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Posted: 3/5/2007 5:05:06 PM EDT
| i am new to ar15's i have shot a few but don't know what to get two local shops carry Bushmaster and dpms they are both about the same price. what is better about each brand |
You can get the longer sight radius of the rifle and the handiness of the carbine if you go with a "dissipator." Bushmaster has one with a M4 barrel profile that addresses the weight issues that dissipators traditionally suffer from. Another option is a midlength. Longer sight radius than a carbine but not as long as a rifle. Still a 16" barrel length. You'll have to look beyond DPMS and Bushmaster though. You're probably looking at a Rock River Arms. |
Or CMMG for the middy. Just got one from Bigdawg and it's great. |
Exactly. Are you going to be staring at your rifle all day - showing it off to you poser friends. Or are you going to be shooting it? Looks are irrelevant unless you consider it jewellery or artwork. If it's a tool then performance counts. Bushy for the performance. |
Complete rifle? maybe right. But building a rifle out of parts. I saw many Bushmaster, and DPMS that were built this year at a dealer tonight. $125.00 for DPMS and $180.00 for Bushmaster No way did the less quality of metal finishing under the coating warrant a larger cost. I don't care about the Cat on it. Or the talk of former rifles in many years past not having the best stake job on a bolt carrier. Companies improve, and decline in quality. DPMS stripped lowers are nicer to almost every eye than Bushmaster stripped lowers CURRENTLY. Integrity, ans suprise will allow many to accept. Some will stand behind brand even if it leads them off a cliff. My opin.  edit for above post~ When buying similar quality lowers. Often finish is deciding factor on paying inflated prices~edit 
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If they are about the same price... get a Bush. The only reason why I have a DPMS is that is was more than $100 cheaper than any Bushmasters I saw at the show. But both are excellent manufacturers. I thought my DPMS was innacurate until I recently realized that my rifle had been doing her job.. and I hadn't been until now. |
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