Originally Posted By: JoeBobOutfittersOriginally Posted By: Scott_PhillipsThanks for the information, I have a Bushmaster and a DPMS, just wondering what else is out there.
Scott
Lots, and Lots, and Lots.
The commercial market is pretty heavily saturated anymore. There are lots of "decent" AR15's floating around out there that compete with the Bushmaster and DPMS you currently have.
As always, you get what you pay for to some extent. Spending extra money on a good trigger and a good barrel are where you'll make your money on accuracy.
Joebob hit the nail on the head with his comments. Most off the shelf AR's are going to be pretty similar. Okay barrel and crappy trigger. You can live with most of the barrels if its a hunting gun, but you WILL need to replace the trigger if you want your accuracy to improve. With the prices falling on AR's, and the availability of quality parts, it makes much more sense to build your own. BUT, if you don't want to (or have the skills/tools) build one, then buy the one that doesn't rattle when you pick it up (meaning the receiver set is fairly tight) and buy a good replacement barrel and trigger.
I bought a Bushmaster a couple of years ago with the intent of "upgrading" as funds became available. First was the trigger, then the barrel, then the stock, then the grip, then the handguard, then I finally just bought a great receiver set and used all the parts to build my own. Used the Bushmaster parts to help buddies build their own rifles, lol. Since then I have built 20+ AR's and have plans to build a few more.