I need help with AR-15 decision

[usaadjuster]

I know this is S&W Forum but is the M&P 15 a good bang for the buck? I want to buy an - AR - I have done some internet research and just don't trust the WWW. I have not been a member of this Forum for long but you guys/girls have helped me with several questions. -- So, what would you suggest? I don't want to spend a lot - maybe not more that $1,000 - 1,200.
thanks,

 

[ErnieDeBord]

Get a Colt

 

[Arik]

Get a Colt

Second that!

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[tk421991]

Actually, a thread very similar to this popped up on my Russian gun forum. The budget set was $700.

If I was going to buy an AR-15, I'd just go with an Armalite. Lifetime warranty and in the middle of your price range.

M15A4 CARBINE CHR. BLACK.

 

[Rule3]

For $1000 to 1200 you can get a very good one. S&W offers several variants. Except for the really tricked out ones with lots of do dads, they are all just parts guns with Mil Spec Parts

Of course the big thing now is piston driven but for the average Joe shooter the regular gas run ones seemed to work just fine.

Back when I bought my off brand I compared it side by side to the SW (they did not have as many versions) It was exactly the same with the same parts, proof marks, stamps whatever. It was over $100 less.

Now it's like custom building a car or a Ruger 10/22

Colt has the name and resale value.

 

[jaykellogg]

I believe you can now buy a Colt at Wal-Mart. Stay away from a piston model, heavier and the parts do not interchange as the "regular models" do. BCM (Bravo Company) is what I have. From what I read it is on a par with Colt as are LMT, Spikes Tactical, and Danial Defense.

 

[usaadjuster]

which colt - AR 15 or M4 carbine?

 

[jaykellogg]

I believe it is the 6920.

 

[Kanewpadle]

Rock River Arms. Check thier two stage trigger. An upgrade you won't have to pay for later.

Check on Windham Weaponry too.

 

[mwtdvm]

I was conflicted for a couple of years..

I wanted an AR 15 but was unable to decide which one. As you said, the WWW is a real snake pit of opinions, pro and con on just about every brand. I had never heard of Windham Weaponry but went to their web site and got enthusiastic about their company and their products!
AND I picked mine up at Wally World for about $200 below MSRP. The trigger can use some work though. Lifetime transferable warranty also.

 

[CBA44]

Colt 6920.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pwswheghNQsEuEhjFwPrgTA&gid=5


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBj0tesg3SY

 

[cowboy45]

Whatever your choice, don't take a 6 1/2 rifle and add 12 lbs of stuff on it. jmho

 

[Straightshooter2]

I bought the Colt LE6720 about a month ago and love it. It was the same price as the M&P15 model my LGS had. To paraphrase what someone said in another thread, if it's not a Colt, it's a clone. So if it's a choice between a Colt and anything else, get the Colt.

CW

 

[A10]

I've had my share of ARs, all have worked just fine as long as they were milspec guns. I'm not a fan of the Olympic Arms guns just because they don't seem as well finished. I've played with Rock River and they seem good. If a Colt is as inexpensive as an M&P, I'd look at it. I would want the forward assist, chromed barrel, and flash hider. Everything else can be changed or added as you wish. I'd want to make sure it was a milspec lower, Colt used to have different size pins....

 

[DesertFox]

If I was going to spend $650, then a M&P15 Sport would sound good. But if I was going to spend $1,000 and it was a 6920 vs. M&P15T, I go Colt on resale value alone.

That 6720 that Straightshooter2 bought is a good choice as the pencil barrel makes it light and handy. I've seen those coming in right around $1,000 too.

What do I have, you ask? 3 S&W M&P15-22, a Colt LE6920, a NIB Colt SP6920 and a Colt 6940. I'm smitten enough with the 6940 that I'll most likely sell both 6920.

 

[bharner]

If I was buying an off the shelf AR with that budget I'd either go to Walmart (or LGS if you have one nearby) and pick up a Colt 6920 for $1050 (that's what they run at my local WM).
Although I do really like the melonited S&W guns ... Colt is the real deal.
If I couldn't find a Colt locally I'd happily pick up an S&W. Probably not the sport as I like the dust cover. Never had need for a forward assist so I'm on the fence, there.
Cheapest option though, may be a BCM. If you can find one in stock anywhere. Last time I looked online it was $970 for a complete rifle.
The guys who started the company are former .mil and make the guns to the same specs as Colt.

That being said I am currently using a PSA (bought via various sales over a couple month period it cost me under $600). I don't plan on getting rid of it but if you're the kind of person who does a lot of buying, selling and upgrading the brand with a Pony on the side will hold value best.

Tapatalk ate my spelling and grammar.

 

[jspick]

Colt has different size pins in thier commerial guns than the milspec guns everyone else makes.

I would not buy a Colt. They are over priced and not as well finished as many other options out there. Thier pin size is a big inconvience.

The M&P is a great gun for the money. So are many others. Like has been said Olympic is a not so good put together gun.

Everything is pretty much made by just a couple of vendors and then many stamp thier name on them. DPMS is probably the best gun for the money.

John

 

[Corbett]

I found an MP15 that was almost new condition at a lgs for $800
Took it to the range and no regrets at all.

 

[Aden67]

I am very happy with my complete Spikes Tactical mid-length. Got it from Aim Surplus for $769 delivered to my door. Eats brass and all steel ammo with no problem.

 

[bharner]

Colt has different size pins in thier commerial guns than the milspec guns everyone else makes.

I would not buy a Colt. They are over priced and not as well finished as many other options out there. Thier pin size is a big inconvience.

The M&P is a great gun for the money. So are many others. Like has been said Olympic is a not so good put together gun.

Everything is pretty much made by just a couple of vendors and then many stamp thier name on them. DPMS is probably the best gun for the money.

John

AFAIK Colt no longer uses the big FCG pins (at least not on 6920 and 6720). And I'm not sure where them being over priced comes from as most places I've seen they are cheaper than or within $100 of a crapmaster or dpms.
Plus they are the only ones on the market produced to the demands of the military. They may not look as pretty as other brands but they are built to last.


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