Made up my mind, ive been buying to many handguns and it's time I get a modern auto loading rifle..currently my only rifle is a Mosin 91/30 which I love!
But being this is my first AR15 style rifle I don't want to pay a great deal for something I might not even like so I am refraining from dropping $1100+ for something like a Bushmaster or Colt ect.
Then I came upon a local pawn shop who also doubles as a small gun shop. "He orders stuff new" One of the AR's he had that caught my eye was a ATI Del Ton AR15 with a A3 flat top upper with no carry handle.
His asking price brand new was $750 and from looking at their website that is what they are going for... my question is would this be a decent entry rifle for someone who has never owned an AR15 before? I have fired a few in the past but never actually owned one myself personally... But so far it does seem to fit the needs I want in one.. it's price okay, and it's something I just want to experiment with in terms of accessories ect.
But I don't know a whole lot about them.. as far as I know they are from Carolina and have a connection to American Tactical Imports... does anyone on here know if they are good rifles? From what I have read they don't have chrome lined barrels which is that even a big deal? Also I read it is rated for both 223 and 5.56x45?
Also please don't suggest for me to build my own.. the price isn't a concern to me and I don't want to attempt building my own until I have had more hands on experience with this type of rifle.
But being this is my first AR15 style rifle I don't want to pay a great deal for something I might not even like so I am refraining from dropping $1100+ for something like a Bushmaster or Colt ect.
Then I came upon a local pawn shop who also doubles as a small gun shop. "He orders stuff new" One of the AR's he had that caught my eye was a ATI Del Ton AR15 with a A3 flat top upper with no carry handle.
His asking price brand new was $750 and from looking at their website that is what they are going for... my question is would this be a decent entry rifle for someone who has never owned an AR15 before? I have fired a few in the past but never actually owned one myself personally... But so far it does seem to fit the needs I want in one.. it's price okay, and it's something I just want to experiment with in terms of accessories ect.
But I don't know a whole lot about them.. as far as I know they are from Carolina and have a connection to American Tactical Imports... does anyone on here know if they are good rifles? From what I have read they don't have chrome lined barrels which is that even a big deal? Also I read it is rated for both 223 and 5.56x45?
Also please don't suggest for me to build my own.. the price isn't a concern to me and I don't want to attempt building my own until I have had more hands on experience with this type of rifle.