Rank of AR-15's - best to worst...what do you think?

[spartan1980]

just wondering how everyone would rank different brands of AR's?

Colt
Bushmaster
Armalite
Dlask
stag
DPMS
LMT


were the ones I could think of to put on a list. what am I missing??

 

[major519]

...Rock River Arms

 

[Paulinski]

Colt / LMT / Noveske

They only ones that matter.

 

[dangertree]

They only ones that matter.

Stag Arms matter. The Noveske is a barrel.

 

[Paulinski]

Stag Arms matter. The Noveske is a barrel.

Damn good one at that.

 

[G22]

Colt.

 

[NaOH]

There are lots of quality AR brands.

Getting out and shooting what you have is what's important.

For what it's worth I've owned Colt, DPMS, Stag and Bushy. I'd give Colt a slight edge but not enough to justify current prices.

 

[Big_Red]

These types of threads are retarded.

 

[twoshots]

These types of threads are retarded.

they are retarded if people answer based on whims


they are great if people answer based on

overall quality control
company policies
availability
price
customer service
machining finish/ anodizing quality
tolerances

If you don't research your purchases, don't complain if you get burned. It's kind of like voting

 

[Jess]

Dlask

 

[mr_trout]

Sabre ARs had an outstanding review in SWAT magazine.

Sabre Defence makes quality products
and, as a result, they are not cheap. Let
me clarify that: Sabre Defence rifles and
carbines are not cheaply made, so they
don’t sell for a cheap price. That makes
sense to me. The XR15A3-M4 Tactical
Carbine retails for $2,089.99 and comes
with two 30-round magazines.

Even magazine reviews can be biased (sponsors are what pay their bills after all), but for a lot of us these reviews are all we have to go off before ordering. If lucky someone at our local range may have the rifle we are interested in, and we could then see for ourselves what the fit and finish is like, but for most consumers we are stuck with peer review.

 

[jobbass]

LMT , COLT maybe , but why pay extra just for the name.


LMT.

 

[koalorka]

Colt > LMT > Stag > Bushmaster > ArmaLite > RRA > everything else. I left out the "designer" brands (Noveske, Vltor etc.).

 

[Miraclejoe]

I left out the "designer" brands (Noveske, Vltor etc.).

Whoohoo, I have a "designer" upper: VLTOR upper and Noveske barrel.

 

[RevolverRodger]

The difference between the so called 'high end' AR-15 and the regular ones aren't worth the price differnce.
I decided to stick with armalite great bang for the price

 

[ajayofcanada]

Who sells VLTOR or Noveske in Canada? I can't recall seeing it up here.

 

[Undergiver]

It all comes down to the barrel, bolt and trigger group. That's what matters, uppers, lowers are not that critical and any of the major brands will work fine.

 

[smak_daddy]

Tier 1:
=====
Colt/Stag/LMT


Tier 2:
=====
Bushmaster/Armalite/DPMS

Tier 3:
=====
Everything else

 

[ARmike]

I love my colt AR's

the only thing Id ever thing of getting is maybe a Bushmaster or DPMS.

Colt
Bushmaster
DPMS
Stag
Armalite
RRA
Eagle Arms
LMT
Century arms
Olympic arms
Dlask
etc.
etc.

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[B]

These types of threads are retarded.

These types of responses are retarded. I want a stag, I'd like to hear how users rank them.