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e8gm
A friend is considering buying an Olympic Arms AR from Wal-Mart. Does anyone have an opinion as to the quality of their rifles?
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  • e8gm
    I have an Olympic arms AR-15. I put a scope on it and was sighting
    it in at a range. At 100 yds I was putting them in a one inch circle
    and was very impressed and satisfied with the carbine until I fired
    it and it broke apart. In two pieces, it broke where the upper receiver and the barrel meet, behind the retaining ring for the upper
    hand guard. Why would that happen? No fast and furious firing. Using
    a bench with my arm supporting it. Factory ammo. Has anyone else had
    this happen to them?
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  • rufe-snow
    I would go with a DPMS for a entry level AR, rather then a Olympic Arms.
    I'm not familiar with the current ones that Walmart is selling? But I believe that the older Olympic Arms AR's were made out of castings, rather then forged aluminum.
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  • sandwarrior
    I'd buy an OLY before I'd buy a DPMS. I lived in Minnesota when they were a small company starting to get bigger. Their overall fit and finish left a lot to be desired.

    As far as cast vs. forged/extruded, there is no difference, really, in strength. The difference is how to get the shape of the metal you need. 7075 castings are the strongest pieces of aluminum out there working every day.
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  • Mobuck
    That whole issue of the cast receivers is so far in the past as to be completely out of the picture. I see nothing wrong with Olympic products and have at least 3 at this time.
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  • Sammowry
    Per the Oly Arms FAQ - ALL are now FORGED.
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  • tsr1965
    The Olympic Arms are great, as well as many other's, like Stag Arms, Rock river Arms, DPMS, Windham Weaponry, and Armalite.

    Best
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  • 4440rk
    What they said. The Olympic is a good rifle.
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  • Horse Plains Drifter
    quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
    I believe that the older Olympic Arms AR's were made out of castings, rather then forged aluminum.
    Olympic Arms had ONE model called a "Plinker" that had a cast reciever. That has been discontinued for a while now. All other models are, and always have been forged. I have an Oly M4 type. it seems to be of excellent quality, it carries a lifetime warranty, and those people are wonderful deal with.
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  • Mobuck
    I just finished shooting my new Olympic 7.62x39 flat top for the first time. After 4 shots to get it close to zero, the next 3 delivered a 3/4" group(MFS brass case FMJ). Switched to Hornady 123 SST and got 1.25-1.5" groups. Only issue(which isn't but might be for some)is the empties land at the 4 o'clock position. Consistent fall of the cases(within a 2' circle about 5' from ejection port) so I'm not concerned about it.
    I'm impressed since this Oly is so much more accurate than the Colt I traded for it. I'm going to go shoot a deer with it just to say I did.
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  • Riomouse911
    They were one of the originators of the different pistol caliber uppers (beyond Colt's 9mm) and have had a good rep with CS as well as good stuff at decent prices. Can't beat that.

    I'd say for your friend to "pull the trigger" so to say...
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