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    I've never heard of a gun being too high quality. The LMT is a good choice.

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    If you are like me you may as well buy the one you want or you will not be happy with anything else untill you have it. I can't count how many of times I've setteled for one gun only to sell it at a loss latter and buy the one I wanted.

    You can also do better on the price if you hunt around and call all the dealers and ask for thier best price. I just got a complete LMT upper half with BCG for $570 new from reputable dealers. If you don't want to add optics then carry handles can be had cheaply. If you wait for them to come up for sale used you can ussually pick up a good one for less than $50 (you can even chop a carry handle if you want to add a red dot). You can save even more money if you don't care what name is on the lower and are willing to put a lower together yourself. Or you could buy a used lower.

    With a little work and patience on your part you can get an LMT for under $900easily.

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    OK, sounds pretty unanimous, just wanted to hear from those "in the know" who have already been in my situation. Now one more question: Given that my choice of upper is LMT, how would a Stag complete lower compliment that? Would it be like throwing $2,000 rims on an old Ford Escort? I mean, I'm no AR expert, actually far from it, but it seems from what I've read that the upper is where it's at. I always read people saying "Just pick a brand name company, and you're good to go" as far as lowers. All the different specs I hear differentiating good and bad always seems to be in the upper.

    Quote Originally Posted by IrishDevil View Post
    I've never heard of a gun being too high quality.
    I never said anything about "too high quality", but I know what you mean.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 22_Shooter View Post
    OK, sounds pretty unanimous, just wanted to hear from those "in the know" who have already been in my situation. Now one more question: Given that my choice of upper is LMT, how would a Stag complete lower compliment that? Would it be like throwing $2,000 rims on an old Ford Escort? I mean, I'm no AR expert, actually far from it, but it seems from what I've read that the upper is where it's at. I always read people saying "Just pick a brand name company, and you're good to go" as far as lowers. All the different specs I hear differentiating good and bad always seems to be in the upper.

    Go all LMT. Getting the Stag isn't as heinous as putting $2K rims on an Escort, but the small amount of money you may save up front (a quick search of both manufacturer's website suggests about a $40 difference between roughly comparable models) won't make up for the lingering thoughts of "what might have been."

    Also, the LMT will come with better quality parts (trigger, etc.) and furniture (stock and grip) and give you the pleasure of saying, "Check out my cool LMT." That sounds much better than: "Check out my AR. It's an LMT upper on a Stag lower." (Just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?)

    I don't think you'll regret choosing LMT. I sure haven't.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 22_Shooter View Post
    I've been reading up on AR's lately, and LMT gets rave reviews on every site. Anyone think getting an LMT for casual plinking would be senseless? I mean, I figure I might as well buy top of the line while I can.

    LMT really isn't the top of the line, but they are damn close.

    The question I always have to ask the "casual plinker" is, would you use a gun to defend yourself? If the answer is yes, then the next question is, do you know which weapon you will have closest to you when you need it?

    This is why EVERY weapon that you own needs to be the more reliable one made.


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    Quote Originally Posted by 22_Shooter View Post
    I've been reading up on AR's lately, and LMT gets rave reviews on every site. Anyone think getting an LMT for casual plinking would be senseless? I mean, I figure I might as well buy top of the line while I can.
    They arent that much more than buying a POS and like the others say better to buy once even if it dosent apply to AR's.

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    Which brand do you consider top of the line. I am going back and forth between a Colt, Noveske, or LMT.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 5.56 JC View Post
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    Which brand do you consider top of the line. I am going back and forth between a Colt, Noveske, or LMT.

    Pick whichever floats your boat, buy some ammo and get some training. Sleep well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 22_Shooter View Post
    I've been reading up on AR's lately, and LMT gets rave reviews on every site. Anyone think getting an LMT for casual plinking would be senseless? I mean, I figure I might as well buy top of the line while I can.
    A lot of guys here are focusing on the whole "you might want to use it for something serious later", but I think there are more important considerations.

    Let's rephrase your question;

    "This new $30,000 sports car is getting rave reviews. Would getting one for daily driving be senseless? Or should I spend $24,000 and get this imitation with shoddy tires, poor wiring, and a spotty engine that still requires the high octane gas and the higher insurance rates.

    In other words, it's not a matter of "brands X, Y, Z are overkill, and F, G, H are just so-so,", it's "X, Y, Z, do it right and they work, and F, G, H, cut corners and fall short of basic competency."

    There is certainly a little leeway in what even the pickier people here would consider to be a good quality AR, but in order to save a really appreciable amount you're going to have to sacrifice on quality. (to make it even worse, some poorer quality rifles won't even save you any money). An AR is one of those things you really shouldn't even bother getting if you can't swing the money to do it right.

    Unless (or even if!) you're rolling in money, buying cheaply made/unreliable weapons, even as toys, doesn't make too much sense, unless you're talking about something in .22 or milsurp. Cheap AR's are still way more expensive than most other sorts of fun plinking guns, and they're expensive to shoot, too.

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    If only they made a lefty style

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