Neither rifle he posted was a piston gun, they are both DI(direct impingement) rifles. That said, BCM, Colt, an Aimpoint, and a class, and there may be leftovers for ammo with a 2K budget?
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AR purchase
- Thread starter burt gummer
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Buy a Colt LE6920 and spend the rest on optic, ammo and training. Hoosier Armory has 6920's w/ Magpul furniture for $929. Colt owns the Technical Data Sheet on the mil-spec AR. Which means that every other manufacturer is compared to Colt materials/components. Colt IS the standard, plus its really can't beat a Colt for the price...
Except for possibly the FN, NONE of your issued rifles was an M4. They MAY have the M4 parts that were added at an AMSA shop, but those (H&R, AC Delco, etc.) were Vietnam era M16A1 rifles. Again, they may have been rebarelled etc. etc. but they were not M4's originally. Colt still owns the TDP for the M4, and is probably still paid a royalty on every non-Colt M4 to roll off the bench. I believe the current M4 sourcing contract ends in 2020ish, so until the end of that contract, Colt is still the standard!
I will try...
burt gummer
Expert
Oh boy everyone seems to say colt is the one to get, so my question is what makes colt better then LWRC or Daniel defense, Bcm,
I wouldn't say Colt is "better" than Daniel Defense or LMT. But, it has a higher value. More for your money. The problem with high end stuff IMO, is that you reach a point of diminishing returns. Colt has the quality on the key components. So does DD and LMT. I'm sure the money for a DD/LMT compared to the Colt is a more refined package, such as a trick cerakote finish, mid-length gas system, better trigger, etc.
Man... with a $2K budget you can build a very nice AR yourself. It's not hard to do... even a caveman can do it.
Oops my mistake. I didn't see the di at the end.
People recommend colt because they are a well established brand that held the government contract for the m16/m4 for the longest time. I personally don't like colt because for the longest time you paid a premium for their name and they had some qc issues before they lost the contract to fn. But that's another rant I don't want to get into. Their prices have come down and from what I hear they've fixed what ever qc problems they had.
sloughfoot
Grandmaster
You will be just as happy with the Springfield, Ruger, S&W, Rock River, or DPMS. Paying more for your first AR won't get you anything that you will perceive.
Get familiar with the platform then upgrade later once you know 100% what features matter to you. Put the extra money towards mags, ammo and training. Then save up for "better equipment" once YOU have mastered the gun and reached the maximum potential of the particular firearm.
burt gummer
Expert
Well that was my original idea to build my gun from bcm here is the parts I had help with choosing this is the upper still need to choose a lower how does this upper look?, BCM 16" Mid Length Upper Receiver Group with BCM KMR Handguard
burt gummer
Expert
@sloughfoot and 308jake thanks for the input I have an idea of what I want like I said I don't want to buy a gun and in a month or two it sucks and I can't sell it, since I'm no gun God and can only do research I find brand names of high end builders but choosing a brand name is like the glock vs other guns debate lol, so I hope that bcm or Daniel defense or even Springfield armory will be a good gun I can say I didn't waste my money
Am I the only one that noticed burt has been a member for over 4 yrs with 600 + posts and this is his first gun ! Wonder whats taken so long to "pull the trigger". I hope you enjoy whatever rifle you decide to go with.
burt gummer
Expert
@jspy5 well I have a low income so bills come first, I had a major accident that whipped out all my savings, a gf now xgf , and since there is a crap load of gun companies and this being my first rifle I didn't want to buy something built in the basement of Afghanistan, so yeah it's taken me a while to save up I didn't know there was a "buy date" set not trying to be rude but this purchase is a big one for me so I do research and ask from the people who have built and bought before I dive in, I hope I will enjoy the gun I get its been a long time in the making
halfmileharry
Grandmaster
I'll be heading to Point Blank Greenwood this morning if you want to shoot a Colt, Noveske, BCM, before you purchase. I'll even furnish you a couple of mags.
Friggin' XGFs can be devastating. Red Head probably.
