Do you TRULY want a good AR-15 or do you want crap?

[ChrisK1977]

I hear people trashing DPMS all the time. I went cheap(by a few years ago standards) and bought a DPMS Oracle. I really like it and is very reliable and accurate.

 

[Hop]

Speaking of good at parts, I'm trying to decide between a Colt socom 14.5" upper or a bcm socom 14.5" upper. What say you? It's going on a Colt 6920 lower. I can't decide!!!

I have a Colt 14.5 SOCOM upper & here's my take. It shoots accurately enough to score "rifleman" on an Appleseed AQT KD out to 400 yards. I think I put ~37/40 into the black that day. This using cheap Federal M855 62 gr ammo. Past 400 yards my groups started to break up. Maybe the bullets were transitioning into sub sonic at that range. I have not run the numbers on it. It does like better, heavier ammo but I haven't shot better ammo past 100 yards. So cheap stuff was sub 3 MOA (sling only against the clock, AQT style field rifle shooting), good stuff can easily group sub 2 MOA. YMMV.

Chrome chamber & barrel, decently hard coating (I can't remember if it's under the taper pinned gas block), SOCOM profile, eats all kinds of ammo without a problem, the finish color doesn't quite match my Colt lower but the age difference is >20 years.

 

[LPMan59]

I hear people trashing DPMS all the time. I went cheap(by a few years ago standards) and bought a DPMS Oracle. I really like it and is very reliable and accurate.

That's because they used to make really out of spec parts as well as using .223 barrels and marking them 5.56.It's been a couple years, but their vendor rep on ar15.com has pulled some shenanigans as well.

 

[TacticalFun]

I second this. They also have great coconut clusters.

 

[Ggreen]

I second this. They also have great coconut clusters.

For the money, and hunting with high power rifles ran the dinosaurs to Extinction and ATF is slow and such

 

[aaron580]

Speaking of good at parts, I'm trying to decide between a Colt socom 14.5" upper or a bcm socom 14.5" upper. What say you? It's going on a Colt 6920 lower. I can't decide!!!

Colt. Socom 14.5 barrel. Some say it's too heavy, I have 2 configured with sopmods and ta31 acogs, I like the weight. Though I will say, I have 1 in standard m4 profile with a t1 that is LIGHT compared to those, HD gun, socoms are they workers.

Plus, colt is the real deal, not that bcm is bad, but clone clone clone!

 

[hog slayer]

Still alive!

 

[KG1]

Still alive!

Yes I am and I don't even currently own a BCM.

 

[DanVoils]

Yes I am and I don't even currently own a BCM.

Same here except I have a BCM hand stop on one of my rifles. I guess that makes it AGG and not crap?
Dan

 

[Ggreen]

So does this not count since it was done with an Anderson lower and AR stoner barrel? Even an Anderson parts kit in there

 

[KG1]

So does this not count since it was done with an Anderson lower and AR stoner barrel? Even an Anderson parts kit in there

You got lucky it didn't jam on you otherwise the Buck would've shot you first.

 

[Hop]

So does this not count since it was done with an Anderson lower and AR stoner barrel? Even an Anderson parts kit in there

Pfft, can't fool us. That deer is just laying there. You don't even have a barrel on that AR. Cheap thing must have fallen off.

 

[Ggreen]

Pfft, can't fool us. That deer is just laying there. You don't even have a barrel on that AR. Cheap thing must have fallen off.

It fell off and I ran after the deer and bludgeoned it.


That's a lie, I'm sorry internet but I'm way too fat to try and run a deer down.

I guess I got lucky

 

[halfmileharry]

It fell off and I ran after the deer and bludgeoned it.


That's a lie, I'm sorry internet but I'm way too fat to try and run a deer down.

I guess I got lucky

It's the internet. You can be fat and still run super fast.

 

[warriorbob]

Ok this is just a s*** show now. Bring back the P***ing matches! The interwebs demand more blood!

 

[sgreen3]

The epicness of this thread I believe has moved into monumental status.....

 

[warriorbob]

Here's an interview with the owner of Bcm explaining his company for anyone interested
https://youtu.be/JPLRUZbK_6I

 

[DanVoils]

Here's an interview with the owner of Bcm explaining his company for anyone interested
https://youtu.be/JPLRUZbK_6I

[video=youtube_share;JPLRUZbK_6I]http://youtu.be/JPLRUZbK_6I[/video]

 

[Thor]

The epicness of this thread I believe has moved into monumental status.....

Meh, AR's failed me and many I served with. AK's became the go to gun. Failure to eject? What 's that. Now where's that stir the (kick over) pot icon...

 

[churchmouse]

It's the internet. You can be fat and still run super fast.

OK.....lets foot race.....