rifle has reliablity issues for the first 4 or 5 hundred rounds several of them them that I have dealt with do but after that every thing settled down, they were very reliable and had good accuracy, I guess it just takes those rounds to break in, and smooth out. But they seem to be pretty decent rifles and they are quite a bit cheaper than the Bushmasters or Rock Rivers at least around here anyway.