I was watching a video from one of the fairly well known gun personalities on the interweb of all knowledge. This person made the statement that the vast majority of civilian AR 15s on the market were of at least the same quality if not better quality than the average soldier/marines service rifle. Since I read debates and advice on here all the time about buying the "high end" rifles vs average rifles I am curious about the truth of this statement. Those of you who have served are serving in the military and maybe even our LEOs who are issued rifles what say you? Is the average price PSA, Anderson, Aero, Bushmaster AR15 the equal of an issue rifle or does one have to go to a more expensive brand? I did not serve and have never had the opportunity to handle a military issue M4/M16 so I am genuinely curious. I look forward to hearing some Ingo knowledge.