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    Smile which would you choose? Colt or BCM?

    If you are one of those Chap who would kiss, talk, and babied your AR for resale value then buy Colt, but if you intend to shoot your AR hard then BCM bar none!
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    Quote Originally Posted by badness View Post
    i'm not sure why it's so expensive. I guess it's cause LMT is a known to be one of the best so he sorta charges more for it. The price that i put is also a guesstimate. For a standard single stage trigger and m stock, one of the employees at the dealer said "400 something" but i didn't bother having him clarify as my purchase will still be a ways away. I'm just asking now to get some input.

    I COULD get a spikes tactical from the same dealer for $250. That might also be an option. Any opinions on spikes tactical lowers?
    The Spikes stripped lower is fine. But what LPK and receiver extension does this complete lower have? Got a feeling at $250 they may have used DPMS... I'd think about the BCM blem instead.

    And would go with the BCM midlength upper over Colt for the reasons already listed. Nothing wrong with Colt but I'd want a middy and you really can't beat BCM or DD.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Quentin View Post
    The Spikes stripped lower is fine. But what LPK and receiver extension does this complete lower have? Got a feeling at $250 they may have used DPMS... I'd think about the BCM blem instead.

    And would go with the BCM midlength upper over Colt for the reasons already listed. Nothing wrong with Colt but I'd want a middy and you really can't beat BCM or DD.
    I'm going to assume whatever Spikes uses for their "standard kit" is what my dealer's got.
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    I would go with Colt. It has a proven track record and you know their rifles will hold up under the most rigorous of conditions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by badness
    Which would you choose?

    BCM

    OR

    Colt 6920

    Which would you choose?
    Of the two (2) mentioned, Colt for me. My very first AR rifle was from said company.

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    I went through similar dilemma. I went with a Colt LE6920 for $1100. A midlength BCM build is probably the more logical choice because you can get a top tier rifle exactly like you want it. But I was not sure how much shooting I would do.

    Since $1100 for a LE6920 is about as cheap as they will ever be. I figured if I needed/wanted to sell it, a Colt would be much easier to sell to the average Joe than a top notch Frankengun.

    Now that I have the Colt I plan to build any other ARs I would get...unless Colt starts making midlength gas systems and offering variety like BCM etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    Fruit of the Loom or Hanes?
    Whichever's cheaper.

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    I don't often drink beer but when I do.......... ohhhh wait I mean I don't often buy ARs but when I do I get a BCM upper and slap it on my Bushmaster lower.


    Why I went BCM is because Colt don't make the gun I wanted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sinjinhawk View Post
    If you are one of those Chap who would kiss, talk, and babied your AR for resale value then buy Colt, but if you intend to shoot your AR hard then BCM bar none!
    Yeah, Colt isn't made for hard use. That's why the .mil uses them

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    This is almost the exact same rifle I'm currently building. However, I went with the standard BCM BCG, and a Noveske N4 factory seconds stripped lower. I'll probably pick up the LPK from G&R combined with their Magpul CTR kit. The complete lower will cost me about $405. Not bad considering the quality of components and the CTR stock. So yeah, my point is that I would go with the BCM build.

    Wow, I just realized that this was my first post. Been just lurking for too long apparently!
    Last edited by akston; 04-01-11 at 17:06.

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