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AR15/10 Rifles
Rifles to avoid?
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 922748" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>Wow, left handed gun, that was really an educational post... </p><p></p><p>All I can say is KNOW what you are buying.</p><p></p><p>Who made the barrel, what twist rate is it, what contour ? Was the manufacturer a match barrel company or are they an OE manufacturer. Few OE's make good quality barrels and even fewer make match quality barrels.</p><p>What type of trigger ? Triggers are expensive upgrades and your milspec hammer/trigger will be worthless.</p><p>Is the fore end free floated ? No free floating, don't expect much better than 2MOA.</p><p>Does it have an adjustable stock ? Not quite as expensive as a trigger upgrade, but still significant.</p><p></p><p>In a recent steel vs brass ammo test, several identical Bushmaster/DPMS AR's were used. Some of the rifles did not have the barrel nuts torqued properly and shot terribly until the crew figured it out and re-assembled them properly. <a href="http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/brass-vs-steel-cased-ammo/" target="_blank">http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/brass-vs-steel-cased-ammo/</a></p><p></p><p>You will note that in the referenced article, they say that the trigger weight ranged from 8-10lb and that the group size was about 3.5MOA and the 2 improperly assembled rifles were over 5MOA. This is not the typical story one gets from AR owners.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 922748, member: 35183"] Wow, left handed gun, that was really an educational post... All I can say is KNOW what you are buying. Who made the barrel, what twist rate is it, what contour ? Was the manufacturer a match barrel company or are they an OE manufacturer. Few OE's make good quality barrels and even fewer make match quality barrels. What type of trigger ? Triggers are expensive upgrades and your milspec hammer/trigger will be worthless. Is the fore end free floated ? No free floating, don't expect much better than 2MOA. Does it have an adjustable stock ? Not quite as expensive as a trigger upgrade, but still significant. In a recent steel vs brass ammo test, several identical Bushmaster/DPMS AR's were used. Some of the rifles did not have the barrel nuts torqued properly and shot terribly until the crew figured it out and re-assembled them properly. [URL]http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/brass-vs-steel-cased-ammo/[/URL] You will note that in the referenced article, they say that the trigger weight ranged from 8-10lb and that the group size was about 3.5MOA and the 2 improperly assembled rifles were over 5MOA. This is not the typical story one gets from AR owners. [/QUOTE]
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