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Thread: Do you like your Stag 5.56?

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    I got an upper from them before BCM came into the game. Out of the box, the barrel nut wasn't tightened to spec and the barrel wobbled slightly left and right (the gas tube prevented it from spinning free) after firing a couple hundred of rounds. This was unacceptable. However, once I got it tightened down, it functioned well without any serious issues for thousands of rounds. I did put a BCM extractor insert/spring upgrade in and ran it with a H-buffer in the lower.

    I have since retired that upper to a back-up position, since I use my BCM as the primary (and never looked back). As others have said, there are many other high quality options today out there...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Merle View Post
    It tells me that they've been on here reading the endless shit talk of anything that isn't a Colt, DD, Noveske, KAC or BCM rifle.
    Colt and BCM and Daniel defense are by far the best quality and all others IMO aren't up the their standards in the quality of the components used. Heck, I have a keltec CA16 that I have brought to training classes and it has never choked during use ,though the lesser quality ARs have. The Colt and the Daniel defense and the BCM have what you would call machine gun quality parts to use a simple term, the others have bolt action quality parts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Merle View Post
    I'm getting tired of all of this talk of staking. I don't own a Stag but if I did acquire one it would take me about 10 minutes max to attend to all off the staking tht there is on an AR type rifle. Don't let the lack of staking be the main determining factor on a purchase, especially if it's a smoking deal.
    I don't want to have to work on a new gun to fix what should have been done properly in the first place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fuzzy-Reticle View Post
    Not the worst rifle ever made but better options out there for the price.
    Give an example please?

    From my experience, I would go as far to say that dollar to exact dollar cost, Stag is about the best deal out there.

    Granted for a few hundred more you can get a "better" rifle / carbine but for some a few hundred might as well be a few thousand.

    And as Merle so eloquently stated proper staking can be achieved in about 10 minutes or a lot less.
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    I have 2 Stag uppers

    I never went as far as the whole rifle, but the two southpaw uppers I have are great shooters (1 piston, 1 DI.)

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    I believe that anyone who really does some reasearch will steer clear of the Stag.

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    Doing a quick look, there only seems to be about a $150 difference on average between a Stag of similar description to a Colt 6920 (bbl length, flat-top, collapsible stock, i.e. M4-gery style.) Regardless of whether or not the Colt is $150 'better' or not, I'd pose this perspective: If $150-$300 price difference is a deal-breaker, you might want to consider a .22LR version, or even something like a 10/22. (Which is a really nice rifle for very little money.)

    That's not meant to be any sort of 'snobbery,' it's just the reality of truly 'affording' to own and shoot a rifle. Especially with the current price of ammo and where it's already heading in terms of availability, the initial cost of the rifle pales to the amount it will cost to actually shoot it on a regular basis.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roklok View Post
    I have had no problems with my Stag. The staking was questionable so I bought a MOACKS tool and restaked it, and just have it for a backup now. If you have any concerns about reliability, just buy a BCM bolt carrier group for it.
    That isn't going to help it with being overgassed. I have hand experience with two Stags, both VERY overgassed.

    I have guy at my work that owns one, he specifically bought Stag because they offer a left handed model. He insisted he was getting too much blowback with his right hand S&W Sport and had to have a left handed model... I tried so hard to convince him otherwise, but we all know some people are just beyond advising.

    Mostly the people that buy Stags sort of kidding but mostly not!

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    Don't listen to these gun snobs. Stag's are very good AR's. Mine shoots straight and cycles any ammo I throw at it. Besides the parent company of Stag (Continental Machine Tool Company) make the parts that are used in most of the so called better AR's.

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    For the $750 OTD I have in my 2 year old Stag Model 3 I have been happy with it. 2500 rounds thru it so far and it has ate and ejected everything I fed it and it has been accurate as well. The gas keys and castle nut needed additional staking but other than that it's been good to go.

    It hasn't got any love lately since I bought a Rainier Arms RUC 14.5" LW but I won't be selling the Stag anytime soon because it will serve me well as a backup rifle.

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