Who are the top 10 AR-15 manufacturers?

[piston10]

No lie!View attachment 35970View attachment 35971

Looks good!!

 

[Nighthawk]

Rokon Scout or Trailblazer?

Colt is #1

Trail Breaker

 

[promiseofwar]

Thanks piston10. Bitten by the bug and so looking for my next fix...probably a Noveske, Colt or another BCM. :/

 

[JaredC]

Direct Imp.
1. Colt
2. Noveske
3. LMT
4. KAC
5. BCM
6. Daniel Defense
7. Wilson Combat
8. Larue Tactical

^^^^^^^ This. I would throw in Seekins and Mega to round out the top ten. All that being said, I don't think I would ever buy an AR off the shelf again. Frankengun or not, its the only way to go, IMHO

Do you guys pretty much agree that a lower is a lower and it's the upper that defines the brand or that there are significant enough differences in quality, among lowers, that they too define a manufacturer?

I agree......Kinda. A lower is a lower, but Id still group them by high end, medium and low end. Some are very different. Different coatings. Different tolerances. Ambi controls. Billet or not. Fit. Etc. Plus whether or not it should, the lower brand will effect the re sale value.

 

[piston10]

Thanks piston10. Bitten by the bug and so looking for my next fix...probably a Noveske, Colt or another BCM. :/

Don't over look the KAC

 

[promiseofwar]

Nice KAC!

 

[piston10]

Nice KAC!

Thanks! This one will get a can then an SBR, prob noveske.

 

[ripnbst]

KAC is HSLD equipment. Nice (Expensive) gun!

 

[CAR-AR-M16]

I guess I should have said top 3. And specified usage, dependability and years of service?

Since you said "years of service", I think Colt has been making them for a while.