Need feed back on ar-15

ITCH

ITCH

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I am really considering purchasing a AR-15 but i just cant decide if i want one are not. If you have one can you please share some information on these with me. Thanks
 
Damn dude, it's not an assault rifle! AR stands for Armalite.

AR-15 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The AR-15 was first built by ArmaLite as a selective fire rifle for the United States armed forces. Because of financial problems, ArmaLite sold the AR-15 design to Colt. The select-fire AR-15 entered the US military system as the M16 rifle. Colt then marketed the Colt AR-15 as a semi-automatic version of the M16 rifle for civilian sales in 1963.[8] Although the name "AR-15" remains a Colt registered trademark, variants of the firearm are independently made, modified and sold under various names by multiple manufacturers.
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Now edit your post to say "platform!"
 
Sorry didn't mean to word it like that. My shop can get me one brand new for $1300.00 I really like them. They look pretty cool and affective. But that is a pretty high investment. Just trying to decide is all. Sorry folks been drinking a little today. It is my off day lol
 
ITCH said:
Sorry didn't mean to word it like that. My shop can get me one brand new for $1300.00 I really like them. They look pretty cool and affective. But that is a pretty high investment. Just trying to decide is all. Sorry folks been drinking a little today. It is my off day lol
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I have a can of Foster's waiting for me too lol

I would buy one were I in your shoes, but there may be lower priced options. If you have some or you're pretty good at scrounging up accessories, you might be able to buy a tuber and add your own features and not break the bank. Even iron sights are made for the weaver, look around a bit but don't spend too much time! There's even a shortage of .22 right now! I cannot find a single box of .380 or .40 and that includes driving 75 miles to look at another sporting goods store! I will even take surplus Romanian FMJ right now for $40/25 rds!
 
Yeah they are saying it is all back ordered here or out of stock. But that is not what it is. Everyone who is making ammo and fire arms or waiting to see what new gun laws are going to go into affect. Don't let them fool you. I guess they think everyone is stupid or something. That is how i see it anyways. I mean really the ATF have Assault Guns why cant I. Just kidding. But if you think about it that comment is pretty true.
 
$1300 is a little change. But i heard some places were wanting a lot more for a AR-15. Like i said just considering it. Oh i forgot to mention that is with a scope on it also and shoulder strap. I believe it had a light on it to but i cant remember. The only thing i don't like about the shop i deal with here he wont let you fire anything new to test it. Because if he did then it would not be new. But i have had no issues with this shop and have did business with him for many years.
 
It's a fun gun to have, and you can accessorize it 15 ways from Sunday. I built one from scratch last fall, sadly it fell into the river recently.
 
Is that a "um, yes government, it fell into the river last fishing trip, officer sir" Or son of a *****, I dropped my damn AR... I'm going swimming!!!

um, nevermind.

LOL

I built mine too. First one, wanted to learn as much as I could instead of buying it ready to go. Did great on pricing, under $500, course that was "pre-government crazy" bs.

I've spent quite a bit more lately adding a few things, but still way lower than that asking price. However, that's about as low as you would find IF you can find one today. Been seeing nothing special AR's going for over $1500 stripped down. ugh, end this crap NOW! I want some more ammo!

Went to the range yesterday and for the first time EVER shot less than a total of 200 rounds. 4 guns, that sucks! oh well.


Krohbar said:
It's a fun gun to have, and you can accessorize it 15 ways from Sunday. I built one from scratch last fall, sadly it fell into the river recently.
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We are lucky to even have .22 rounds. Yep hard times on the ammo thats for sure. I got the last 400 rounds they had a few hours ago and i thought the guys behind me were going to jump me. They did not seem happy lol
 
If you have a chance to get one at a reasonable price, I probably would, as in your case, if I didn't have one. But you also need several extra mags and some quality ammo. Most any of the run of the mill AR-15's will do fine for the average person. The Bushmasters, Smith and Wessons, Rugers, Rock River, Olympic Arms seem to be really popular around this area. I'd stay away from the import stuff like the century arms or whatever. I've owned just about all of them at one time or another and they were good quality rifles. The key right now, is to get a good rifle along with at least 6 to 10 quality spare mags and good quality ammo. I tend to stay away from the Russian Ammo for the most part, though some here on this forum may have gotten good service out of the Russian stuff. I had big problems with Wolf. I like the plain box Winchester or Federal. I've shot thousands upon thousands of rounds out of Bushmaster mags with the standard green followers and they all operated well, including in some full auto rifles I've shot.

