re: Official AR-15 thread

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Read Windham is part of Bushmaster or something like that and that Bushmaster's rep/reliability has been shot. (pun intended) not sure on this

Heard DPMS QC is shotty. (on fire ) I agree with this

Stag components don't have the value of Spikes or PSA. dont nesseccarily agree with this. stag makes good stuff

S&W 15 OR doesn't have the same level of components as the Spikes ST-15 and is same price

Heard some horror stories on PSA CS. Could just be high traffic times (around christmas) definitely not the norm for them. they are a great company. they had their struggles just like everyone else during the great gun buy

Should I go 5.56, 300 AAC, 7.62, or 6.8? if its just hobby shooting then go 5.56. for your purposes i wouldnt entertain 7.62 (whole new rifle platform) and 6.8 is expensive and is not as fun to shoot unless you are shooting game with it (a good bit more felt recoil than 5.56 & 300blk). 300blk is expensive unless you reload, but the beauty is down the road if you want to make the switch, all your parts will suffice and you just need a 300blk barrel.

That's all I got out of 2 days of researching.

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see above.

of the ones you listed i would go with the PSA or S&W


ETA: also, i recommend that you hold off on optic and get a good sling (i like blue force gear the best), and spend the rest on mags and ammo. then shoot the piss out of it with iron sights. shooting with irons first will make you a better shooter down the road and when you put an optic it will feel even easier.