DD is a good deal compared to the Colt (2/3rd the cost). I would also consider the Sabre if I had access to a mi spec RE and stock or if going with a 20" rifle. Third would be Armalite.
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DD is a good deal compared to the Colt (2/3rd the cost). I would also consider the Sabre if I had access to a mi spec RE and stock or if going with a 20" rifle. Third would be Armalite.
Colt b/c I consider every gun I purchase as a possible stake my life on it gun. I can deal with the diff. in price w/o sacrificing ammo or training.
Last edited by 6933; 10-20-09 at 09:50.
Well, $2000 would unfortunately not get you one with a rail...that would be $2300 + applicable taxes etc. But I take your point.
AKs are effectively absolutely prohibited up here, so that is out.
But what we do have up here, cheap and common, are VZ-58 pattern rifles, plus access to cheap Czech x39. I bought 6000 rounds not long ago for under a thousand bucks and you can have all you want at those prices, there are several million rounds at a shop in town here.
So that is what I run. Cheap to own, cheap to feed, milled receivers, good aftermarket support in this country.
I do like the AR platform, though, and with the advent of P-mags I think we will see it as the military's primary system for a long time to come, which to my way of thinking makes it a useful platform for the individual to maintain.
At least if I were primarily using ARs I would not be stuck trying to make kydex belt holsters for VZ mags! But then 5.56 ammo up here runs around $600/1000, not $150/1000 for x39, so I probably wouldn't be shooting it as much.
misanthropist - In your case I would go ahead and get the Bushmaster, some mags, sling, ammo, etc.
The Bushmaster should be fine just give it a good once over and check things like the tightness of the gas key and buffer tube and make sure the front sight base is straight.
Clean it, get it sighted in and get some rounds through it to make sure it's good to go.
Bushmaster and upgrade when and where possible.
Given those prices I'd probably go with the Daniel Defense. I don't think the pony rollmark is worth $500 more than the DD. However, the quality of the DD to me would be worth $500 over the Bushmaster/CMMG. That $500 would be a distant memory within a few weeks, whereas the irritation of having settled for a lower tier gun would be there for as long as I owned it.
Given those choices, I would get the Daniel Defense for $2000.
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