Marketing. Perceived value.
The parts are made by just a couple of suppliers.
All AR's are just as good as every other one. No matter what the hype and marketing.
Your $600 AR will be just as accurate, reliable, and will last just as long as the $2000 AR.
How much does the Military pay? Theirs work. An inexpensive AR isn't a "cheap" AR. Educate yourself on the parts and if you see a rifle with good parts at a good price, go for it. Do you need a billet lower/upper? $ Fluted barrel? $ Match grade barrel? $ Trigger upgrade? $ Noveske, BCM, Daniel Defense, or Wilson on the rollmark? $$ Look around and you can get a real Colt for $700 sometimes. What kind of car do you have? A Ford Taurus SE, SEL, Limited or SHO? Each gets you from A to B but one is more luxurious and one is faster, but they all work fine. I'm sure your car gets you around.
How much does the Military pay? Theirs work. An inexpensive AR isn't a "cheap" AR. Educate yourself on the parts and if you see a rifle with good parts at a good price, go for it. Do you need a billet lower/upper? $ Fluted barrel? $ Match grade barrel? $ Trigger upgrade? $ Noveske, BCM, Daniel Defense, or Wilson on the rollmark? $$ Look around and you can get a real Colt for $700 sometimes. What kind of car do you have? A Ford Taurus SE, SEL, Limited or SHO? Each gets you from A to B but one is more luxurious and one is faster, but they all work fine. I'm sure your car gets you around.
I wanna see the $700 Colts.
when ever you see a Colt for $700.00 let me know, if I had a nickel for every time I read how you can get a Colt for cheap.
Marketing. Perceived value.
The parts are made by just a couple of suppliers.
All AR's are just as good as every other one. No matter what the hype and marketing.
Your $600 AR will be just as accurate, reliable, and will last just as long as the $2000 AR.
Marketing. Perceived value.
The parts are made by just a couple of suppliers.
All AR's are just as good as every other one. No matter what the hype and marketing.
Your $600 AR will be just as accurate, reliable, and will last just as long as the $2000 AR.
Good for you if you're willing to bet your life on it. I'm not. Look at what chokes and pukes in high round count classes and then tell me they are all the same. I'd bet the higher end ARs will out shoot, out last and stay shooting a whole bunch longer than the bargain ARs. I've owned Olympics, Bushmasters Colts and BCMs. I know what has worked for me and what hasn't.
Bob
Do a search for "Filthy 14".
My personal experience, since I have not used 100% of ALL ARs out there as it seems others have, is that you get what you pay for. Again, IN MY EXPERIANCE, is that YOUR $600 gun may work for you but I'd bet money if you'd stack it head to head, round for round, yours would choke and puke before the mid/ upper tier weapons.
YMMV and we will just leave it at we agree to disagree.
Bob