Posted on 12/03/2015 5:07:45 AM PST by 2nd Amendment
Call Purcell Guns in Purcellville, VA. I say this only because he just got in a huge shipment of these bad boys — 30 guns at least, I think — and told me he was going to price them very affordably.
There are so many good ARs out there today, that you pretty much can’t go wrong with any of them.
You missed your best chance with the Black Friday deals, but there still hasn’t been a better time to buy an AR. Because of so many companies getting into building ARs after the recent shortages, now there is overcapacity and prices are rock bottom.
When bargain shopping, just beware of the low cost ARs with polymer lowers. Make sure both the upper and lower is aluminum.
Beyond that, you can change everything, so buy now and modify as you gain experience later.
Might I suggest that you build your own. You’ll learn about all of the inner workings of the weapon, and have a better idea of future improvements to make on it (Trigger, barrel, etc).
If you can change a tire on your vehicle, you can build an AR-15.
look into this
223 caliber is not legal for hunting big game in Colorado.
I don’t know if you live in a urban or rural area.
Where I live there are lots of barely used and even unused ARs for sale on sites like armslist.com.
But if you don’t know the different brands and options very well, and if you can’t completely trust the seller, buying a pre-owned firearm can be chancy.
Talk to gun people you know, talk to small gunshop owners, talk to Freepers. For $750 you can get a decent model.
Though after yesterday ammo prices and probably the gun prices too are going to spike again.
Could get an ar10 in .308
A little more but good guns.
Take your pick. All will do what you want.
The AR-10 (.308) and AR-15 (.223) are both good. If you are just interested in deer, then the .308 is the right choice. If you want flexibility and the ability to carry more ammo, the .223 gives you more shots for a reasonable weight/price. It’s hard to go wrong on quality/accuracy for your needs or any practical goal.
I would advise spending some quality time researching on some of the many AR specific web sites.
Right now prices are panic inflated, but in spite of the massive push by the socialists to inflict their wet dream gun control agenda, I think that most politicians are savvy enough to know that it is political suicide.
“I have approx. $750 to spend”
If you are good with your hands or reading technical manuals, buy the lower receiver in parts and put it together yourself, you can save more than a hundred over a preassembled unit. You will also have the advantage of learning how everything fit/works together. Then buy you upper preassembled, you will be surprised how many high grade uppers are available to you. In the end you can have a match grade tack driver in your budget.
I have (HAD before the boating accident) Bushmaster AR and love it. I got the model with no sights and added a red-dot on top and new picatiny foregrip. Love it.
Good luck with whatever you purchase.
Just remember: “You down’t need ten buwellets to shoot a deerwah!”
Fightin Whitey, you are absolutely right! The real advantage of buying one used is; you can get all the upgrades the owner has added for pennies on the dollar. Many buy a very nice rifle, equip it with every device available, then, needing a few dollars, sells everthing for less than he paid for just the rifle.
Or if OP is not looking for AR specifically, an HK clone like the PTR 91 series from PTR Industries for ~$1000, also in 7.62x51mm (.308 NATO). I have one and it is a very reliable tack driver.
Options:
1. my Delton AR-15 shoots that well out of the box. Very reliable and affordable. Made in NC.
2. consider buying a .308/7.62 NATO AR. I have a Bushmaster AR in .308/7.62 that is a great ‘reach out and touch’ firearm. I happen to put a 50 MM Nikon on it, along with 45 degree offset BUIS.
Since you are a big game hunter you can likely handle the recoil of a .308 AR, and get your sight picture back pretty quickly. Just know that a .223 AR is pretty much a pea-shooter when it comes to recoil compared to any ‘big game’ bolt action rifle.
3. keep your big game rifles and instead of a .223 AR-15, get yourself a Remington 870 Tactical shotgun for ‘home defense’ AND a .22 LR ‘AR pattern’ rifle for cheap fun. I have one and I REALLY enjoy watching $.08/round go down range versus $.35/round or $.70 in .308 FMJ.
Lastly — for the firearms that survived the boat accident (we live on Lake Lanier in GA) consider building an armory based on mission/purpose and range of engagement. You probably know this ... From .308/.270 (or larger in your case) with good glass, to .223 with some sort of ‘red dot’ optics to .22 LR to 12 gauge, to .45/9mm hand guns — think about having the right arms and ammo for the PEOPLE (not just you) who might be your comrades in arms.
Enjoy your quest.
Ruger AR556 will fit your bill with $$ left over for mags and ammo
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