Ar-15 Which one?
Thinking about getting a AR-15 but dont know much about them. Have noticed that the prices vary widely but they all seem to work the same. Was issued an M-16 in '66 and never really trusted it, especially after it jammed on me twice.
Mike
Mike
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There are many posts regarding this question. Do a search and see what you come up with. This is one I posted awhile back.
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=535632&SearchTerms=ar,suggestions0 -
Build your own. It's fun and easy as long as all the parts are "Mil-Spec". Midway has the best section and prices on parts. The only part that has to be purchased locally is the serial numbered lower, which is considered by the feds to be the actual firearm. You can either use Brownells on-line videos as a guide, or buy the paperback book, "The AR-15 complete Assembly Guide", for step by step assembly instructions.
EDIT #1, Mobuck & Beaner make a valid point, i.e. it's actually cheaper and easier to buy a off the rack AR then to assemble one yourself, not even considering it's resale value. For instance, last summer when I was pricing them, Buds was selling DPMS M4 carbines cheaper then if you assembled one yourself using Midway parts.0 -
While the AR is a pretty basic build and not complicated, if you're a clutz with tools or a "use a bigger hammer" guy, there's a very real chance you can cause yourself a lot of grief. That said, my blind son assembled a lower in about 1/2 hour with my assistance in aligning and starting pins,etc. Keep in mind he has more mechanical knowledge and experience than a vast number of sighted persons.
Once I have the parts laid out, it takes about 15 minutes to put it all togther. Depending on how good a shopper you are and how big a hurry you're in, it may not pay you much for the time you invest in assembly. If you feel the pride of DIY is worthwhile, by all means build your own. Otherwise, look at DelTon,R-Guns, or one of the one man shop assemblers selling on GB.0 -
Build your own is fun, but unless you are getting a special deal on parts, and your time has literally zero value, you're probably not going to do it for much less than just buying an entry-level off the rack gun. Even if you save $100 building your own, resale value on home-built guns isn't as great as name-brand ones.
As to the original question, "which one" depends on
a. What you actually want to do with it, and
b. What your budget is, and
c. What (if any) special features you want on there:
I think most people buy one, figure its for "home defense" (or "zombie apocalypse"), then bring it out to the range and shoot it from time to time. If that's the case, pretty much **ANY** (and I really do mean any) AR-15 by a major manufacturer will be fine.0 -
N2Boats1,
First let me say that the question of Which AR do I get tells us nothing of what you want to use it for. There is a multitude of uses for this modular concept rifle. Which has finally come into it's own about 10 years ago as a modular rifle. You can have a short handy rifle for close in work such as home defense or easier for woods carry or you can go with a progressively longer barrel to give a little better velocity in each case. This is mostly for how far you want to shoot. There are now a bunch of cartridges that have been made to work on the platform. My choice is the 6.5 Grendel.
I've had short medium long, accuracy, blaster, compromise of accuracy/blaster, no rails, loaded with rails, great triggers, hard triggers, big rounds, little rounds, medium rounds, long range rounds, short range rounds, and no name rounds, in the AR-15 platform. Some work a lot better than others. Some don't work so well. Long range accuracy guns don't work so well down hallways for building clearing.
So, you've got to decide what you want to do with the rifle then someone can give you a heads up on what/where to get what you want.0
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