DPMS Worth the money?

[sta500rdr]

So I have been looking at AR style rifles. It would be used for coyotes, other small game and would just be nice to have in the house. I have looked at all sorts of different things and it seems to confuse me pretty thoroughly. I looked at the Smith and Wesson M&P, that thing is pretty sweet, but also around 1500$. My brother in law just got a DPMS and seems to love it. I see that the Panther Arms can come in around 600$ which is not bad at all. Is this worth the money? Is it a quality firearm? Should I not go inexpensive and just get something more costly. Please don't just say get the H&K or things like that, please tell me why, I want to make an educated purchase. I would like to shoot the DMPS that Nathan has but unfortunately he lives in MN, and I am in MI.

 

[HGUNHNTR]

Yes DPMS is a quality firearm that is definitely worth the money. If you can find one for under $800 right now thats great! DPMS is a quality rifle that will probably outlast your children's children.

 

[sta500rdr]

what should I expect to pay for one of these? I know because of all of the gun-grabbing some prices have gone up. Realistically what should I expect?

 

[davera]

Unless you see one on the shelf - expect a long wait. I've read that DPMS is backordered in the thousands.

 

[peck1234]

+1 Davera, I waited 8 months for my 5.56 panther lite...

 

[sta500rdr]

oh, that sucks. I guess it would give me plenty of time to save up for it than.

 

[innerpiece]

umm.. not all waits are that long.. call around to about every sporting goods store within 2 hrs of ya. pretty shure youll find something.

not shure what model yer after, but the DPMS Sportical is working wonderfull for me! and definetly worth it!

ip.

 

[mcwjr13]

+1 for DPMS love mine

 

[Titan6]

If you see one buy it. You might not see another for a while.

 

[Fire_Fight]

+1 on the DPMS Sportical. I bought one and loved it so I bought another and left it in the box untouched. It sure is purdy!!

 

[CoRoMo]

Expect to see a chart pasted to your thread soon.

 

[LiquidTension]

A local shop has an optics ready DPMS for $825 right now. They can't be that hard to find....

 

[SHvar]

DPMS are great rifles, great quality, good finish, decent priced, and come with alot more than what some inaccurate chart that only pertains to M-4 models gives them credit for. On top of all this they are very very accurate.
By the way, I know of colts that dont have some of the features they are given credit for in that chart, after all it only pertains to M-4 models.

 

[ilovebubbles]

plus you can hunt bear with them....Oya well i seen it on monster quest,so there

 

[jpwilly]

^^^ Sure you can hunt bear with them. The DPMS LR-308!

 

[SudSlinger]

+1 on buy it if you see it. I tried to pick up a Mark 12 about 2 months ago and was told the wait was at least 6 months....

 

[possum]

good luck getting the h&k no wait you can't! no one can for that matter, you know how they are "we have it and you don't nay nay nee boo boo. anyway, for your intended purposes i would say that you will probally be good with a dpms, there are many happy owners, personally they don't meet my criteria, and they are not the brand of ar that i want for the job/ purpose that i have for an ar. my first choice is bushmaster, unless of course money was not an issue and then i would have a SLR-15 the grail as a matter of fact.

nothing wrong with stag either as a matter of fact they are outstanding rifles.

 

[ufordinner]

DPMS is certainly worth it! I currently own two Sporticals and also two Panther Lites and they are of great quality! Don't hesitate to buy one if you see a decent price. As you know, prices are through the roof and there is not a shop within an hour of me that has a decent priced AR-15. I'll sell one to ya...if the price is right! ha.

 

[hak]

so far so good

my first eeeevil-black-rifle, a DPMS LR-308



it's more accurate than i am, so great way to tell when i'm having a good day or not. with so many options, the idea of getting a different upper assembly (ie: a 16" flattop with 2-3x holo-optics like others shown) and reuse the lower is cool.

very solid aluminum, no wiggle. every one of my friends who shoots it, wants it. def. a keeper.

 

[IndianaBoy]

I built an ar using a dpms lower, and I am not knocking them.

I would try to find a stag first if I could. The dpms would serve you well though.

 

[C-grunt]

A good friend of mine who was my armorer in the Army has a DPMS and he likes it very much.

 

[Acera]

My smith just sold one to me for $950 drive out, M-4 clone, NIB that included all the discounts he could swing, LEO etc. Reported that DMPS is 73,000 rifles back ordered, and the list getting longer.