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Posted: 12/22/2004 11:31:31 AM EDT
| This poll is only for people who have OWNED a DPMS AR15. |
| I'm not sure if I qualify but I own a CMMG/DPMS...not the standard DPMS. Mine has the 1:7 twist, chrome-lined 4150 barrel with the M4 feed ramps. Mine has been flawless BUT I'm running a Colt bolt & carrier instead of a DPMS. I've also used DPMS lower parts kits on several other builds and they have all been great to install and haven't had any breaks or failures. |
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I have a DPMS Panther 16 and, after about 6k rounds, the darn thing finally decided to break - had to replace hammer and trigger pins. Let me see, 6k rounds, one breakage, cost - $14. No other problems with the rifle at all. IMNHO, DPMS is a good 'value' gun. Maybe not as well put together as a Armalite or Bushmaster, but gets the job done. |
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I assembled my first lower on a DPMS forged one. To be honest, I had never dealt with the AR that much and it was a 20 minute deal that I really enjoyed. Previousely I had a Bushmaster lower and the fit was great but the DPMS looked just as good. Just my 2 cents worth. |
| I have had a preban (now thankfully converted) 16" heavy barrel, 1:9 ROT non-chromed lined unit for about six months. Its accuracy and functional reliability are as good as anything else I've seen -- and that's quite a bit. I use it to showcase some other manufacturer's components and I've got total faith in this weapon. |
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I have half of one sitting in my gun room right now. It started out as their version of the Oly "Plinker", 16" barrel (which was really 14.5" plus the Miculek, Mikilcelek, whatever the fuck it is) compensator, A1 sights (sucked), Cheapass Buttstock (maybe the M16's I carried in the Corps spoiled me when it came to furniture? And they were beat to shit, but they were solid, AND had a metal trapdoor in the butt, not plastic), chrome bolt carrier. All I've got left is the lower with internals. Threw a collapsible stock I had laying around on it. Its a cheap one, I think, but not nearly as cheap as the stock that came with it. I'm saving up some $$$ for a RRA mid-length no-ban upper. Anyway, when it was all together and all DPMS, I didnt have any kind of problems with it. Not entirely sure I'd buy a new one from the factory but then, I'm not sure I'd buy ANY more new from the factory rifles ever since I discovered places like AR15.com, FALFiles.com, AKFiles.com, etc. I'm thinking from now on I'll just build what I want, how I want it. |
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h . I traded a Mini 14 for it plus $100. Think i did pretty well. Its the perfect "knock around" gun, if your the type that can carry one for preditior control their great. durable, affordable and reliable with little up keep. |
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