re: Official AR-15 thread

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if one were to want to sell such, where would one go? any suggestion on value?

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Ya, bayoushooter probably your best bet.

Its probably worth whatever a generic milspec upper/lower are going for. Its good stuff, but its nothing rare or special or anything. $100 for each maybe.

How old is it though?

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So, I accidentily broke the head of my Allen wrench off in the gas block screw. It was tight, I was trying to loosen it and then bam... Broke the key off. Anybody got any nifty tricks to get it out?

I'd like to avoid destroying the gas block if at all possible. It's a good one.

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If you have a steady hand and a small dremel bit, you could cut a groove into the sheared allen wrench and use a small flat head screw driver to unscrew it

Thanks for the tips.

Use code “alliance” to get it down to $137.49. Works on other items too.

What's the preferred brand here for range bags?

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Any of you guys shot a KAC SR-15 before? Fiance gave me the ok to buy one but I want to make sure they are significantly better than say BCM or DD.

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I'd snag that if I was you. KAC resale value alone worth it.

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I want to make sure they are significantly better than say BCM or DD.

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Any decent AR will be reliable these days, any decent AR will hold up under combat conditions. When you say "better" the only typical differences are the trigger, fit & finish and accuracy. You don't have to get a boutique AR to have an MPI inspected bolt or dimensional accuracy these days. Any $1k AR should give you that.

All that said, KACs are very "nice" for lack of a better word, and so are DDs. I've only briefly handed a BCM and it looked like any other AR but that's a sample size of one. A KAC will hold its value, probably better than any other brand, but it won't do anything another good AR can't do. None of them will.

Awesome thank you

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Any decent AR will be reliable these days, any decent AR will hold up under combat conditions. When you say "better" the only typical differences are the trigger, fit & finish and accuracy. You don't have to get a boutique AR to have an MPI inspected bolt or dimensional accuracy these days. Any $1k AR should give you that.

All that said, KACs are very "nice" for lack of a better word, and so are DDs. I've only briefly handed a BCM and it looked like any other AR but that's a sample size of one. A KAC will hold its value, probably better than any other brand, but it won't do anything another good AR can't do. None of them will.

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I have come to realize that "better" is definitely very subjective in the black rifle world. I think I am looking for something that is NEARLY indestructible, low maintenance, very reliable, will hold its value if I ever need to sell, and has a good reputation with customer service. The only knock on KAC I can find is their customer service/quality control. To me, spending 800-1000 more for a gun is a no-brainer if it is truly the best. If best equals less than 1% of those points that matter to me then maybe that 800-1000 would be better spent elsewhere.
Anyways, thanks OB brethren for the help!