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MacCool · 07-06-2011, 08:57 AM

Especially at $1300, the Colt 6940 is a great weapon. I have all Noveskes, one of which also has a monolithic upper (VIS). It adds some weight, but is noticeably more rigid. That 6940 would be my first AR if I were doing it again. I would never recommend building an AR as a first rifle...it makes far more sense to buy the complete rifle with warranty etc, shoot it, find out what you like and don't like and how you'd change it, then build your second rifle to address those issues. The variation in parts for building is absolutely dizzying. Unless you know the landscape or have a best buddy who's an AR armorer, I can guarantee frustration.

Buying firearms is an interesting process. Lots of different ways to go. User one-off anecdotes aside, I stand by my view that the bottom-tier weapons like DPMS and Bushmaster are not good value. I say that having seen those kinds of rifles in action...DPMS headquarters is about 60 miles from here in St. Cloud and I shoot at their range a few times a year, including their annual Omega:Outbreak Zombie three-gun. Guys show up with their bottom-tier rifles all tricked out, and halfway into the shoot they start getting bolt carrier failures, failures to extract, failures to eject, magazine problems, trigger issues, etc. I've seen that same thing at 1000-round carbine courses and on police ranges (there are a few police agencies around here that have some DPMS rifles because of that compy's proximity, their aggressive low bidding process and because usually department weapon procurement is made by bean counters rather than shooters. If we're talking about a range toy for a couple of hundred rounds a year and showing off to my "Army rifle" to my buddies at the range, that's one thing, but just as I would be more likely to buy a Milwaukee or DeWalt drill instead of a cheap knockoff from Harbor Freight, that would never be the route that I'd take. Obviously, I'm biased based on my observations and experience, but when it comes to weapons, especially given the abuse I heap on them, I would much rather buy professional-grade.

07-06-2011, 08:57 AM	#1260 (permalink)
MacCool A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,349 Drives: 370Z PW 2014 Rep Power: 16	Especially at $1300, the Colt 6940 is a great weapon. I have all Noveskes, one of which also has a monolithic upper (VIS). It adds some weight, but is noticeably more rigid. That 6940 would be my first AR if I were doing it again. I would never recommend building an AR as a first rifle...it makes far more sense to buy the complete rifle with warranty etc, shoot it, find out what you like and don't like and how you'd change it, then build your second rifle to address those issues. The variation in parts for building is absolutely dizzying. Unless you know the landscape or have a best buddy who's an AR armorer, I can guarantee frustration. Buying firearms is an interesting process. Lots of different ways to go. User one-off anecdotes aside, I stand by my view that the bottom-tier weapons like DPMS and Bushmaster are not good value. I say that having seen those kinds of rifles in action...DPMS headquarters is about 60 miles from here in St. Cloud and I shoot at their range a few times a year, including their annual Omega:Outbreak Zombie three-gun. Guys show up with their bottom-tier rifles all tricked out, and halfway into the shoot they start getting bolt carrier failures, failures to extract, failures to eject, magazine problems, trigger issues, etc. I've seen that same thing at 1000-round carbine courses and on police ranges (there are a few police agencies around here that have some DPMS rifles because of that compy's proximity, their aggressive low bidding process and because usually department weapon procurement is made by bean counters rather than shooters. If we're talking about a range toy for a couple of hundred rounds a year and showing off to my "Army rifle" to my buddies at the range, that's one thing, but just as I would be more likely to buy a Milwaukee or DeWalt drill instead of a cheap knockoff from Harbor Freight, that would never be the route that I'd take. Obviously, I'm biased based on my observations and experience, but when it comes to weapons, especially given the abuse I heap on them, I would much rather buy professional-grade.