AR-15 Article

[Tommygunn]

Is that just your opinion or are there published, scientifically valid tests that establish this?



500 rounds is long in the rear view mirror on both my sons' non-Colt ARs and they are having no problems with them.



Again, is this opinion and empirical observation or is there anything out there to show someone measured the gas flow from a sample of Colts and compared it to a number of samples from other makers?



My sons have not had any malfunctions with their ARs, so there's been nothing to diagnose. The men's group at church has a number of AR owners - only one Colt owner - and none of them have reported any malfunctions that were not attributable to cheap magazines



Again, something other than a "naked assertion" would be nice.

Bottom line is that despite all the sowing of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, nothing has been cited beyond unsubstantiated opinion to establish that the "dreaded Pony Premium" is doing anything more than paying the bills of its bankruptcy attorneys.

Finally, just how much reliance should someone put on Colt when the Army stripped them of the contract to make (most) M4 rifles citing "persistent reliability problems" back in 2013?

Colt does make very good civilian "M4orgeries," and hold up quit well. That does not mean other makers' guns aren't capable of doing very well ... maybe even better. It's a individual thing; remember that even top makers can turn out a lemon.
And anyway, a lot of parts are so easy to change out and replace, a bad dohickey is usually easily replaced by a mil spec good dohickey without a lot of grief.

 

[12Bravo20]

Here is a thread started by Henderson Defense out of Las Vegas that runs a full auto range concerning high round counts in AR rifles
.https://www.ar15.com/forums/AR-15/H...ow-they-have-handled-on-our-range/118-677135/

The thread is over 30 pages but full of great info. The PSA rifles hold up just as well as other brands with constant full auto use. The long thread is well worth reading.

 

[Water-Man]

First time around? Buy a Colt.

Thereafter, build your own.

 

[MistWolf]

...Bottom line is that despite all the sowing of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt...

You did good until you got to here. It's why I won't bother to respond further to your post.

 

[NWPilgrim]

I would listen to MistWolf. There is a ton of experience behind his posts (from what I have seen long term on another forum he posts on).

It is a buyer's market right now for ARs. $750 for a 6920 is dirt cheap and there will be no question you have a quality rifle worthy of defending your family. Yes, many other brands are LIKELY to be OK, at least in the near term. But for your first AR15 intended for home defense I agree it makes sense to buy a quality rifle at an affordable price like the Colt 6920. I built my three from LMT and BCM parts over time as I learned, but would have been simpler and faster to take the advice to get a 6920 to start with, learn on it and then build my own later with that experience to customize it as I wanted. I've seen many people on forums buying their first AR and they quickly get distracted by options and shiny stuff and pretty soon they have lost focus on the original purpose and priority characteristics. Buy the 6920 and you have the simplest, rock solid AR possible for that price, no ifs, ands or buts. Shoot the heck out of it and when you really know that rifle and how it shoots then you have a solid foundation for evaluating any future customization or variation.

He's just trying to do you a favor and steer you in a solid direction as a newbie. No one will sweat it if you choose something different, as you are the one shooting it and depending on it for YOUR family, not his or mine.