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Posted: 1/7/2004 7:25:06 PM EDT
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Hello, I know everyone comes here and ask for help and picking a AR, well as you can read here is another help me topic. I would like to get my 1st AR and the gun shops that I go to only carries the Bushmaster line. I'm not looking to build one so please don't suggest it, I want one complete and then learn everything I can then build one later now the road. It will be use for range, plinking and fun. I would like to keep price under $1000.00, what about the BM PCWA3Y-16SL or the BM AZ-C15P97 I know two different models. Thanks in Advance Alicia |
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DPMS (Panther Arms) has a fine AR line if your looking for a lower price and you do not require a chrome lined barrel. Great quality and the DPMS bull barrelled AR's are very accurate. [url]http://www.dpmsinc.com/10Browse.asp[/url] This guy goes for about $690 [img]http://www.dpmsinc.com/Products/RFA2-16_aa.jpg[/img] |
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Another vote for Bushmaster. The chrome lining of the 5.56 chamber and bore makes the rifle less finicky on ammo. I would also look at CDNN or AIM Surplus, then find a local FFL to transfer the rifle to you. I have found that in some cases, pawn shops are good about doing transfers cheap. For a first AR, reliability is crucial, if you had my buddy's Olympic FrankenAR, you would never get another one, b/c it jams all the time. I think price being the deciding factor, Bushys are the way to go. Armalite and Colt are great also, just pricier. For me, make it a M4 and a Dissapator. Good luck, and good shooting! |
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I got a Rock River Arms and saved about 200 bucks as opposed to a Bushmaster give or take. Most would agree that RRA is the same quality as the BM, then again some wouldn't. You sure do have a lot of research to do. Welcome to the boards edtied to add, the cheapest I could find them was at kyarms.com I cannot vouch for them as my local gunstore decided to match their price. I just looked and they have a complete 20" for 600 even. Bushmaster sells about he same rifle off their page for a neat ONE THOUSAND dollars! I did the math and research and it was a no brainer for me. |
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I don't know if this is acceptable to you or not, but it's what I did because my shop was expensive, and didn't carry much, but would order just about anything. You can mail order a complete upper and have your store order a complete lower for you. Once you have both, they simply pin together and the rifle is complete - minus magazine. I went the Rock River route, as it cost $710.00 for my A2 20 inch upper and standard trigger receiver. It also turned out to be a great looking rifle in machining and finish. RRA states a 1 MOA accuracy on most of their uppers (perhaps all). Check out their site [url]www.rockriverarms.com[/url] The only thing missing is a mag, owner's manual and box. The magazines that come with new rifles only hold 10 rounds, so they are not really very important anyhow. If your shop won't order you a lower, you can buy directly from [url]www.adcofirearms.com[/url] ($219 + transfer fee) and have it shipped ($4 flat) to your FFL. If $1000 is your budget, you can order a lot of accessories (;like the Harris SL-M bipod and Harris handgaurd bipod adaptor for $100) with the remaining $250 bucks or so, or upgrade to National Match trigger version for extra $100. Cost for lower should be less than $250 if your shop orders from RRA directly... took 5 days from factory order to delivery to my shop. Do yourself a favor and look at the RRA's through ADCO, they are the best prices, and also are very knowledgable folks who usually respond to emails within hours, when you have a question. I'm sure this sounds like an adco-lovefest, but I have had great service from them over the last couple months and wanted to share. [blue][b]Don't forget, we're gonna need pics here when you finally get it.[/b][[/blue] [:D] |
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