Buying a complete gun and just one.

by bmize, Thursday, April 05, 2012, 09:43 (4616 days ago) @ cas

I'm not really an AR guy, but have a few and handle a lot of them.
New Colts as CAS said are up in quality. Getting a better aftermarket trigger is a drawback with the Colt. You will want a better trigger than mil-spec.
I've got a parts gun, a Rock River and a DPMS. All work flawlessly.
My favorite is the Rock River. It is a 20" HBAR, RRA 2 stage trigger I worked over. It is a tack driver.
The HBAR barrel is what they call the heavy barrel, about 3/4" diameter. It's really not to heavy for me.
They also make Bull barrels, 1" or 1 1/8" you do not want one of these unless you plan to shoot off the bench alot.

Lots of options out there, look around and buy one you like with a good brand name on it.