AR?

[Glock22xd9]

I could be talked into one of these very easily. tell me what you know?

[danp]

I could be talked into one of these very easily. tell me what you know?

Great rifle, an endless supply of parts and accessories, great price, and (relatively) cheap ammo.

There really isn't anything to love except the gas tube system which can be replaced with a more expensive piston system.

[aubie515]

You will run out of ideas before you run out of options for AR's. You can add various calibers to a standard AR lower. What that will do for you is give you longer ranges to shoot and still use the same AR lower, so you won't have to buy a complete rifle. Out of all the MBR out there...the AR has the most spare parts available.

[Glock22xd9]

build or buy... that is the question. thoughts?

[danp]

build or buy... that is the question. thoughts?

A few months ago I started pricing pieces and found it to be cheaper to just buy a full rifle, I have no idea if that has changed. I'm also sure I didn't exhaust all the possible dealers and manufacturers though.

[Glock22xd9]

What manufacturers did you find would be the best?

[danp]

What manufacturers did you find would be the best?

I only own a Bushmaster but it's never let me down. I've also always heard great things about Rock River Arms.

[TonyF]

build or buy... that is the question. thoughts?

You do need to invest in certain specialized tools. That creates another cost up front. If you're interested, bushmaster sells an assembly video that is very detailed. Even if you never build one the video breaks the whole thing down into parts. You'll learn a great deal about the rifle.

[Glock22xd9]

there are so many differences in them I dont have a clue what decisions i need to make!

[TonyF]

build or buy... that is the question. thoughts?

It depends on what you want to do with it. If it's target shooting or hunting then just about any of the tier one or tier two manufacturers will suffice. If you're going to stake your life on the rifle then stick with Colt.

I'm too tired to go into detail about my choice of Colt. If you're interested in my opinion I'll post on it tomorrow.