Which would you buy?

[oscar615]

Was in a Walmart of all places and they had two AR10 for sale. One was a Bushmaster for a little over $1100 and a DPMS for just under $1000. I did not even realize that BM even made a 308 model. I am not a huge fan of either brand, but for those prices, I may pick one up.

Opinions?

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[3fifty7]

What DPMS was it. I've heard good things about them and have a cousin looking for a GII Recon.

 

[jcomar1]

It was probably the Oracle. That's the lowest priced one. I have a dpms recon 308 and I really like it.

 

[oscar615]

Not real sure, I am guessing it was the Oracle. I looked on DPMS site to see if I could figure that out. It had no shell deflector on the upper. I was not able to get a close look at it in the store though.

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[madwabbit]

mmmmm id be encouraged to consider the DPMS pretty strongly at that price point.

 

[Crippler7815]

BTW, stumbled upon this yesterday.

http://www.slickguns.com/product/popular-ar10-rifles-under-1000

A lot of these are in stock for sub 1000.

 

[SpeedRacer]

I've heard good things about the S&W M&P-10, if I was in the market I'd probably go that route.

 

[oscar615]

BTW, stumbled upon this yesterday.

http://www.slickguns.com/product/popular-ar10-rifles-under-1000

A lot of these are in stock for sub 1000.

Thanks for the link. That is cool. I never see these kind of things on slick guns. How did you find it?

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[oscar615]

I've heard good things about the S&W M&P-10, if I was in the market I'd probably go that route.

Yes I will look at those too. Fully ambidextrous. That would be nice. More $$ though.

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[Judge Mental]

I've heard good things about the S&W M&P-10, if I was in the market I'd probably go that route.

I love mine

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[Crippler7815]

Thanks for the link. That is cool. I never see these kind of things on slick guns. How did you find it?

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Was looking for a deal on an ACOG for a buddy of mine, and they had that link on the front page. I'd rather be lucky than good any day of the week... Ha

 

[SpeedRacer]

Yes I will look at those too. Fully ambidextrous. That would be nice. More $$ though.

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Well, what are you buying the rifle for? Is it filling a need or just a toy? I don't understand buying a gun based solely on price I guess, and I certainly wouldn't buy a gun just because it was cheap. Especially when you said yourself you weren't a fan of either brand.

 

[oscar615]

More a toy. Possibly hunting sometimes. Not buying solely on cost. But that is always a factor for anything I buy.

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[madwabbit]

I enjoy investing, especially in my hobbies. I buy many of my guns on price alone.

Example: I don't need ten Glocks. But if you offer to sell me 6 for 100.00 apiece, I'll own ten.

different strokes I guess

 

[SpeedRacer]

I enjoy investing, especially in my hobbies. I buy many of my guns on price alone.

Example: I don't need ten Glocks. But if you offer to sell me 6 for 100.00 apiece, I'll own ten.

different strokes I guess

I get that, but you're still buying Glocks. That's different than saying "man HiPoints are cheaper than I thought, I don't like them but I'm gonna buy one because it's cheap."

It was an honest question. Personally I feel that if I'm gonna spend $1000 on a gun, even if it's just for fun, I'll gladly spend a hundred or two more if it means getting something that will serve me better.

 

[madwabbit]

I get that, but you're still buying Glocks. That's different than saying "man HiPoints are cheaper than I thought, I don't like them but I'm gonna buy one because it's cheap."

It was an honest question. Personally I feel that if I'm gonna spend $1000 on a gun, even if it's just for fun, I'll gladly spend a hundred or two more if it means getting something that will serve me better.

zero argument there.

 

[oscar615]

I get that, but you're still buying Glocks. That's different than saying "man HiPoints are cheaper than I thought, I don't like them but I'm gonna buy one because it's cheap."

It was an honest question. Personally I feel that if I'm gonna spend $1000 on a gun, even if it's just for fun, I'll gladly spend a hundred or two more if it means getting something that will serve me better.

And I agree also. So are these not worth buying?

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[madwabbit]

I'll say this first: I know very little regarding the various AR manufacturers and their perceived levels of quality or popularity.

I've got friends that own oracles that paid 7-800 bucks, and fellow leos that own colt models that paid ~1100. The colt is a huge step ahead, and well worth the extra couple hundred bucks in my opinion. On a budget, I don't see anything wrong with the Bushmaster or Smith M&P15 (700-ish range)

Maybe someone could elaborate to us further on the differences?

 

[xobelkcat]

I had a plain jane DPMS LR-308 AP4 carbine. 1st gen. It shot everything I put in it. I loved that rifle.

If I were to chose between the two at Wally World I'd pick the DPMS.
But like speed said, spend the extra $$ if you want a really good one.

Most likely that DPMS will do anything you want it to do, and hold up as long as you don't abuse it.

 

[Doug76]

Not real sure, I am guessing it was the Oracle. I looked on DPMS site to see if I could figure that out. It had no shell deflector on the upper. I was not able to get a close look at it in the store though.

Panther Oracle Sport 7.62 sounds like. While I've not shot one, my Oracle 5.56 has proven to be reliable and accurate.