What makes a "just as good as" assault rifle just as good as a leading brand name?
I was told by my LGS that the AR in AR-15 stands for Assault Rifle. You're going to need to back up your claim as my LGS has never done me wrong.
“Good, Better, Best” are all largely subjective, but in general, the metrics for “good” as it pertains to AR-15’s would be:
Reliability
Durability
Accuracy
Feature Upgrades
Finish Quality (can be subjective)
Educating here: civilian market, semiautomatic AR-15’s are not “assault rifles.” AR is an acronym for “Armalite Rifle.” An “assault rifle” is a fully automatic or select fire as a class of which replaced the “battle rifles” used in war-fighting the generation before. AR-15’s might look like M16/M4’s, but the fire control mechanism is very different.
Sarcasrm?
Guess you now know your LGS might have steered you wrong in the past.
(Not sarcasm)
Ok, nevermind. Now I understand how it's possible.Thanks Captain Obvious.
What makes a "just as good as" assault rifle just as good as a leading brand name?
I don't understand what you're actually trying to elicit with this question? Trolling?
Why people claim their hobby grade AR is "just as good as" true military grade ARs, when clearly they are not.
Why people claim their hobby grade AR is "just as good as" true military grade ARs, when clearly they are not.
A lot of serious shooters wouldn't deign to own a mil-spec AR. There are lots of AR's that offer significant performance improvements over mil-spec.
I've never heard of the military having AR's. They have M-4's, and M-16's....
But the military buys their equipment, based on a set of specifications, from the LOWEST bidder that meets those specs. Most gun guys I know pay more than the cheapest "mil spec" option...and then get aftermarket stuff too.
Not really. The AR-17 was a shotgun. I think "AR" is just the first two letters of the name "Armalite." In other words, just an abbreviated brand name.AR is an acronym for “Armalite Rifle.”
Why people claim their hobby grade AR is "just as good as" true military grade ARs, when clearly they are not.
What's your definition of "serious shooter"?
Mil Spec to the military and Mil Spec to a civvie AR shooter are two completely separate things.
What do you mean “hobby grade”?
You do know many police officers use M&P AR15s and they’re one of the best values out there.
You do know there are YouTube torture tests of PSA AR15s that show more abuse than those “operators” who were in the “sandbox”. Sorry but some “vet” “expert” whose job it is to get you to spend more isn’t who I’m going to listen to when he doesn’t even know what AR stands for.
Worse you could do a simple search using Google or Bing or your favorite search engine and see that “expert” is wrong.
Based on your replies I’m wanting to say you’re trolling. But I’m going to stop short of that as I don’t know if you’re sincere or not.
So I’d suggest you take some time and do some homework. And if you don’t like what you find listen to your “experts. Personally, I have a friend here who is in law enforcement and is a retired Gunny. Many here know him and trust him and I’m willing to bet if he says it’s right then it’s right.
As for parts quality, some things are easier to figure out. Barrel material and construction add to cost and reliability. But add trade offs. Triggers typically are something you pay more for to get a better product. But even there you can find value.
Stocks are all over the place but cheap ones rattle and are annoying while ones that cost hundreds can look cool and tactical and give no extra value. In between are tons with all sorts of pros and cons.
I’ve yet to figure out grips. Basic grips work and are cheap. But free float ones are all over the place in quality and price.
LPKs can be junk or value like PSAs. Again price isn’t always an indicator of what you’re getting.
Now get a Daniel Defense rifle and you can probably say it’s full of good parts. They and other top tier companies cost a lot and use good parts. But it doesn’t mean they’re “operator” or whatever hip and cool term you’re using quality.
So yes I’d rely on my PSA, a M&P or similar rifle to defend my life. I also wouldn’t trust my more expensive 3 gun rifle. The later being more of a “race gun” than a reliable workhorse.
Again I’m not slamming you but showing that there is a lot out there and not everything as it appears (including your LGS “experts”). And I don’t claim to be an expert, but I know enough to assemble a reliable AR and enough to put together a nice competition gun on a budget and have it do it’s job. To me those are things that matter, going bang and hitting the targets.
Why people claim their hobby grade AR is "just as good as" true military grade ARs, when clearly they are not.
Well most of the main components for the ar are all made by the same people so ya they are about the same.Why people claim their hobby grade AR is "just as good as" true military grade ARs, when clearly they are not.
Your barrel chrome lined...?