AR Poll

[Rugerboy50]

Last day of voting and the S&W has edged ahead.

Kind of surprised that the RRA is so far behind.

Need to start taking a closer look at Daniel Defense.

[AustinMRH]

I would seriously consider building a rifle. With the exception of some of the super sales on the RR and M&P you should have an easier time building up a nicer rifle for less than regular retail.

At the least you could consider a DD upper mounted on whatever generic lower you want. In this way you are not held to whatever complete build that anyone has.

Also I've read a bunch of stuff lately about not running a carbine length on a 16, when you have the option of a Midlength. You'll get less recoil out of the gun with no change in final size. Also the 2" longer sightline helps if you are running iron.

[Rugerboy50]

Very interesting results from this poll.

The RRA scored surprisingly low.

Great comments were made that i have learned quite a bit from.

To be honest i like the RRA Coyote/Predator look. They don't look quite as "Military".

Time to start looking.

Appreciate the looks and comments.

[Toadstone]

What the Technical Design Plan is

What is that? I knew the rest, but that one was not one I'm familiar with.
(just bought my first AR a week ago... but have been reading and studying for a month or more)

It's also (and more commonly) known as the technical data package - the original specs and requirements for an m-4 or AR. If it's not a Colt (who owns the plans) then it literally is a copy. Firms that license the design for .mil production pay Colt a royalty and cannot use or sell a rifle built from it for commercial purposes.

Actually, in 2009:

As of July 1, the Army has taken control of the design rights to the M4 carbine from its sole maker, Colt Defense LLC. Translation: With an uncertain budget looming, the service is free to give other gun companies a crack at a carbine contract.

The transition of ownership of the M4 technical data package marks the end of an era and Colt’s exclusive status as the only manufacturer of the M4 for the U.S. military for the past 15 years.

Link: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/07/a ... e_070609w/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[texasbuilt]

I am no expert on the subject, but while doing some research on different makes of the ar platform, I found this write up very useful. Which model is better is anyone's personal opinion, but some of the detailed differences are worth noting such as staking the gas key, firing pin shroud, quality of feed ramps, etc. As someone new to the ar platform ,I found a lot of the information useful.

Here is the link: http://forums.officer.com/forums/showth ... -AR-15-huh

Hope it helps.