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Posted: 6/25/2006 2:34:45 PM EDT
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The people I shoot with are just handgunners and my rifle experience is pretty much limited to the sks and pistol caliber carbines. So I don't really know exactly what I want in an AR15 and figured you guys might be able to offer me some suggestions. I want something suitable for home defense and general range fun. I'm 6'3" so a comfortable stock for a big guy is pretty important. The eotech sights look quite useful too so I think I'm planning on one of them. Past that I'm open to suggestion. Right now I'm thinking of getting a rra lower, their 2 stage trigger but a magpul m93 or vltor stock instead of the standard collapsable one. I've heard mixed reviews of the machining for rra's uppers so I'm thinking of getting the 16" flat top preban chrome lined from del-ton. It'll probably be a few months before I can afford the eotech too so in the meantime some flip up buis? Add 10 mags, a couple thousand rounds of ammo and maybe next year a surefire. Sound like a reasonable setup? Anything you'd suggest I'd do differently, brands to rethink, etc? Thanks! |
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At under $750 for the complete weapon, I would buy a CMT/ Stag, which comes with the BUIS. Its a high quality weapon at a good price. Thats what I would do different. The Eotech is nice, but can wait until funding allows, and you are squared away with iron sights. 
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+1 if you really want to go and customize a build, what is your budget? there are some cheaper lowers out there than RRA, the 2 stage is not really needed on a HD/plinker AR (but its your $$$) if you spend the money on higher end parts for the lower, i'd look at stag and RRA for the upper; h/w, del-ton has good stuff and customer service second on the irons before the optics |
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I am in the same boat, I am getting married and my fiance is buying me an AR. I don't want her spending more than $800 on a gun. I need some no BS answers. I like the 16" barrels, 20" is to long and 14" seems too small. I hear alot of good about RRA and Bushy guns, Colt, I hear alot of good AND bad! So help an AR idiot out. You can email me as I do not get on alot here. [email protected] sorry to hijack the thread. I am doing my research on here before I choose! Thanks Jared |
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I don't really have a budget in mind, whatever it comes out to be, it comes out to be...buy it right the first time and don't have to buy a 2nd time you know ;) My reading had led me to think the 2 stage trigger just made it alot nicer to shoot, if thats not the case though I won't bother. |
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