Help me pick out an AR

[AtlMedic]

sonovertime has been becoming more available at work so I've been picking up some shifts to buy an AR.

It will likely be my only one I ever have so I want something decent. I'm looking for something that will be reliable enough for a HD/SHTF gun.

It's use will be for Pretty much everything except hunting.

I'm going to have between 800-1000 to spend. Not concerned with an optic at the moment.

So what do y'all think?

 

[AirOpsMgr]

Might be able to get a BCM in that price range

 

[AtlMedic]

Might be able to get a BCM in that price range

I was looking at their uppers for about 500 bucks and then spend the rest on a lower/parts. I've never heard anything bad about BCM.

 

[Hayata]

I'm a fan of the cheap ARs.

And ammo.

Lots and lots of ammo.

Get a Colt and be done with it. They seem to be the benchmark and hold their value.

Pretty soon ARs are going to be the prizes in boxes of cereal if they keep dropping like they have.

 

[NWS]

Colt 6920.

Done

 

[Righter13]

Colt 6920.

Done

What he said.

 

[Wallace]

What others have said.

BCM upper and lower or a Colt 6920.

You could also do the Colt OEM 1 (stripped 6920) and spend the extra $200-ish on an aftermarket stock, drop in hand guards, trigger guard, rear BUIS and mags. You will end up changing those out anyways...

OEM 1 ≈$750-$800 (give or take a few where you find one in stock)

Magpul STR $75
KAC trigger guard $30
MBUS $35
MOE handguards: $35
Pmag x 4 $45

Right around $1K

 

[fyroc]

Go with a SOPMOD clone.

 

[AtlMedic]

Thanks for the advice guys. Looks like it will be either BCM or colt. It will probably come down to what I can find in stock when the money gets there.

 

[Righter13]

Thanks for the advice guys. Looks like it will be either BCM or colt. It will probably come down to what I can find in stock when the money gets there.

BCM has lowers for $395

http://www.primaryarms.com/bcm-lrg-stk-mod-0-blk/p/bcm-lrg-stk-mod-0-blk/

 

[Righter13]

BCM has lowers for $395

http://www.primaryarms.com/bcm-lrg-stk-mod-0-blk/p/bcm-lrg-stk-mod-0-blk/

Then get @DarthVader to build you an awesome upper.

 

[Righter13]

Now I'm debating on buying a BCM lower just cause....

 

[EugenFJR]

I have decided that AR's are a sickness... Honest to god, I have 7 or 8 of them, and all I want to do is build another, in a diffrent way, I have a Rock River LAR-8 and I want to build a PSA AR-10... I have, (at the moment) the biggest hard on for this Model 1 sales upper...


But all that being said, I'd buy a PSA, Doublestar, RRA, or BCM (and in that order)... And lots of ammo...

 

[jloneill17]

Colt 6920.

Done

Can't go wrong here. Then buy ammo

 

[dougiemac]

Have you checked out the app Gunstruction?

 

[Bypass]

Colt 6920.

Done

Ditto

 

[Thenut]

get a nice one and get a PSA as well to compliment it

i like having two of the same rifle

 

[AtlMedic]

Have you checked out the app Gunstruction?

Well I do now

 

[AtlMedic]

get a nice one and get a PSA as well to compliment it

i like having two of the same rifle

Down the road maybe but there are other guns I need more than a second AR.

 

[Wallace]

Now I'm debating on buying a BCM lower just cause....

Occasionally G&R and primary arms will put the BCM lowers is on sale for $260.