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    Quote Originally Posted by Zeeb44 View Post
    I am glad I joined. I plan on doing a lot of reading on this site. Are there any other good forums out there as well? How is http://www.ar15.com/forums/ ?



    I like BCM, DD and Colt. Pricey, but nice.


    Probably not, I don't remember though. Like I said it has been years.
    Like everything else in life, you get what you pay for. If your AR is just a toy, buy whatever you want. If you intend on betting your life on it, want to attend carbine training, etc, buy something of quality.



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    Quote Originally Posted by C4IGrant View Post
    Like everything else in life, you get what you pay for. If your AR is just a toy, buy whatever you want. If you intend on betting your life on it, want to attend carbine training, etc, buy something of quality.



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    I plan on taking training courses, and want to get into some competition too one day. But my buy was more or less an impulse buy after the election and my budget was a little restricted due to just moving. So I built the lower and bought the upper online. Didn't save too much money but was able to buy it in pieces over a few weeks. I definitely plan on adding to the gun and buying more high quality parts in the future.

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    This happened to one of our M4's when I was in Bahrain and it completely destroyed the upper because it was wedged in between the upper receiver and BCG. The receiver ended up splitting and it had to be coded out.

    It's far from common, but as far as WW is concerned I chalk it up to biz as usual.



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    You will come to find out that most people don't have a clue and that goes equally for people who write for gun rags and work at gun stores.

    One reason why I buy online and avoid gun stores at all cost.

    Quote Originally Posted by Zeeb44 View Post
    A lot of people over the years, gun owners, gun store employees, online articles etc. But this was before they got bought out. All I hear now are bad reviews of bushmaster as it stands now.



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    I'll say this because some folks can't/won't... AR15.com sucks. It's like all the gun store commandos commuted to the same place. If you want purchase justification, by all means... sign up there. If you want the unbiased truth, stick around here. Windham is subpar. Not the end of the world. Fix the FA with a quality unit. Secondly, make sure everything (carrier key and castle nut) is staked properly. Third, grab a spare c158 bolt (I do this for all my rifles). Fourth, get the gun set up to your best liking with quality light, quality sling, quality optic, quality etc. of your choice. Fifth, go shoot. Start with a basic carbine class and go from there. Kick bad habits early on. Any questions? Search. Think. Post. Welcome.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lethal dose View Post
    I'll say this because some folks can't/won't... AR15.com sucks. It's like all the gun store commandos commuted to the same place. If you want purchase justification, by all means... sign up there. If you want the unbiased truth, stick around here. Windham is subpar. Not the end of the world. Fix the FA with a quality unit. Secondly, make sure everything (carrier key and castle nut) is staked properly. Third, grab a spare c158 bolt (I do this for all my rifles). Fourth, get the gun set up to your best liking with quality light, quality sling, quality optic, quality etc. of your choice. Fifth, go shoot. Start with a basic carbine class and go from there. Kick bad habits early on. Any questions? Search. Think. Post. Welcome.

    Thanks for the advice!

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    Depending on your area, lots of vetted folks here would be happy to meet up and shoot or there may be a Vickers endorsed instructor in your area.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lethal dose View Post
    Depending on your area, lots of vetted folks here would be happy to meet up and shoot or there may be a Vickers endorsed instructor in your area.
    Greenville Area.

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    You are proabally less than three hours from Fayetteville NC, LAV's home base.

    You are even closer to Charlotte and I think our own NCPatrolAR is a Vickers certified and endorsed Instructor and operates out of there.

    You are close to many opportunities.
    Last edited by Heavy Metal; 11-30-12 at 11:14.
    My brother saw Deliverance and bought a Bow. I saw Deliverance and bought an AR-15.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heavy Metal View Post
    You are proabally less than three hours from Fayetteville NC, LAV's home base.

    You are even closer to Charlotte and I think NCPatrolAR is a Vickers certified and endorsed Instructor and operates out of there.

    You are close to many opportunities.

    Thanks for the info, what does LAV stand for, and is Vickers a methodology in training or a type of class? They have websites for these places?
    Last edited by Zeeb44; 11-29-12 at 23:10.

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