Thank you for referencing that link. That was something I read a while back and could not remember where I found it. It has lots of good information and a nice read especially for AR-newbies.
I would be curious to know how many posters on this thread own more than one AR.
I have two, one 16" AR-15 and one 12.5" M-16. I have probably built or helped friends build about 20 AR's. I know one other poster in this thread has probably built many times as many AR's as me.
I'm building my third (bought my first, built my second from scratch, now working on another build with a factory built upper).
I've built maybe .5% as many rifles as the P/A - and he's been right about every piece of advice he's ever given me.
I've had several and will have several more.
I started with a stock pre-ban Colt lightweight. Nice rifle and I probably put about 800 malf free rounds through it, but none of them were heavy use. My second one was a pre-ban Olympic with lots of mods and again, several hundred malf free rounds but no heavy use. My 3rd was a Bushmaster, but didn't put many through it before selling (didn't like it personally).
My current AR is a mutt (old Professional Ordinance upper and DPMS lower with JARD trigger). This rifle has malfed, but I use it a lot harder than any other to date. I upgraded the springs and bumpers in the bolt and got rid of some suspect mags and it's been malf free since then. I use it in practical rifle competition and it's a winner quite often. I have about 2,500 rounds through this one so far.
It's not what you'd call a quality rifle, but it suits my purpose and after a few mods, seems to work fine. Whether it would stand up to a 1,500 round class is a question unanswered to date.
I do know that you usually get what you pay for. I've got a Noveske Switchblock upper arriving Monday for my RR M-16, along with a bunch of Larue goodies and a CTR stock and grip. I'll post updates on how it performs as I get some rounds downrange. I'll wait to call it GTG till I have a couple thousand down the pipe w/o problems.
I started with a stock pre-ban Colt lightweight. Nice rifle and I probably put about 800 malf free rounds through it, but none of them were heavy use. My second one was a pre-ban Olympic with lots of mods and again, several hundred malf free rounds but no heavy use. My 3rd was a Bushmaster, but didn't put many through it before selling (didn't like it personally).
My current AR is a mutt (old Professional Ordinance upper and DPMS lower with JARD trigger). This rifle has malfed, but I use it a lot harder than any other to date. I upgraded the springs and bumpers in the bolt and got rid of some suspect mags and it's been malf free since then. I use it in practical rifle competition and it's a winner quite often. I have about 2,500 rounds through this one so far.
It's not what you'd call a quality rifle, but it suits my purpose and after a few mods, seems to work fine. Whether it would stand up to a 1,500 round class is a question unanswered to date.
I do know that you usually get what you pay for. I've got a Noveske Switchblock upper arriving Monday for my RR M-16, along with a bunch of Larue goodies and a CTR stock and grip. I'll post updates on how it performs as I get some rounds downrange. I'll wait to call it GTG till I have a couple thousand down the pipe w/o problems.
No kidding! Someone should throw in some racial slurs or something and get this baby locked up.
I thought you voted for Olympic Arms???!?!
I didn't vote.... I do have an old Oly (stop sign) and have never had any problems with it. But I am under no misconception that it is the best. Stag is much better Bahahahahah
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