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Posted: 9/17/2012 1:34:40 PM EDT
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Does anyone own on of these. I'm looking for some feedback on one from someone who has owned or shot one. I have been looking at budget priced ARs. This one looks more appealing than the Bushmaster Carbon-15.
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Well.. Your right about it being better then the carbon 15.. DPMS is not a favored manufacturer on arfcom. So prepair yourself for bad news. I myself have not shot a DPMS so I can't give you any feedback on its function or accuracy..
May I ask what you would be spending on this rifle? With that information given we may be able to suggest another "more solid" rifle in that price range for you. |
great rifle for the money!!!! i bought one a while back at wally world for $633 out the door and put about 2500 rnds down the pipe, and 00000 failures whatsoever no misfeed,jams,FTE's or anything, so many people are going to tell you not to get one, probably almost everyone on here except for me will tell you not to, but my personal experience says it's worth every penny! it was my first AR and is still serving me well, i havnt had to replace anything on it and the finish is holding up great.. its pretty damn accurate to! if you have a very low budget just get one, you won't regret it  their customer service is great i have heard as well so if it breaks send it back! IN before all the haters!! |
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ill second that, you can throw a cheap utg quad rail and a front and rear sight and its GTG, couldn't have asked for a better beginner rifle Quoted: I have one and it's great. It was my first AR. I have upgraded it with a new upper from BCM with the DPMS lower and it works flawless. Get it and as your bank account gets healthier upgraded to your liking. My 2¢. |
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Bought one from a friend in need of money for $400. Gave it to my wife, she didn't like it... She likes her M1A or my LMT. Traded it in on a real AR, got my $400 back. It felt cheap, but if you haven't ever handled a better made AR I guess you wouldn't know any better and be happy with it.  |
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Quoted: I have one and it's great. It was my first AR. I have upgraded it with a new upper from BCM with the DPMS lower and it works flawless. Get it and as your bank account gets healthier upgraded to your liking. My 2¢. And you could have had a good one from the start for the money you spent on it and two receivers. |
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it does feel cheap...but thats because it is cheap. Quoted: Bought one from a friend in need of money for $400. Gave it to my wife, she didn't like it... She likes her M1A or my LMT. Traded it in on a real AR, got my $400 back. It felt cheap, but if you haven't ever handled a better made AR I guess you wouldn't know any better and be happy with it. http://4-riders.com/pics/AR/P1030812.jpg |
| I've had two of them. They go bang every time you pull the trigger. If all you are going to put on it is an optical sight it is the least expensive way to go. If you are wanting iron sights you may get a Smith and Wesson Sport with sights for what you would have to pay to get the Sportical rigged up. The only negative with the Sportical is the lack of a shell deflector. Some loads may eject straight back at you and get close to the down the collar oops. |
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From what I have seen in our carbine courses, most of the DPMS reputation for being crap comes from user built rifles on DPMS lowers. Factory built DPMS rifles seem to have a failure rate similar to carbines generally. It could be because one of the security companies we work with actually has an armorer that knoww what he is doing and they have a lot of DPMS carbines.... The kit carbines are usually in the hands of our students who are enthusiasts, rather than professionals. The enthusiasts tend to some in several flavors:
1. The duffer who sees his strength as coming from how he and his equipment look. Commonly carries DPMS kit carbine. 2. The gadget guy. Sees his power as coming from having the equipment instantly available to do anything. Often seen with a Noveske and a surefire can. 3. The training junkee. Sees the usefulness of being able to use his tools effectively in a variety of field conditions. Might have DD with a quality sling. |
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From what I have seen in our carbine courses, most of the DPMS reputation for being crap comes from user built rifles on DPMS lowers. Factory built DPMS rifles seem to have a failure rate similar to carbines generally. It could be because one of the security companies we work with actually has an armorer that knoww what he is doing and they have a lot of DPMS carbines.... The kit carbines are usually in the hands of our students who are enthusiasts, rather than professionals. The enthusiasts tend to some in several flavors: 1. The duffer who sees his strength as coming from how he and his equipment look. Commonly carries DPMS kit carbine. 2. The gadget guy. Sees his power as coming from having the equipment instantly available to do anything. Often seen with a Noveske and a surefire can. 3. The training junkee. Sees the usefulness of being able to use his tools effectively in a variety of field conditions. Might have DD with a quality sling. I have not seen complaints of DPMS quality. I know they support the shooting sports including 3 gun. They make a nice off the rack gun. But then again Im not a uber tackticool opperator. |
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