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If you didn’t want to build an AR from scratch. Which AR manufacturers would you gladly buy from?

Criteria for purchase can be.

1) Range fun and home defense.

2) Hunting, whatever that looks like to you ~ example: LR varmint hunting, pig kill’n, or medium sized game hunting.

I’m curious, from those of you who love AR platforms, who makes quality stuff?

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I have plenty of ARs but I assembled most of them; the only two factory jobs I have are a Colt and a Bushmaster. Both have been flawless.

Daniel Defense

I’ve never seen much difference. I own or have owned several PSA, Aero, Colt, Spikes, FN, DD, Bravo, Bushmasters, and a few others. Some of the really cheap stuff has a noticeably poorer finish.

AR’s have been made for so many years and in such numbers in addition to having military’s, and hard use civilians as proving grounds for what works. That at this point they’re pretty well figured out.

For home defense with a clean rifle or as a range toy almost any AR will work IMO especially if it has a decent bolt. Dido for shooting pigs. Those are completely different purposes than extended firefights with dirty guns being run hard in a 120 degree desert or jungle environment.

Long range precision shooting and possibly high volume fire for varmints I can see requiring more specialized equipment.

The very best moneys no objet. Knights Armament has a pretty stellar reputation for fighting guns.

Pure box buy - Colt 6920.

It’s going to cover 90% plus of anything I need, and not break the bank.

Add a varmint upper, and it’s dual purpose - but what’s the fun in that?

I’m most likely building if it’s a purpose built objective upper.

That said - I could buy a Rock River Coyote upper and be just fine with it.

Any thoughts about LMT. Lewis Machine & Tool?


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I forgot about Kinights Armament. If you can find one, they are a spendy weapon.

Cool factor, plus 10, if you have one.

Thanks for your insight.

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I found a Seekins NX15 that was priced to move, and bought it.

I was familiar with Seekins, for hunting bolt guns, but had zero idea if they made a solid AR.

The reviews were decent on-line, but knowing reviews are mostly subjective, and at times slanted to favor a specific manufacturer. I didn’t really know if the NX15 is considered a good AR.

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Seekins stuff if very very good; Knights & LMT are top of the line, fit for duty, civilian AR's....................no one would go wrong with any of those; ditto for Colt & FN.

Knights makes a LPR version too, which has an 18" slightly heavier profile, Krieger SS barrel if that spins your prop, too.

Knight's & LMT also hold price extremely well too.

Radian also is top shelf...........if they ever start delivering again & along the lines of Colt, SOLGW make a great gun as well.

MM

How about a Geissele version don't have one but almost. Bought an Armalite instead at a good price.

https://geissele.com/duty-rifle-16-5-56-black.html

I don't have a Gieselle upper nor a complete rifle either, so can't speak to the quality of either, but this is a well known poster on SH that doesn't speak too highly of them.

Geiselle Lack of QC

Which surprises me as I have used a lot of their parts which have been perfect.

MM

A Geissele SD on one of their blem sales is really hard to beat.

We've got several and when my son built his first he went all Geissele and SOLGW.

So uh let’s say you work at the local landfill, ride a bike for your main mode of transportation. What would recommend for an ar15? I usually have $125-$150 per pay check for play money..

Hodge

Have you ever thought about doing a ‘FansOnly’ pay per view site for yourself?

Lol

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Daniel Defense DDM4 V7.

LWRC (PISTON), Noveske, LMT, KAC, Geissele Super Duty, Hodge. SOLGW has some great, hard working stuff out there too, they just haven't been around as long as the others.

This'll probably set some FUDD heads on fire but stuff like Colt, BCM and DD are nothing special, and the QC is batch check, not individual rifles. Not that every manufacturer doesn't have it's duds.

I want a 6920.


I just put...just this very moment...an ALG defense trigger in my MP 15.

It's a bit better than factory...but not much.

LaRue.

There are many of them