I'm looking into saving up and purchasing an AR15 for my next toy =] So I was wondering if yall could give me some suggestions on what manufactures look at since there is an overabundance of options to look at.
Well I buy my guns from a shop in Lansing,IN from a friend my father and I have known and hunted with for years. I'm looking to spend between $700-$1500. I want to try to save as much money as possible cause money is tight now a days, but I don't want a cheap gun. I want a reliable and well built and dependable AR.
Alright sounds good. I will poke around on the internet like GunBroker.com. What other sites are there out there too look on besides the manufactures websites?
CMMG is having a sale on their gas piston rifles for 999.00 and their standard rifles are 800 something. DPMS is a decent brand as well, Ive got one and ive not had a problem even with cheap ammo. Im looking at a STAG arms right now for right at a grand for a M4 style. Rock River is a good one as well. Im not sure where you are located but Orion Arms(used to be keislers) in clarksville has just about every manufacture's AR under the sun with prices ranging from 750 to 3 grand I was just there friday, theyve got a nice rock river with 2 stage trigger for 975. flat top M4 upper
gas pistons simply relocate where and how the bolt is being pushed back and cycled, on a normal AR, the gases are forced back into the chamber and bolt in order to cycle the weapon to the next round. a gas piston puts a piston driven system up front and keeps the gases from going back into the chamber making it easier to clean and supposedly more reliable. Its similar to how the AK47 functions
The typical AR uses gas to push the bolt carrier back to cycle the weapon which releases gas inside bolt area. The gas piston systems have a piston that pushes your bolt carrier back to cycle which leaves it cleaner and cooler.
type CMMG arms into google and check out there website, for the money, its about the best option if you want the gas piston system. But, there are mixed reviews about whether the gas piston system is worth the extra coin. Id do some research if I were you, I was looking into it and it just seems like its not worth it unless you do a ton of shooting or full auto