Sorry my bad.
Well you will find that when a person says something about Colts in here everyone gets a bit crazy. Me to.
Colts are a fine weapon don’t get me wrong here. You will here that everything but a Colt is a copy and if you want the best make it a Colt. Colt will not lose value and last forever.
The quality control is better and parts are MP tested and so on.
The reality is Colt is not the first born AR/M16. No matter what you may here ArmaLite is the creator and sold the patents/rights and all to Colt. Colt did do some modifications and all to make it better no doubt but they are not the originator. Bushmaster is doing some MP testing now but not as extensively as Colt. The thing to keep in mind here is these are pieces of metal working in stressful ways and created by man not God so failures will happen.
I do not own a Colt nor have I ever used one. My weapons are not tools just for recreation. But this does not invalidate the reality of my information. The fit finish and reliability of the AR/M16 weapons system from all brands are for the most part above board. There are some exceptions but this is just normal in any machine.
You can read in here problems with Colts and every other brand as well. Resale value is what you can get at that time. The AR/M16 is not a rare weapon.
From my own perspective from lurking here not fact mind you, I think the Colt owners are in the minority here. For many reasons that have nothing to do with the quality of the weapon. Some won’t buy because of Colts civilian sales policy’s, others because they are to much money. The list goes on and on.
I own two Bushmasters. So far they have never failed to go bang and have yet to give me a problem. They are more accurate than I am. For me the choice was simple when I bought my weapons. I chose Bushmaster because of price. I had all the major brands available to me at the time I bought my first one. I took the middle ground and price.
I have never looked back and trust them with the lives of my family, friends, and myself.
The only one I have ever questioned was an Armalite AR10T. New right out of the box there is a gap filled with glue on the forward hand guard. I thought this was cheap construction on a new $1900.00 rifle. Glue for weapon construction?? Humph
But that’s just me.
So to answer your question is impossible if you tell the real truth.
The best weapon for you is/will be the one that you like fits your individual needs and can afford. You won’t truly know until you get the feel and experience of the weapon.