Money is tight, but now you are planning on buying a second AR after dropping $900 on the carbon 15? How does this make sense?
But yea, the carbon 15 is no good for the reasons everyone said.
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Money is tight, but now you are planning on buying a second AR after dropping $900 on the carbon 15? How does this make sense?
But yea, the carbon 15 is no good for the reasons everyone said.
I'm in the process of getting out of the layaway. We'll see how that goes. The Colt 6900 and S&W definitely look like much better rifles. The BM was the first AR this guy had received in about 2 months. It was a regrettable knee-jerk reaction by me and I knew it was the wrong one soon after doing it.
Thanks for all the help guys.
Personally, I'd pass on the 6900 and wait for a 6920.
The mistake is more theirs than yours. A customer who genuinely doesn't know any different is really a victim in the AR market these days because most shops are eager to sell what they have in stock, and that usually equates to a higher-margin hobby grade rifle from the likes of Bushmaster, DPMS or another high volume producer.
From a business standpoint, it can be tough to focus on the higher end of the market, where the numbers can be tighter, and (more to the point) it can be harder to get adequate inventory. There are plenty of AR owners who would consider a Carbon 15 a good choice. They just tend not to populate a site like this one, where the emphasis is upon shooting and training, as opposed to the whole pride-of-ownership and bench photography schitck.
Read the advice that is so readily available here, and buy accordingly -- even if it means waiting for the right rifle and shelling out a few more coins. You'll be glad that you did.
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I made a bad choice, so I'll live with it. I'll sell the Bushy and move on. Live and learn. I think I'll pass on the LE6900 too, as it appears to have NOT been produced by Colt.
I'll hold out for a 6920 and chock this experience up to AWB2 jitters.
It sounds as if you weren't able to get out of the lay away agreement on the BM Carbon, sorry about that. Some dealers treat it as if written in stone, especially if they run the NICS check on you already.
Good attitude about learning from a mistake and moving on, but don't beat yourself up too badly about it, we all make mistakes and most, if not all, have made at least 1 mistake when purchasing firearms and realized later that it wasn't what we wanted or what we thought it was.
The reason, I and others suggest the 6920 as a good first AR is that it's a Colt, it's mil spec and it comes with everything you need, plus it's a great platform to build upon.
Welcome to the M4 community, there's lots to learn and a lot of good information available here. Let us know what you get to replace the BM and how things go. When things return to something close to normal get as much trigger time as possible. If it's feasible for you, take a carbine class, if not get a couple of training DVDs to help you learn more about technique.
Put the Carbon-15 on GunBroker.
It will sell.
If you start it at $0.01 with no reserve, and end the auction late Friday night, you'll likely sell for more than you paid.
YMMV of course.
This is the course I would pursue if in your shoes OP.
SIG and S&W would be the lowest end I would start with. You could always drop $150 after the sale to grab a stripped lower so you're not left screwed. Then when you find the right AR, snag it, and you'll still have a lower for a future build or for sale. Colts can be found, even at good & fair prices, just gotta keep eyes peeled.
You could also find a gun shop that will let you sell it on consignment and get most of your money back on it.
If you can refrain from shooting the Carbon, it will help keep the value on GB. I don't see why you couldn't get it sold for at least $900, NIB on GB.
EDIT: Check with some other LGS. We have a small one here that manages to get a few ARs every week. They don't stay for long, but they haven't gone months without one coming through.