Zerodefect
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The biggest problem I have with the lower tier AR's is that gun stores are marking them up too much. They cost allmost as good as a mid- top grade AR! And to get them to run well you need to slide a BCM or LMT bolt carrier group in. Thats extra expense.
Oly, DPMS, RRA, Shrubmaster should cost no more than a run of the mill cheapo AK47 or Saiga. A lower level AR should be priced as such. Then I'm fine with these rifles.
In the $600-800 range the CMMG bargin bin rules.
800-900: Stag. Stag properly stakes their gas key now.
1000-1400: BCM, LMT, Colt
I go to as many rifle training courses as I can afford (very few, but one comes to town every once in a while), and when local clubs have a tactical "run and gun" competition I try to go.
Anything lower than BCM, LMT, Colt, can and deos fail much more often at these. If your going to run these courses/comps, which are not cheap, then its best to put a little extra money into your rifle. And get some Pmags.
Oly, DPMS, RRA, Shrubmaster should cost no more than a run of the mill cheapo AK47 or Saiga. A lower level AR should be priced as such. Then I'm fine with these rifles.
In the $600-800 range the CMMG bargin bin rules.
800-900: Stag. Stag properly stakes their gas key now.
1000-1400: BCM, LMT, Colt
I go to as many rifle training courses as I can afford (very few, but one comes to town every once in a while), and when local clubs have a tactical "run and gun" competition I try to go.
Anything lower than BCM, LMT, Colt, can and deos fail much more often at these. If your going to run these courses/comps, which are not cheap, then its best to put a little extra money into your rifle. And get some Pmags.
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