A do all AR for around $1K? Bravo Company, Spike's or Colt.
I do have to say, though, that an LEO friend of mine asked me to help get him into an AR and he brought me a list of manufacturers approved by his department. This list included Bushmaster, Rock River and Smith and Wesson. Those are the three that stuck in my head.
Of course, those guys have an armorer to take their rifle to if/when they have trouble with them.
I've worked on and fixed plenty of ARs. Those that I first mentioned are just a few off of the top of my head that I have had very few people bring to me to fix or have seen have problems with. Still, the fact of the matter is that if you know ARs and how they are supposed to run, you can probably get the least expensive AR that you can find (within reason) and keep it running right without much fuss.
The most important thing is to buy one that the manufacturer will stand behind.
If I didn't know much about ARs and wanted to buy one and had the money, I'd buy one of those that I first listed. My reasons are superior barrel material. More attention in the assembly process and the barrels are coated under the gas block. This last detail can be important if the rifle is subjected to adverse climates.
I do have to say, though, that an LEO friend of mine asked me to help get him into an AR and he brought me a list of manufacturers approved by his department. This list included Bushmaster, Rock River and Smith and Wesson. Those are the three that stuck in my head.
Of course, those guys have an armorer to take their rifle to if/when they have trouble with them.
I've worked on and fixed plenty of ARs. Those that I first mentioned are just a few off of the top of my head that I have had very few people bring to me to fix or have seen have problems with. Still, the fact of the matter is that if you know ARs and how they are supposed to run, you can probably get the least expensive AR that you can find (within reason) and keep it running right without much fuss.
The most important thing is to buy one that the manufacturer will stand behind.
If I didn't know much about ARs and wanted to buy one and had the money, I'd buy one of those that I first listed. My reasons are superior barrel material. More attention in the assembly process and the barrels are coated under the gas block. This last detail can be important if the rifle is subjected to adverse climates.