And I’m clueless, I’ve been a handgun guy all my life but the bug is biting and I’m looking to get an AR.
What’s reasonable as far as cost and reliability?
Thanks in advance
Brian
"Personally I would avoid Delton and Ruger. I’ve seen enough first hand issues with two Ruger 556 AR’s that I’ll never consider one."
What was wrong with Ruger? Upper or lower?
Maybe they’ve since changed it, but the lo profile gas blocks they use are pathetic. Approx half the size of a standard low profile gas block. I saw one cant nearly 90 degrees on the first mag, rendering it a bolt action until fixed.
“Always check new rifles before shooting”.... yeah yeah. But something from the factory shouldn’t be that messed up. Once we replaced with a standard gas block it’s run fine ever since.
Second one had an out of spec upper and the barrel was horribly misaligned with the upper m4 feed ramps, causing feeding issues. When I took it apart the upper was just all around junk. The barrel had what I consider way too much play in the upper. I replaced the upper with an Aero upper and all was fine.
The gas block they used was really what got to me though.
Ruger lowers are fine in my experience.
I’ve heard some reputable people on here praise the ruger 556, so this is just my experience.
Do your research first: https://www.pewpewtactical.com/ or you will buy more than one AR because you realize you want something else better. Something else is always better when you have enough cash laying around.
Thanks for the input so far guys, I appreciate it. With the cost of ammo I’m not gonna be shooting it a lot. I think I more want it just to have it if that makes sense. I would definitely take it plinking at the range from time to time but I’m not a hunter
Windham carbine. This is THE all-around best bet