Forgive me for I have sinned -- bought Sabre
For my first AR I had decided on a 6920. I ordered a 6920 yesterday morning from Clydes.
I have been trying to find a local store that stocks all of the various brands so I could handle them and compare. I managed to find a 6920, but it was an hour away and they had no other brands I wanted. Shortly after I ordered the 6920 I received a call from a friend who had found a source that had Colt, Bushmaster, Rock River, Armalite, Sabre, DPMS, LMT. Olympic, BMG and a few others. Bummer, I wish I hadn't ordered the 6920 yet, oh well. While I was on the phone with my friend call waiting beeped me. It was Clydes ... I had used a generated 'one use only' credit card to pay .. it turned out the limit on the instantly generated cards was $1000. So it was declined. I told the gentleman to cancel the order, I would re-order. Off Iwent to examine all of these rifles.
Thanks to all of the contributers to this (and simliar) forums I knew what to look for in comparing models. It came down to the Colt, the LMT and the Sabre ... all of them were equal in quality. I rated them Sabre, LMT then Colt for overall fit and finish. I ended up buying the basic M4 Sabre Defence, saving $300 over the Colt. I had never heard of Sabre Defence which speaks volumes to me picking it #1. I've ordered a set of aluminum rails and might get a different stock .. going to KISS. I still want a Colt ... eventually :rolleyes:
Pics ... the staking on this one was 2nd to the Colt, but not 2nd by much.
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8540/sabre3kx7.jpg
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4007/sabre2ek5.jpg
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