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Posted: 8/20/2017 1:36:31 PM EDT
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Right now this is the best deal on Colt 6920 OEM's I've seen https://www.gunprodeals.com/products/tactical-colt-mfg-le6920-098289020246 $645.00 with shipping (I damn near bought one last nite and I have 3 6920's here now) Find something like this on Gunbroker http://www.gunbroker.com/item/683199243 Add a rear sight and for what the price of a "entry" level AR was 1-2 years ago you can have what's considered the gold standard that AR's get compared to |
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Posted: 8/20/2017 1:52:22 PM EDT
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The low water mark I've seen is $625 shipped from Tombstone on both the OEM1 and OEM2. That was May if I recall. I keep hoping to see the $600 water mark, or see it passed. I'll be buying OEMs as spare parts if nothing else. 
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Posted: 8/20/2017 2:03:43 PM EDT
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psa is probably your best bang for the buck. i wouldnt buy a ruger ar. they have a non standard plastic delta ring and it doesnt work with a lot of hand guards. i helped someone swap his out and the gun just felt cheap to me
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Posted: 8/20/2017 8:59:21 PM EDT
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Right now this is the best deal on Colt 6920 OEM's I've seen https://www.gunprodeals.com/products/tactical-colt-mfg-le6920-098289020246 $645.00 with shipping (I damn near bought one last nite and I have 3 6920's here now) Find something like this on Gunbroker http://www.gunbroker.com/item/683199243 Add a rear sight and for what the price of a "entry" level AR was 1-2 years ago you can have what's considered the gold standard that AR's get compared to If so is it worth the extra $100+? |
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Posted: 8/20/2017 9:05:47 PM EDT
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The trooper is the better deal if you want the FF handguard. You might spend at least $100 on decent furniture (remember...stock, handguard, & trigger guard). You might be able to pick up a takeoff set on EE cheap though. I'd say if you want free float, buy the trooper. If you know you want a2 FSB, buy a Mexican Colt. If you're still not sure, pick your flavor of OEM and see what you're inspired to do when you get it. Don't discount the 2 mags with the Mexican. Or 1 mag with the trooper. I think OEM doesn't have any.
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Posted: 8/20/2017 9:13:00 PM EDT
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How much are you looking to spend?
PSA had a sale going, one of their rifles, with Magpul furniture on it, for $450. From the description it was basically a standard mil-spec AR, proper materials used in the right places, mid length gas system. Only the barrel was nitride treated, not chrome lined. Nitride is a good barrel treatment though. Here is the link |
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Posted: 8/20/2017 9:17:50 PM EDT
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The rear site , its missing
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Posted: 8/20/2017 9:24:20 PM EDT
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I went with a Savage MSR Recon for my first. Probably more of a mid-grade, but it packs a lot of nice features for the price of $750 that I paid. 1:8 5R melonite barrel, 223 wylde chamber, free float m-lok rail, trigger has some kind of surface treatment supposedly to smooth it out. There's a "patrol" version with a FSB instead of free float and a couple other of the minor 'upgrades' deleted for about $100 cheaper, but still retains a lot of the higher-grade stuff like the barrel. If cost was my ultimate factor, I'd probably have gone M&P Sport II or PSA upper/lower combo. Or just pick up a cheap Anderson lower or something locally and just the upper from PSA.
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Posted: 8/20/2017 10:00:13 PM EDT
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Buy a Colt 6920 it's a one and done deal. It's everything you need and nothing you don't. I internally debated my first AR a few months ago. I ended up spending $1k more than I should have or needed to. The Colt 6920 was on the short list and I really should have gone that route. The M&P Sport likes like a good choice also. One look at the Ruger rail and I didn't pick it up. But from a first buy perspective, why buy an el cheapo that will be replaced or dumped for 2 C notes?? Maybe the 6920 won't be your last AR, but it would never give you a reason to sell it. In 20 years it will still be leaning in the corner with a 30 round mag. |
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Posted: 8/20/2017 10:03:16 PM EDT
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PSA Premium/CHF
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Posted: 8/21/2017 4:42:36 AM EDT
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Savage MSR-15 Recon. Sweet barrel, plus not made from all bargain-bin parts. Can get for around $780.
For your first AR, you do not want the cheapest one available because it will have problems due to crappy manufacturing that cuts corners. Why buy a lemon and have a bad experience? |
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