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  • Darkemp

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    Don’t see LRB on there, I have one of their lowers with a Colt upper and works flawlessly. My Stag Upper/Lower combo is a decade old and going strong also- even though it’s just enough according to the ranking.
     

    Michigander08

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    That video is of a Springfield Saint, not a S&W M&P15. I've had nothing but excellent results with all my S&W M&P15s. Back when they were about $550-600 they were a steal.

    Oops. I must be daydreaming when I watched that video.
     

    Michigander08

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    Don’t see LRB on there, I have one of their lowers with a Colt upper and works flawlessly. My Stag Upper/Lower combo is a decade old and going strong also- even though it’s just enough according to the ranking.

    Are they still making AR? web site?
     

    Michigander08

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    All AR look pretty from the outside. We just don't know who make all the common components.

    AR Manufacturer Tier List.jpg
     

    Magnumite

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    Dec 17, 2007
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    I haven’t had a whole lot of AR’s, but every one of them worked. Didn’t matter how I shot it. All were at least decently accurate, most were good to excellent accuracy. Except my first one, Bushmaster HBAR. Threw patterns instead of groups. Sold it, bought a RRA Std A2 with the proceeds. That one is accurate. Came into a 20” BM hbar upper a few years back. It was very accurate. Traded or sold it, forget which. What the h____ was I thinking. The guy that got it won’t give it up...I tried.

    Three of these AR’s were in the upper tiers. One is arguable to be...depends on the speaker’s experience. Its on the poverty list. I don’t buy that. One definitely is. Each of my AR’s I would protect my life with...configuration to the mission being the only caveat.
     

    gremlin42

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    I’m new to AR world and cobbled something together from scratch with the best parts I could get my hands on, but the upper receiver is Anderson. Not the prettiest finish compared to my FN lower, but are they really in the “poverty” zone? This chart makes me feel like I’ve assembled a Porsche and put a Ford Escort hood on it.
     

    Alea Jacta Est

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    I’m new to AR world and cobbled something together from scratch with the best parts I could get my hands on, but the upper receiver is Anderson. Not the prettiest finish compared to my FN lower, but are they really in the “poverty” zone? This chart makes me feel like I’ve assembled a Porsche and put a Ford Escort hood on it.
    Drive it like you stole it
     

    MaxVO2

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    My first car was an ‘84 escort and I did exactly that.

    Clarification: I did not steal it

    ****I know someone who got an 1980 something Escort GT back in the day and someone literally stole it the first day he had it, drove it like they stole it, and left it on fire in the Shady Grove Metro parking lot... I'm glad it wasn't you who stole it! :lol:
     

    gremlin42

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    ****I know someone who got an 1980 something Escort GT back in the day and someone literally stole it the first day he had it, drove it like they stole it, and left it on fire in the Shady Grove Metro parking lot... I'm glad it wasn't you who stole it! :lol:

    I don’t know what it says about me other than I’ve had a few drinks, but that’s hilarious. Having a POS car as a teenager is great precisely bc you can drive it recklessly. Worst thing about it was driving home from work in the summer. No AC and vinyl seats.
     

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