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any recomendations on a 5.56
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personal protection, I have all sorts of hunting rifles just nothing with defense in mind , around 900
personal protection, I have all sorts of hunting rifles just nothing with defense in mind
venenoindy
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Spikes has been selling their mid length carbine for $800.00, very solid rifle.
Colt 6720 $800
Colt AR-15A4 Lightweight LE Carbine, 5.56 NATO, 16" Pencil Barrel AR6720
Highly doubt you find a better deal/bargain then that. And it will hold its value. Why **** with spikes/bushmaster/etc... that will drop in value when you could just with a better rifle that will keep its value in colt. If you wanted something fancy their are other options but at this price range colt/bcm are king.
Colt AR-15A4 Lightweight LE Carbine, 5.56 NATO, 16" Pencil Barrel AR6720
Highly doubt you find a better deal/bargain then that. And it will hold its value. Why **** with spikes/bushmaster/etc... that will drop in value when you could just with a better rifle that will keep its value in colt. If you wanted something fancy their are other options but at this price range colt/bcm are king.
If you read the store behind Windham it will make you want to support them, it did me anyway...
You have many options. It seems like there's a new AR maker every month now days. My advice is to find the one that is closest to what you want or buying parts and building exactly what you want. The prices are back down to normal so don't pay too much.
I'm no Colt fanboy but I don't have anything against them either. $800 for that rifle may be a good deal but I wouldn't say it's any better than Spikes or other $800 AR's. Bushmaster of today isn't the same so they're in the $600 and below range.
Fanboy or not you cant deny Colts hold their value better then other AR's. After market Spikes for example scare a lot of people that worry if its spikes built or some bubba parts gun. If you can buy the real deal or a clone for the same price why would you buy the clone if they are the same quality.
I prefer BCM over spikes but walking a new person through the steps of trying to get a BCM lower it's just easier to say buy the cheap colts.
What makes a Colt different from a Spikes/BCM/etc? They are all quality rifles in the same price range. Why is the Colt "better at holding its value" than the others? You can build any of them. If anything, the reason it seems Colt is better at holding its value, it's because their stripped lowers are $250 each compared to Spikes $125. You're paying for the name associated with "quality," when, in my opinion, ST has better quality and customer service than Colt.
