ar15

kbbandit

May 27, 2002 14:30

i was looking at olympic models and was wondering what the dif. was between a plinker and regular ar15.....and what is a good economical maker of ar15(low money high accuracy...if possible).

thanks,

bandit

If you never try you will always fail.

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  kbbandit

  May 27, 2002 14:30

  I have an ar15 with both a .223 and .45acp upper. The 45acp upper is new and I reload 45acp. Therefore, I want to reuse the spent brass.
  Anyone have experience with ar15 brass catchers as sold by Cabelas, Midway, Natchez, etc?
  Just wonder if they work well, sort of or not at all. My questions come from wondering if the "mesh net" interferes with the ejection of the spent brass???

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  cpermd

  May 27, 2002 16:00

  Plinker has a cast lower.
  The lower is not a stressed piece in an AR.
  cpermd

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  nmyers

  May 27, 2002 17:32

  The "regular" version of the AR-15 and clones made by most manufacturers is what I would consider a "service grade"; i.e., specifications and accuracy close to what the US armed forces issue to soldiers. Moving up the product lines, you can buy what I would call "match grade" rifles made to tighter specifications and capable of greater accuracy; every upgrade usually gives only incremental improvement in accuracy, but competitive shooters usually win only by tiny differences so it is worth the money to them.
  
  I think that Armalite, Bushmaster, and Colt make the best AR's. I own an early Colt SP1, and really like it. However, I think that Bushmaster offers the best value for the money today.
  
  Where you go in a given product line depends upon your kind of shooting. If you just go out occasionally to have fun shooting at targets, an expensive match grade rifle make not make financial sense for you. (Besides, the better they get, the heavier.)
  
  The only difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys.
  
  Neal

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  JudgeColt

  May 27, 2002 18:58

  Here I go again reminding everyone that only Colt made the AR-15, and it has been out of production since the 1980s, when Colt introduced the AR-15A2. Of course, the AR-15A2 is now out of production as well.
  
  If you are looking for post-ban AR-15-TYPE rifles, Colt, ArmaLite and Bushmaster seem like the highest quality clones to me.

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  cpermd

  May 27, 2002 20:39

  Judge,
  It is kinda like "Kleenex" or "Xerox".
  It is accepted usage for 99.99% of us.
  And that's the way it is.
  cpermd

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