ok so i'm ready for an AR

[m25operator]

No particular order, Colt, DPMS, Armalite, S&W, Rock River, Bushmaster, Olympic Arms, Stag, all work well, and there is probably a few I forgot.



Left to right, Colt SP1, DPMS shorty, Olympic lower with Colt upper, DPMS space gun, with Krieger barrel and Geiselle match trigger.


New DPMS I built for DCM shooting, rock river full float tube under the handguards, Shilen 8R barrel

Iron sights off the bench 100 yards. Needed one more click to the right.




New 3 gun build on DPMS upper and lower, with Shilen 8R barrel.

100 yards off the bipod.

[Big Frank]

There's one thing I really don't like about the current crop of M4 type carbines. It's the big groove that's turned into the barrel in front of the front sight. The military had skinny barrels on M16s and M16-A1s, then when they came out with the M16-A2 they made the part from the front sight out to the muzzle thicker to fix what they saw as a deficiency. Now the M4 carbine comes out and has a narrow weak spot in the barrel. Unless you're mounting an M203 grenade launcher it serves no purpose other than to make it look more like an M4, but it's still not the same thing since an M4 barrel is only 14.5". My 16" barrel doesn't have the groove cut into it. If I stick my bayonet in someone and give it a twist and it won't wreck my A2 style barrel. Some AR-15 makers offer their 16" barrels in your choice, with or without an M4 style groove, so you can get one for looks, or for strength and stiffness. Some even make a lightweight barrel that's skinny all the way to the muzzle instead of just that one spot.

[ericire12]

m25operator,

LIke I said in an earlier post.... I'm gonna have to move out to Texas, and you and I are gonna have to become really good friends! 

[HAWKFISH]

so i've been kicking the dust for to long now and have decided that i need to get an AR, now i know this is gonna open a can of worms, but i dont know anything about these sorts of things.  i know i want it for recreational use as well as defense in situations that may require it.  i know i want it in .223 but that about it.  i dont like the ak platforms and i dont like the sks platforms.  what should i be looking at? brands? guns? and gear?

Well choices are vast. Umm, or maybe I should say ..use to be vast.. now it's hard to find stuff. However, I would get a good one if I could ..DPMS/Stag (which is one I want now)/Smith & Wesson M&P/Bushmaster/Rock River/ Colt.. to name a few. And they you have to decide on barrel length.. and stock style.. etc.. I would get whichever I liked the best.. but would try to get at least a 16in.-20in barrel for starters and go from there. I hope that helps some. Good luck.. I hope you get one.

[Thanos]

Got a JP...beyond excellent!

Here is mine.

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[tombogan03884]

Thanos, What is that scope ? And how does that bad boy shoot ? 

[JohnZ]

For defense I'd personally get an LMT, BCM or a *gasp* Colt. I would not depend on a Bushmaster for defense.

[Thanos]

Thanos, What is that scope ? And how does that bad boy shoot ? 

Tirjicon ACOG JP2
4X magnification, .223 adjusted reticle at 4 and 600 meters, with a  JPoint red dot on top. Not cheap, but it was the one that I thought would work best for me.

You will be sickened, I have yet to shoot it. I am in school and there is not a rilfe range close to my home. I live in a big city and unlike where I grew up I can't just go out in the backyard. But I have a buddy who is going to let me sight it in on MLK day out on his property. 

This gun and scope was a Christmas present from my wife. I sure love her. 

[shooter32]

Tirjicon ACOG JP2
4X magnification, .223 adjusted reticle at 4 and 600 meters, with a  JPoint red dot on top. Not cheap, but it was the one that I thought would work best for me.

You will be sickened, I have yet to shoot it. I am in school and there is not a rilfe range close to my home. I live in a big city and unlike where I grew up I can't just go out in the backyard. But I have a buddy who is going to let me sight it in on MLK day out on his property. 

This gun and scope was a Christmas present from my wife. I sure love her. 

Sweet set up you have. I bet it will shot as nice as it looks
And your wife must feel the same about you She's a KEEPER

[Thanos]

Sweet set up you have. I bet it will shot as nice as it looks
And your wife must feel the same about you She's a KEEPER

She also went to the Culinary Institute of America for baking and pastry...and neither of us are even slightly overweight. My life is so good.