AR’s What brands to stay away from?

[User170512]

Rather than telling you what to stay away from, I’ll list some of the wallet-friendly manufacturers for certain parts that I do recommend.

BCG:
Stay away from NiB and nitride.

I'm sure its been on another thread, but why no NiB?

 

[NWSharpshooter]

After damn near 30 years of building, buying, shooting, fixing, running around my house naked with making brrttt noises, I’ve settled on Colt only. I don’t buy it if it’s not a factory Colt.


I own others that I have owned for years, but I don’t buy anything that not a Colt these days.

 

[Cadcom]

Just make sure whomever gives you advice has their flip up sights on correctly.

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Those are supposed to flip up?? No wonder I keep shooting low.

 

[Bennyboy]

If you buy anything less than KAC you’re just poor white trash.

I always felt it but now I know it. 😭

 

[300_whisper]

Wait ... did somebody call me out.

It’s a call out. Meet me behind the playground after school. We are throwing down.

 

[blazedawg87]

Older bushmasters are awesome guns for the money.

 

[User170512]

Older bushmasters are awesome guns for the money.

When did they get bought out and the original guys go Windham?

 

[timbgtm]

When did they get bought out and the original guys go Windham?

When the freedom group bought out bm.

 

[blazedawg87]

When did they get bought out and the original guys go Windham?

Big green bought them in 06 and moved them up to NY.
I've never had a windham weaponary but have heard they dont live up to the pre buy out bushmaster. Why idk just what ive heard.
The Bama made bushys seem to be good as well but cost definitely went up.

 

[timbgtm]

From what little I know there must be 2 types of AR owners. Type 1 is full time operator/ instructor type that will burn through 5K rounds in a year. THAT type of guy probably needs a top tier rifle. Then there is Type 2 ( AKA ME) I can't afford the ammo the Type 1 guys burn through . Not to mention the rifle. So to ME ...if your rifle functions and runs through the amount of ammo you can afford to test it out with then I say THAT is the AR for YOU. If we were all " Going to war " tomorrow I wouldn't give my ARs a second look. I would grab my Yugo AK. But that's just me and I am no operatorby.

Going to war tomorrow you say! I'll grab my remmy 1100.