Why I bought a DPMS first
Being a AK enthusiast and C&R collector at the time I was kind of closed minded towards the AR 15. The forums I frequented didn't help it either. I was still green and AK's were cheaper so on a whim I walk across the street to a shop and grabbed a DPMS Panther Lite 16 on my lunchbreak. I have nothing negative to say about the rifle and if I could see it I can get very close to hitting it pretty much. It ran steel case and brass, NATO a and commercial spec ammo fine. In fact the rifle never malfunctioned. This was around 05-06 maybe. Anyway if I had the money the general consensus then on top line AR15's put RRA at to tier aside from Colt. Now the evolution since the sunset has dramatically changed options and given us the ability to choose a higher quality AR and know the difference. I am still learning a lot!
I traded the DPMS for a FAL a few years ago and have since built an AR and things have changed a lot since then too. The word Mil Spec was barely understood but I still enjoy the M4 style build.
Last edited by jdub; 08-23-13 at 13:08.
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