One that you can find.
Or a tiger mini 30 which doesn’t fall under assault weapon bans.
Easy to use, Lightweight, and accurate
Good luck finding one.
Good Luck.
Palmetto state armory prices are well up from a year ago, but I believe they have some in stock.
Get a kit and assemble it. A little cheaper and a little easier to find
Good luck with ammo
Gosh....just now doing this? I wish you the best of luck finding one/any.
you are sooooo late to the party pal
good luck!
Especially after this farce of an election.
Piston fired AR. S&W Sport, even Delton and DPMS are good entry levels. Practice clearing jams. Don’t bet your life on steel cased ammo.
Maybe the best version/model of it that can handle dirt and grime the best.
Dunno who makes it but that would be the one i’d want. I know they are touchy with dirt and grime, some makers models tolerate it better than others.
Nearly impossible to find a complete AR in a store. Your best bet is to buy a complete upper online from anyone who has them available. The cheapest ones are going to be bear creek arsenal, PSA, CBC industries. Then find a lower receiver through an FFL by having it shipped. If you are mechanical inclined then an 80% build would be a good option.
What is your price range?
Colt M4 is always a safe bet. Buying now may pose a problem as ammo is hard to get. Some places have limited quantities of .223 and 5.56. Locally Academy Sports and Eastern Outfitters allow two boxes per person per day. But there supplies are rapidly dwindling.
what’s your budget?
Your kidding right?
You’ll never find one now ... and forget about finding ammo.
Good luck.
But if you can find a selection:
Windham Weaponry
Any Colt
Sig
If this is your first AR15, I would get a basic 5.56 carbine, because they are the cheapest, you can change out parts/enhance as money becomes available, every problem has been documented (so if you have a problem it is easy to troubleshoot) and if you decide that you don't want it you can easily sell it or keep it in the closet.
One of the fun things about AR15s is it is the leggo of rifles, you can swap out pieces parts and major assemblies with little trouble. Since it was designed many moons ago, the design is off patent, so almost all of the manfacturs are making milspec AR15s. Additionall, most parts are cut on a CNC machine, thus interchangeable between manufacturers (but some manufacturers have better quality control than others).
For Ammo, go to Ammoseek.com. Ammoseek is a web browser for ammo and reloading supplies.
Lastly, If you want to get into serious target shooting, it is best to spend the money and get a rifle that has been hand tuned (bolt and chamber mated, gas tube centered, etc... ). Your generic AR15 can easily group 4 MOA with any type of ammo, but to get in target country you need at least 1 MOA with target ammo.
My suggestion would be try to find one so you can do a face to face,private sale. Obvious reasons.
Great price considering the time and circumstances:
The beauty of the AR platform is it is as versatile, accurate and easy to use and maintain as anything that you can want. I bought my first one in “celebration” of the 50th birthday of Barack Hussein Obama and have added more to my personal “collection”. The possibilities are endless with Gene Stoner’s baby.