AR 15

[aunsaber]

Thinking of buying an AR 15 style rifle.
Would appreciate any ideas as to what are the best on the market at this time.
Thanks for any and all help

[johnch]

IMO some of the best are Bushmaster ,Rockriver and Armalite
There other good makers ,I own a Rockriver ,freinds have the other 2.
I will not recomend Colt ,I had too many problems before I sold it

[USMC PMI]

I prefer the Bushmaster's, many, many match shooters use them with great success. I own several with no problems, they are excellent quality. You will overpay for a Colt just for the name, not worth it.

[aunsaber]

Thanks, I was leaning toward a Bushmaster.
The colt stuff never came into play. I have never been impressed with them. All name and no quality.

[USMC PMI]

Bushmaster have built quite a name for themselves but don't count out the RRA and Armalite, they are both quality rifles that you may get a little better deal on price wise, just make sure to compare apples to apples, try to match the same models up against one another. It wouldn't be fair to compare a carbine type RRA to the Bushmaster Varminter in price, different type rifles. I think if you go with any of the three listed you will be happy with your choice. Enjoy the new rifle whatever the make and model.

[HUNTER74]

I own or have owned pre-9/94 Colts, post-9/94 Colts, and post-9/94 Bushmaster AR"™s and I"™d have to vote for the Bushmaster. IMO the pre-9/94 Colts are the nicest AR"™s made (aside from the proprietary-sized "œPC"� parts), too bad they went downhill after the 1994 ban. The late 90"™s Colt I had was nice but not as nicely finished nor smooth as my Colt Sporter. It just felt more cheaply made. My Bushmasters aren"™t as nice as my Colt Sporter either, but the Bushmasters are smooth enough, extremely rugged and well-built, and use standard-sized parts. Plus, Bushmaster is an excellent company to deal with. I know a lot of people have grown to love the RRA rifles, but of all the ones I"™ve held and/or fired, there"™s just something missing from a RRA AR that I can"™t entirely explain. They just don"™t seem to be a Bushmaster or older Colt. They just feel "œclunky."� Plus, RRA had an issue a few years ago with out-of-spec parts that they tried to deny. That left a bad taste in my mouth too.

In your shoes, I would spend the money on a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle and call it a day. You"™ll have probably the best AR-15 made today.

[New York Hunter]

I like Rock River Arms. I have a RRA "AR-15 A2 Tasc Rifle". I love it. My friend has a RRA "Varmint Rifle" w/ a 24 inch barrel and the EOP scope mount and it shoots 3/8 inch groups at 100 yards.

www.rockriverarms.com