GatorFarmer
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Originally posted by FennRx:
opinions vary on most brands except for Colt and Bushmaster. these seem to be held in the highest regard, from what i have read. Colts will hold their value better as well, i understand
as for DPMS, fair number of negative opinions. based on my limited time at AR15.com, these opinions seem to based on their older guns (which have now been improved). there is a striking similarity between DPMS and Taurus....the people who own the guns tend to have a very favorable opinion of them. i am no expert by any means, but for recreational purposes, my Panther Lite is awesome.
I'm not familiar with Bushmaster being held in high regard. Generally it's an "Oh. You have a Bushmaster. Shrug." sort of brand.
DPMS, unless something has changed, makes sporting rifles. They don't invest in the same sort of testing and QC that Colt or other top tier makers do.
That doesn't mean that they are bad guns.
And yes, I did actually own a DPMS rifle. It was "Eh, not so good."