Some of these questions have already been answered in the interim:
In an
extended thread about the VFC Barrett, links to reviews and user opinions were offered.
The S
mokeys version however was not addresssed in this conversation.
From what I'd gathered, both the Smokeys and VFC were similar from a construction quality stand-point. It seemed that the semi-auto nature and drastically lowered price of the VFC eclipsed the Smokeys offering. I know I certainly was stretching the limits considering the VFC, let alone the extra 500+ the Smokeys was to cost.
For this comparison and updated opinion on how the VFC 'mid-term' is holding out, lets wait and see...