Originally Posted by
RandomGunNut
I am leaving for college in the fall and want an ar15 I can use on summer breaks for the next four years. It cant be more than $700 but only plan on putting 4000 rounds through it till its retired. When I graduate I will build a nice, quality, lightweight, 18" middy SPR with only Colt/DD/BCM/Novesky/(quality builder here) parts. But till then I will need a cheap place holder to satisfy my urge, and since it will be a cheap bullet unloader I plan on getting a short gas 16". Although this will be a cheap place holder for a good rifle I would like it to be reliable for the 4000-5000 rounds with frequent cleaning.