EBR

by Gunner , St Louis, Thursday, September 27, 2012, 21:30 (4441 days ago) @ Dave B

1- High End (a little over priced for what you get)
Colt
LaRue
Wilson Combat

2- Top Quaility (good to have if you are going to Iraq next week)
Daniel Defense
BCM
LMT
Noveske

3- Good Quailtiy (reliable, trouble free)
Rock River Arms
Smith & Wesson
Delton
Spikes Tactical
Stag
DSA

4- Maybe/Maybe not (questionable history)
Wyndam Weaponary
Sig Sauer
DPMS
Armalite

5- Not with a ten foot pole
Number 1 sales
Bushmaster
Olympic Arms

The old saying applies here, "you get what you paid for"

Mostly this comes down to what you want and need.....got a lot of money and want to show off who's name is on the side of the reciever, buy from #1 list. Like I put in the list #2, if I was getting shipped off to some crappy warzone, one of these would give me comfort at night. A good home defense and range gun that you wouldn't have to worry about, buy from list 3. Something from list 4, you are taking your chances and list 5, not even if the price was $400.

You don't have to go crazy and spend a fortune on a all mil-spec AR for home and range duty, nice to have but not really needed. Any good quaility AR will give you years of trouble free service. And the great thing about AR's, they are easy to fix, repair and upgrade.

My lastest is a bought/built rifle.....I bought a RRA mid length gas system light weight 16" flat top upper. Replaced the plastic handguards with a 10in Midwest Industries 2pc railed forearm and mounted it on a home built lower using a Noveske forged lower and mostly mil-spec parts. A little higher cost doing it this way but I have the rifle I wanted and the fun of doing for myself.

Gunner