Annihilator
Emissary
Does anybody in the business (other than Glock) NOT make an AR? Asking for a friend
AR Ranking By Manufacturer & Tier
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Bassbob
Emissary
Everyone always says that and I get it. I have a couple I built off BCA uppers and they have never failed and are dead eye accurate. All my other ones are as well though. And some have chrome lined barrels, SS barrels and a much better fit and finish. And in all likelihood they will run a lot longer in much worse conditions than those BCAs will. To me it's different tools for different jobs. One of my BCAs is a side charging .223 Wylde and I set it up with a big ass, US made scope and a bi-pod. My other BCA is a 10.5" with a folder, high end BCG, trigger and LPK, Viridian HS-1 laser handstop, nice furniture and charging handle and a Romeo 5. That one pulls duty as one of the HD guns. My Voodoo Witch doctor has all basic stuff on it except the Magpul furniture and a 3lb JMT drop in trigger and a Holosun 510c with a PA magnifier. It's pretty much a range gun. The others are higher end. BCM and Wilson with all my favorite furniture, BCGs, Charging handles, enhanced lower parts, better optics, etc. I enjoy shooting those much more and consider them to be the SHTF guns.
Even my lower end stuff has mostly been upgraded to the point where I have more in them than an off the shelf low end AR though. All good springs and buffers and BCGs, triggers, C Handles, etc..
I would never give anyone any grief for what kind of gun they run. If you're happy with it that's what matters.
Except @Belt Fed and those damn Turkish shiteguns.
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Hard to explain until you handle one. They are next level in fit, finish, and feel.
Especially after today, and what I shared with you
SL66
Custom
I am not much of an AR guy, the pics i posted earlier are my first attempt at an AR build "I hate that term as well @Bassbob" ,I am very uneducated in that area.
I started with an AR pistol upper kit from PSA, added SPIKE'S TACTICAL stripped lower, Radian Raptor charging handle, Rise Armament Supersport trigger and anti walk pins. Geissele Maritime Bolt catch. Eventually bought the 16" upper when the pistol brace fiasco reached it's peak.
I ended up with what I think is an awesome AR. deadly accurate at 100 yards. See attached target. Shot while seated at bench.
Thanks for letting me ramble.
I started with an AR pistol upper kit from PSA, added SPIKE'S TACTICAL stripped lower, Radian Raptor charging handle, Rise Armament Supersport trigger and anti walk pins. Geissele Maritime Bolt catch. Eventually bought the 16" upper when the pistol brace fiasco reached it's peak.
I ended up with what I think is an awesome AR. deadly accurate at 100 yards. See attached target. Shot while seated at bench.
Thanks for letting me ramble.
Bassbob
Emissary
Looks like a nice one to me brother. And clearly a great shooter.
SL66
Custom
Thank you Bob, means alot coming from you. I respect your opinion, and that of several others here very much.Looks like a nice one to me brother. And clearly a great shooter.
Bassbob
Emissary
I hope you kept that EPT trigger that came with that PSA kit ? Those are nice triggers. Now that I’m thinking about it, I think I left one of them in that 10.5” It is a little heavy, I think around 6 lbs, but it’s smooth with very little slop and a crisp and short reset. Good trigger for a house gun.
I got to where I’d buy stripped lowers, you know, to keep in the safe for later. Next thing you know I’m shopping for lower parts and uppers.
SL66
Custom
Yup, I have it tucked away safe and sound.I hope you kept that EPT trigger that came with that PSA kit ? Those are nice triggers. Now that I’m thinking about it, I think I left one of them in that 10.5” It is a little heavy, I think around 6 lbs, but it’s smooth with very little slop and a crisp and short reset. Good trigger for a house gun.
I got to where I’d buy stripped lowers, you know, to keep in the safe for later. Next thing you know I’m shopping for lower parts and uppers.
Belt Fed
Ronin
Reported.
TEXASforLIFE
SAINT
i'll have to ask my cousin's husband as he's had a bushmaster for decades.
Belt Fed
Ronin
I know what ya mean, i ain't either.
Cedric
Custom
At the training base in the aughts they were using Bushmaster M16A2s a lot. Gobs of them (like that scientific description?). I never heard any complaints.
Belt Fed
Ronin
In that top two tiers i have zero AR's, i have got to fondle and even shoot three different LaRues a while back. while they are excellent made guns, they did not function any better than my Radicals. or any more accurate. but the fit and finish was awesome. they said they were over 3 grand. i do have an H&K 416 22 if that counts and it definitely don't belong in that top tier.
In the mid tier i have Colt and Aero precisions
In the budget i have Ruger, Stag and Armalite. am looking hard at a 308 saint.
In their destitute tier i only have Radicals, most of my guns are not even on that list.
I looked up tier list of AR's and there are many. most made to what that person likes the best. there are fan boys of every manufacture.
In the mid tier i have Colt and Aero precisions
In the budget i have Ruger, Stag and Armalite. am looking hard at a 308 saint.
In their destitute tier i only have Radicals, most of my guns are not even on that list.
I looked up tier list of AR's and there are many. most made to what that person likes the best. there are fan boys of every manufacture.
wolfpack076
Professional
My Bushmaster Patrolmans model is about 20 years old with lots of rounds thru and not a single issue.
1bravo9
Operator
Maybe so, I can't say either way, but I'm still surprised they were completely left off of the list.
What would keep HK from being top tier?