ORIGINAL: stalkingbear
I've got dpms flat top 16" bull barreled .223 version and it shoots GREAT. In fact, it's my exclusive coyote/plinking/fun rifle. Recently I was able to bust 3 yotes from the same pack-I would've NEVER have been able to even THINK of getting 3 yotes with 1 of my beloved precision bolt action rifles. The 1st 1 was 80 yards, the 2nd was 200, and the 3rd did require a 2nd shot at 330. From now on, my dpms is my ONLY yote rifle. The dpms represents the best value combined with good quality on the market. They were running new for about 700$ retail but I don't know how much they would be now.
I've witnessed both DPMS and Rock River Arms AR's print astonishingly small groups that I would not have believed had I not seen them shot before my own eyes.
As for price, now that Comrade Obama is about to be enthrowned, and the congress is more liberal than it's been in 30 years, I'd expect the price of the still legal AR's to go up significantly. But just remember that when you pay 150-200% of the pre-election price of the rifle that you're paying more for "hope" and "change." [:@]
Mike