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AR15/10 Rifles
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<blockquote data-quote="CastleRocker" data-source="post: 603647" data-attributes="member: 11348"><p>Olympic Arms had some growing pains and as a result they produced some real crap about 25 years ago. The rifles they now produce are one of the best AR's out there. I've had at least one from just about every manufacturer out there, and so far I've been very happy and surprised by how well they work.</p><p> </p><p>I won't rag on any of the high end manufacturers, but the two I've had the most problems with, were also the two most expensive AR's out there. Their customer service was great, but if the "you get what you pay for" has any truth to it...there should NOT have been ANY problems!</p><p> </p><p>Mike Milli at DTech builds some of the BEST alternate caliber AR's right now. When you order from him, you are given a choice between Shilen Select Match barrel or an Olympic Arms barrel. I've got one of each, and they have killed everything my wife or I have pointed them at out to some ranges that I won't even talk about. My point is; there must be a reason he uses Olympic Arms barrels. (I was pretty surprised actually when I found that out!) </p><p> </p><p>I remember hearing stories from my Dad's freinds about importing the first load of Toyota's and later Honda cars that came in on a ship. They ended up towing over half of them directly to the scap yard because they were such absolute ***. They have improved a bit over the years as well. </p><p> </p><p>The first AR that I had any experience with was an Olympic and at the time I thought, "yep just like my Dad always told me...they suck". He was in the first group of Rangers to go to Vietnam in '65. He always told me how bad the M-16 (AR platform) was due to his experiences. Colt and Armalite have got better since then too.</p><p> </p><p>Just my experiences. Take them for what they are worth. I'm going to order an Olmpic 22-250 lower so I can seat WSSM, and Grendel bullets out where they belong. At this point they are the only manufacturer making it, I can't believe one of the "really good Mil Spec" manufacturers didn't come up with it.</p><p>Other than the 22-250 isn't Mil Spec, all the other parts interchange.</p><p> </p><p>All my Olympic Arms stuff has interchanged with everything else that is "Mil Spec". Maybe they have got better? Like I said, I've not had one problem with their new products.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CastleRocker, post: 603647, member: 11348"] Olympic Arms had some growing pains and as a result they produced some real crap about 25 years ago. The rifles they now produce are one of the best AR's out there. I've had at least one from just about every manufacturer out there, and so far I've been very happy and surprised by how well they work. I won't rag on any of the high end manufacturers, but the two I've had the most problems with, were also the two most expensive AR's out there. Their customer service was great, but if the "you get what you pay for" has any truth to it...there should NOT have been ANY problems! Mike Milli at DTech builds some of the BEST alternate caliber AR's right now. When you order from him, you are given a choice between Shilen Select Match barrel or an Olympic Arms barrel. I've got one of each, and they have killed everything my wife or I have pointed them at out to some ranges that I won't even talk about. My point is; there must be a reason he uses Olympic Arms barrels. (I was pretty surprised actually when I found that out!) I remember hearing stories from my Dad's freinds about importing the first load of Toyota's and later Honda cars that came in on a ship. They ended up towing over half of them directly to the scap yard because they were such absolute ***. They have improved a bit over the years as well. The first AR that I had any experience with was an Olympic and at the time I thought, "yep just like my Dad always told me...they suck". He was in the first group of Rangers to go to Vietnam in '65. He always told me how bad the M-16 (AR platform) was due to his experiences. Colt and Armalite have got better since then too. Just my experiences. Take them for what they are worth. I'm going to order an Olmpic 22-250 lower so I can seat WSSM, and Grendel bullets out where they belong. At this point they are the only manufacturer making it, I can't believe one of the "really good Mil Spec" manufacturers didn't come up with it. Other than the 22-250 isn't Mil Spec, all the other parts interchange. All my Olympic Arms stuff has interchanged with everything else that is "Mil Spec". Maybe they have got better? Like I said, I've not had one problem with their new products. [/QUOTE]
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