Posted on 10/24/2016 6:22:51 AM PDT by Jimmy The Snake
I would like a little bit of help... Went to a few gun stores looking at A15s and as the shop keeper says. Like buying a car. Lots of manufacturers, features, and options to consider, then you pick your sights, and stock and on and on. WOW, I did not expect all that and prices are all over the place too.
I have several semi-auto pistols, so not a novice.
Here’s your simple answer: get THREE $500 BASIC mil-spec carbines. Get ‘em online and pick up through a licensed dealer (which you will have to — there’s no online loophole) — instead of one $1500 toy.
Buy an 80% gun and finish it yourself. No name, no number.
Go to slickguns.com to find legitimate deals at good online stores.
Buy lots of shells and clips and lights and lasers. Just kiddin. Ammo and mags for lots of practice,
My preference would be heavy barrel, chambered for 5.56 round (you can shoot 223 in them), metal lower receiver and mounting rail (Picatinny/Weaver) for optics or flip up sights as a minimum..... This is the very basic list of my must haves. Other doodads increase the price and you can add them later as needed as you learn what you want.
Ensure that it’s chambered for 5.56 or has a wylde chamber that takes both 5.56 and .223. Stay away from .223 chambered. And keep it simple. You don’t have to go expensive. I recommend the Ruger AR556 or S&W M&P Sport II. You can customize from there. AND buy before the election, just in cast. Good Luck.
Oh boy are YOU gonna get some replies!
Better yet buy THREE 80% lowers, pay cash. Buy three uppers, pay cash.
Colt has an AR for $750.
2nd the BLOAT recommendation.
Buy
Lots
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Ammo
Today
AR15s need a balance of factors for optimal performance, moreso than most guns. You’re looking for long range stability and fragmentation on impact, which is all a factor of: barrel length, twist rate, powder burn rate, muzzle velocity, bullet weight, ballistic coefficient, cannelure, and probably some others. Get that balance wrong and you’re prone to keyholeing, over penetration, etc.
These threads are like throwing meat to wolves.
My advice...
Buy a cheap one...like the S&W or a Bushmaster or whatever.
Keep it reasonably clean and run it wet. 1:9 to 1:7 twist will shoot any common ammo. Do get something that will chamber 5.56 and .223 and not .223 exclusively.
If and when parts break, you’ll know enough by then know what you got wrong. “Oh no, my bolt carrier key was poorly staked”
Chances are you’ll never put enough rounds down range with it to really make the difference between a $600 rifle and a $2500 rifle.
I will absolutely second that sound advice though I haven’t seen any $500 NIB AR15s for a while. buy plenty of 30 rd magazines as well.
Mr. niteowl77
threaded barrels are something to think about as well.
Way ahead of you. Light years...
The S&W M&P Sport II is what I ended up with. Very satisfied. Plenty of positive stuff on youtube about ‘em.
Gunbroker might give you an idea of what they’re going for.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Rifles/BI.aspx?Keywords=*s%26w+M%26P+sport+223&Sort=4
That’s the model I have. LE6920. My wonderful state legislative asylum just had to DO SOMETHING after Sandy Hook, so they implemented a ban on ASSAULT RIFLES. When I bought mine, there wasn’t much selection and no such thing as a deal. Full price, take what we have in stock.
So I paid full retail but I’m very happy with the purchase.
Bang bump
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