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I know this has been ask before on this forum. I am interested in getting one just in case the wrong guy gets in office because we all know these rifles will be gone. 223 or .308?

What's good, what's trash, and what's neeeded or unneccessary. I also like the look of one without a rail and just a quick site.

Thanks for your time.

PS.. looking for target shooting/ultimate protection(worse case senario) and not hunting.
 
I have a DPMS Panther LR-AP4 chambered in 308. It is flat out an awesome rifle. No jams or misfeeds. More knockdown power than a 223, but more expensive to shoot. This particular rifle is extremely accurate out to 300 yds. We were shooting rocks and limbs on the dirt backstop at the Oak Ridge range behind the 200 yd mark with ease with the scope at 5x. I'm switching scopes right now. The scope on the rifle is now on my TC Encore. I'm replacing that scope with a Meopta Meostar R1 1.5-5. That should be in next week. Give me a call and we'll go and shoot it!

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I'm looking to build an 6.8 spc. More expensive to shoot than any but great knock down and great a little beyond 300 yds, not much but a little. Ok I'm looking for up close and personal.
 
7mm08 said:
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I know this has been ask before on this forum. I am interested in getting one just in case the wrong guy gets in office because we all know these rifles will be gone. 223 or .308?

What's good, what's trash, and what's neeeded or unneccessary. I also like the look of one without a rail and just a quick site.

Thanks for your time.

PS.. looking for target shooting/ultimate protection(worse case senario) and not hunting.
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go to www.ar15.com

You can build your own, or get all the answers you ever need at this site. You buy the lower,and upper from different supliers.
They are all parts guns.
Good luck. Its great fun.
 
Lots of good manufacturers out there, shy away from the cheaper ones though. As with anything, you get what you pay for. Im an Armalite fan in the civilian world but use a Colt on the business side of things.
 
This ar website is great. You can easily get into this in a big way. I began building one is .223 as a predator rifle,and got sidetracked with my bow this year.
Am planning on finishing it after rifle season closes.

You can build one at a lower price than one one off the shelf like the Remington stock or the Bushmaster. It is not difficult with all the help that is available online.
 
My son has a DPMS and it's a good one,I have a CMMG and I'm happy with it,ain't that much differance in our two,his is an entry gun in 223.Mines more like a Mil spec with a 16" HB in 223.
 
You can save some money, if you are interested in doing it.
The website has all the info.

I think the real benefit is that you can build it custom. Make it the way you want it.

A guy has one on listed in the classifieds on this website now.
850 I think.
 
paincave_2000 said:
The only reason you save money building your own is because you're using cheaper parts.Cheaper isn't always better.
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Disagree.
That is just bad information to give someone.
I helped 2 people build 4 ar-15's in the past 2 years.
Complete builds including painting them.

If you spend some time at the website, you can sort through a lot of imformation to build a custom ar-15.
Every maker uses parts to build uppers and lowers.
They are all parts guns. You can buy the same quality parts as are available to anyone.
You are not limited to buying cheap parts.
The benefit of building it is not as much as it's much less costly,as it is a custom to fit you.
You can save money building one yourself.
It can cost more than a stock rifle, ore less depending on what you decide to spend.
Get informed. It is not difficult and is fun.
 
After watching the debate and watching the post debate analysis, McCain is not looking so hot. Better get one or 5 while you can.
 
The tools to build one will cost you. Building it yourself will be well worth that cost. On a plus side you don't pay the Pittman-Robertson Tax on a complete firearm...that is also the downside! You don't pay the PR tax on a complete lower or upper. This close to the election most parts houses are out of critical components for a complete build. One might have the bbl another the bolt-carrier group and another the gas-tube with pins. The high-dollar parts are usually in-stock but as the election looms closer even those stocks are dwindling. When I first got into AR rifles I was taught quality lays in CRAB-D
C=Colt
R=Rock River
A=Armalite
B=Bushmaster
and last on the tree
DPMS
 

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