The main thing here that I've found is not to get too wrapped up in the marketing and hype. Everybody's got their favorite brand and everybody has an opinion. Ask people who've fired them a lot and actually tested them. Get a good solid rifle, good quality mags and decent ammo and it will do whatever you need it to do. There's nothing that says you have to have a Les Baer AR and MagPul Mags to be functional. I went through one of the muddiest, wettest, nastiest, sweatiest, dusty, sandiest SWAT schools I have ever seen with a standard Bushmaster and standard mags right out of the box. The only modifications was an EoTech Sight, and a short rail on the forend to mount a light. It shot extremely well and never hiccupped through over 2000 rounds. My partner bought a new Smith and Wesson AR and did the same school. The only thing we did find that gave anyone trouble, is when some guys started adding too much stuff in add ons, special bolts, special super-duper spring kits and followers. Another thing I see, is people that buy a great little rifle and load it up with Cheap Chinese crap for accessories and optics.
If you want a good rifle then get one. If you add anything, make sure it actually serves a true purpose and is made by a quality company. Some of the people that added on so much Tacti-cool stuff, never really needed or used it and got hung up on more brush and fences and stuff, and had more malfunctions than anyone.

It's kind of like Glock pistols I've used. They all ran like a clock and were excellent pistols for an intended purpose, until somebody put it a special "tactical" Match Barrel, with the "Tactical" extractor, "Tactical Match" Spring kit and anything else that was Black, Camo or looked cool in the movies. That's when the problems began.
 
Love mine! great gun. Mine is a custom build, about $2200 into it including the Eotech sight. I have purchased all parts for a second one, $1200 total. given these times, $1300 isnt a bad price depending on Make/model youre getting.

Do you have any info on what they are selling for $1300?
 
1911 Headbanger said:
If you have a chance to get one at a reasonable price, I probably would, as in your case, if I didn't have one. But you also need several extra mags and some quality ammo. Most any of the run of the mill AR-15's will do fine for the average person. The Bushmasters, Smith and Wessons, Rugers, Rock River, Olympic Arms seem to be really popular around this area. I'd stay away from the import stuff like the century arms or whatever. I've owned just about all of them at one time or another and they were good quality rifles. The key right now, is to get a good rifle along with at least 6 to 10 quality spare mags and good quality ammo. I tend to stay away from the Russian Ammo for the most part, though some here on this forum may have gotten good service out of the Russian stuff. I had big problems with Wolf. I like the plain box Winchester or Federal. I've shot thousands upon thousands of rounds out of Bushmaster mags with the standard green followers and they all operated well, including in some full auto rifles I've shot.

The main thing here that I've found is not to get too wrapped up in the marketing and hype. Everybody's got their favorite brand and everybody has an opinion. Ask people who've fired them a lot and actually tested them. Get a good solid rifle, good quality mags and decent ammo and it will do whatever you need it to do. There's nothing that says you have to have a Les Baer AR and MagPul Mags to be functional. I went through one of the muddiest, wettest, nastiest, sweatiest, dusty, sandiest SWAT schools I have ever seen with a standard Bushmaster and standard mags right out of the box. The only modifications was an EoTech Sight, and a short rail on the forend to mount a light. It shot extremely well and never hiccupped through over 2000 rounds. My partner bought a new Smith and Wesson AR and did the same school. The only thing we did find that gave anyone trouble, is when some guys started adding too much stuff in add ons, special bolts, special super-duper spring kits and followers. Another thing I see, is people that buy a great little rifle and load it up with Cheap Chinese crap for accessories and optics.
If you want a good rifle then get one. If you add anything, make sure it actually serves a true purpose and is made by a quality company. Some of the people that added on so much Tacti-cool stuff, never really needed or used it and got hung up on more brush and fences and stuff, and had more malfunctions than anyone.

It's kind of like Glock pistols I've used. They all ran like a clock and were excellent pistols for an intended purpose, until somebody put it a special "tactical" Match Barrel, with the "Tactical" extractor, "Tactical Match" Spring kit and anything else that was Black, Camo or looked cool in the movies. That's when the problems began.
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Yeah i have already noticed a lot of after market stuff and kits !
 
You need to be more specific on what you are potentially going to buy. 1300 for a del-ton... ripoff. 1300 for a Noveske..... jump on it. See what I am saying?

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