It seems like nobody can agree on what should be a pretty straightforward thing. One man thinks his AR-15 is the Sword In The Stone, and the other man thinks it's a piece of flaming pile of rubbish. I'm sure there might be some debate back and forth but -- generally speaking -- what are the quality of ARs from worst to best?
I've always seen DPMS (Panther Arms) understood to be low quality ARs. Much more recently, I'm reading people arguing back and forth that they're "not so bad" or even on par with Rock River! To me that personally sounds insane, but I'm wondering how much objectivity we can bring into this conversation.
As an aside, I know that what might be "good" expectations for a $500 rifle might be ridiculous for a $2,000 rifle. I'm just kind of curious if this is a conversation we can have.
For instance, I've seen the Smith & Wesson M&P Sport II under stress tests and, while they're often disputed as being an "entry rifle" or a "budget rifle," they seem to actually run pretty well relative to other firearms of much higher price -- leading me to believe they're a higher quality firearm (although definitely not the best things money can buy). Moreover, as someone who was in the Army with Colt M4s, I think Colt makes a great weapon but actually feel like the S&W is more reliable / accurate.
So what do you guys say? Do you have a list? Do you think I'm nuts?
I've always seen DPMS (Panther Arms) understood to be low quality ARs. Much more recently, I'm reading people arguing back and forth that they're "not so bad" or even on par with Rock River! To me that personally sounds insane, but I'm wondering how much objectivity we can bring into this conversation.
As an aside, I know that what might be "good" expectations for a $500 rifle might be ridiculous for a $2,000 rifle. I'm just kind of curious if this is a conversation we can have.
For instance, I've seen the Smith & Wesson M&P Sport II under stress tests and, while they're often disputed as being an "entry rifle" or a "budget rifle," they seem to actually run pretty well relative to other firearms of much higher price -- leading me to believe they're a higher quality firearm (although definitely not the best things money can buy). Moreover, as someone who was in the Army with Colt M4s, I think Colt makes a great weapon but actually feel like the S&W is more reliable / accurate.
So what do you guys say? Do you have a list? Do you think I'm nuts?