WOW.....someone should just sticky this.(or some form of this list) It is the correct answer to this question which gets asks 3 times a week.
OP, do yourself a favor and do this and after you have taken the class post again.
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More often than not Rob's advice goes unheard.
I can vouch for this and I can pretty much guarantee it wont happen the first time.
I just wrote up a thread last week, its about the changes my rifle went through and how I wasnt sure what I was after.
Not to mention it took a year and LOTS of ammo.
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...98#post1332298
I would listen to Rob. I have a BCM RECCE 16 and it's not the lightest AR in the world. I am a big guy so it works for me. Still my arms fell like I have been in the gym after prolonged range time. I have decided to buy a carbine and set it up to be a light weight rifle and see how that works out.
This is my BCM RECCE 16.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62...5/IMAG0151.jpg
Hey everyone, first of all, I want to thank all of you for your help, not just in this thread, but also for this forum and all you do for us newb's-this forum is a great resource.
I bought an AR-15 today and I wanted to share my experience. I made up my mind that I was going to go with a 16", mid-length gas system setup with a lightweight barrel. I narrowed it down to BCM and Daniel Defense. I searched for the BCM and couldn't find them anywhere. I emailed BCM and they responded promptly that they are behind and suggested that I try RSR group. I contacted RSR, but they didn't have any lightweight barreled rifles, so I began searching for the one a I really wanted all along, the DDM4V7LW.
https://danieldefense.com/daniel-def...ine-v7-lw.html
After hours of searching online. I couldn't find this anywhere either so I called up Daniel Defense direct to get some #'s for their dealers and one of the #'s they gave me was Texas Tactical. I gave them a call and spoke with Joe and Jenn (hope that's the right spelling). They were great to talk to and very helpful. They had 2 in stock (1 box, 1 display). They had a VERY good price on these compared to everywhere else (1,249.95!!!). Jenn said that this is a temporary price due to inventory issues. They were only about 40 minutes from me so I made the drive and bought the last boxed rifle they had in stock. I spoke with them for a while and I have to say that they were very helpful and likable. It was nice to deal with this small gun shop and I think I will be doing more business with them in the future.
By the way, I thought it was cool that half their wall was occupied by BCM and Daniel Defense along with a nice spread of Noveske among others. After walking around their store I noticed that they had most of the equipment that this forum advises as the best and little to no waste with unadvised offerings. I could tell by the experience that these two new their stuff. They are still a small shop and offering small prices, but with big personality and I felt that they really deserved to be praised a little, so thanks for bearing with me!
http://www.texastacticalgear.com/
The ammo will make more of a difference than barrel/optic for the effective range when used for hunting for the .223/5.56 variety.