What is considered the top 3 in quality ar-15's.?
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What is considered the top 3 in quality ar-15's.?
That is a tough question but you can narrow the list to about 6.
Noveske
LaRue
KAC
BCM
DD
LMT
These guys all make outstanding AR's
Colt
Daniel Defense
Bravo Company
Consult here.
I would say kac sr15 e3, noveske, and lmt mws would be the top 3.
Larue, dd, bcm , and colt are also very very good.
... depends on your application.
As a rule, if you stick with Colt, DD, BCM, LMT, KAC, Noveske, and LaRue, you shouldn't have a problem.
Who makes the best Barrel out of the AR makers is my question.......Or better yet of all those manufacturers who actually makes the whole rifle in house?
Sorry not to derail the thread.
For AR-15's
1. KAC
2.Noveske
3. DD(I'm pretty sure they make most of there parts, at lest the barrel and rail.)
4th place LMT???
I think more manufacturer info is needed.
Making all the parts in house doesn't correlate very strongly with quality in the AR market. For instance Olympic Arms makes a lot of their parts in house and they're generally considered pretty low quality, while I believe Noveske only makes their own barrels*. The thing that really matters is finishing and quality control. I'd rather have a company that tests and only accepts the best parts from a vendor than a company that makes a bunch of crappy parts in house.
I don't have experience with all of the ARs mentioned but my Bravo Company, Colt, Daniel Defense and Noveske ARs have left nothing to be desired. The application dictates the features you're going to pay for. Noveske's barrels are top notch and they have some proprietary features that aren't available elsewhere. Otherwise I prefer to use standard USGI parts where possible and avoid the product improved versions of the AR like KACs and LMTs. I can see the virtues of some of the changes they've made like KAC's bolt but I'd rather be able to use my stock of standard spare parts on all of my rifles without relying on a manufacturer to supply proprietary parts.
*I could be wrong on the specifics here but the point stands.