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Found out I'm getting a .450 Bushmaster upper for Christmas, problem is I sold my AR a couple years ago. Was thinking about ordering just a lower assembly, but looking at the sales I can get a DPMS Oracle for $500 or a Bushmaster QRC for $50 more and have a .223 upper. Any opinions on these basic rifles, or better options?
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Bushmaster parts are more likely to be with in spec.
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this. remember dpms is remington and if they do to dpms what they did to marlin i wouldn't touch them
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this. remember dpms is remington and if they do to dpms what they did to marlin i wouldn't touch them And Marlin started in a better place.
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Remington owns Bushmaster too. The pre-Remlin Bushmasters were great AR's. I've owned several over the years. Don't have any experience with the new ones.
The nephew has had a DPMS Sportical for 3 years and he has used and abused it with no problems at al. But that's just a sample of one, for whatever it's worth.
Nowadays, I'd probably go with the Ruger if I was buying a cheap AR.
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There's so many AR makers anymore, most I've never heard of. Is Anderson a high quality maker? CDNN has an assembled lower by Invincible Arms for $150, probably the cheapest way to go but never heard of them either. I've heard good things about Ruger, but I haven't seen them on sale this fall. I'm concerned more on how the lower will match up with the .450 Bushmaster upper.
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Yes this. I'd go with Primary Arms or Palmetto State Armory (either complete or separate upper/lower) every time before DPMS or Bushmaster. I've always been very happy with my Anderson receivers as well, both uppers and lowers.
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Decided to build up an Anderson lower with the components I want rather than upgrade a basic carbine.............. Magpul fixed butt, Ergo grip, CMMG parts kit and Rise trigger.
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this. remember dpms is remington and if they do to dpms what they did to marlin i wouldn't touch them If DPMS is Remington then so is Bushmaster. Actually it is the Freedom Group that owns them as well as Marlin, Barnes Bullets, and a slew of others.
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Decided to build up an Anderson lower with the components I want rather than upgrade a basic carbine.............. Magpul fixed butt, Ergo grip, CMMG parts kit and Rise trigger. Not a bad idea. I have several builds. Just know this, typically a build loses value much faster than a rifle made from a known manufacturer.
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