Poll on which AR-15 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

gimp297 · 03-24-2008, 03:14 PM

To spend my tax money on. First off ill start with some info im trying to get in to a locale police department now and am looking for a rifle that I can use as a patrol rifle, I also want to get one that I can use as a plinker and use to more acclimate my self to shooting with an Ar type rifle. Any way these are the four rifles that I have come to choose between but every time I decide on one I hear great things about the others so I am leaving it up to the xdtalkers to decide which AR-15 I will be spending my tax return and stimulation check on. Thanks for all of the opinions and advice in adance.
CMMG
New 16" M4 upper. This upper comes with M4 handguards and is complete with bolt, carrier and charging handle. CMMG semi auto bolt carriers have the shrouded firing pin to protect against hammer wear. Upper receivers are "T" marked and include extended feed ramp cuts. Features include standard contour M4 barrel, 11 degree recessed target crown, notched M4 handguard cap, chrome-lined 5.56mm chamber and bore, 1/7 twist, parkerizing under “F” marked forged front sight base and magnetic particle testing on every barrel. When ordering with optional gas block, barrels will not be drilled for taper pins. Barrel is marked CMMG MPC 5.56 NATO 1/7.
Smith&Wesson
Model: M&P15
Caliber: 5.56 mm NATO / .223
Action: Gas Operated Semi Automatic
Capacity: 30 Rounds, 5.56 mm or .223
Overall Length: 35" Extended / 32" Compacted
Stock: 6-Position Telescopic
Forend: Thermo-Set M4 Handguard
Sight Length: 14.75"
Barrel Length: 16"
Barrel Twist: 1 in 9"
Weight (No Mag): 6.74 lbs.
Trigger Pull: 7 lbs. (approx.)
Upper/Lower Material: 7075 T6 Aluminum
Barrel Material: 4140 Steel
Chromed Components: Barrel Bore, Gas Key, Bolt Carrier
Receiver and Barrel Finish: Hard Coat Black Anodized
Front Sight: Adjustable Post
Rear Sight: Adjustable Dual Aperature
Stag Arms
Caliber...5.56 Nato Chamber
Upper.....Forged and Mil Spec.
Sights.....None
Barrel.....16" Chrome Lined 1/9 Twist
Selector...Standard
Magazine...30 Round**
Stock......6 Position Collapsible
Bushmaster
Caliber:5.56mm or .223 Rem.Magazine Capacity:30 Rounds (accepts all M16 / AR15 type)Overall Length:34.75” [88.27 cm]Length - Stock Retracted:30.75"Barrel Length:16” including Suppressor [40.64 cm]Rifling:1 turn in 9” [22.8 cm] R.H. Twist / 6 grooves & landsWeight w/o magazine:6.22 lbs. [2.82 kg]Weight of empty magazine:.25 lbs [.11 kg]Weight of loaded magazine:1.0 lbs. [.45 kg]Mode of Operation:Gas Operated / Semi-Automatic

Lazarus · 03-24-2008, 05:23 PM

You'd be hard-pressed to find a better general purpose AR than the Stag. Especially at the price they sell them for.

gimp297 · 03-24-2008, 05:27 PM

the stag was the first one i was going to buy but then some one told me that the 1 in 9 berral is not the best and that CMMG had the 1 in 7 berrals. what differance if any is there between 1/7 and 1/9.

Amp · 03-24-2008, 05:45 PM

I'm building my AR soon. I am getting an Anvil Arms lower and a CMMG upper. I am going with 16" mid-length upper with mid-length hand guards.

**mvician** · 03-24-2008, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimp297

... im trying to get in to a locale police department now and am looking for a rifle that I can use as a patrol rifle,

What AR does the local PD approve ?
Do they supply it or do you have to buy your own ?

I'd vote none of the above but it wasn't an option.
If those are your only choices available to you, choose the Stag.

Sendmenosigns · 03-24-2008, 05:54 PM

anything other than the crap rifles they gave us in boot camp

rogerxd45 · 03-24-2008, 06:30 PM

well the 1/7 allows you to use the heavier bullets. i have an 18" CMMG upper with 1/8 twist and i love it. my next ar will be CMMG also. i dont know what an equivlent stag or bushy upper would cost but mine was about $550 out the door.

**PackerfanXD** · 03-24-2008, 07:06 PM

Rock River Arms.

DuckShot · 03-24-2008, 07:18 PM

The CMMG will come the closest to mil-spec. Also, the CMMG has a lifetime warranty. The only other rifle on your list that has that is the Stag.

gimp297 · 03-24-2008, 08:37 PM

the PD supplys Colts, but like i said i want one as a plinker aswell and i would like to learn to shoot one well before i get in.

View Poll Results: Which AR-15 do you think is best
CMMG	8	26.67%
Stag	4	13.33%
Bushmaster	14	46.67%
S&W	4	13.33%
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03-24-2008, 03:14 PM	#1
gimp297 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 224	Poll on which AR-15 To spend my tax money on. First off ill start with some info im trying to get in to a locale police department now and am looking for a rifle that I can use as a patrol rifle, I also want to get one that I can use as a plinker and use to more acclimate my self to shooting with an Ar type rifle. Any way these are the four rifles that I have come to choose between but every time I decide on one I hear great things about the others so I am leaving it up to the xdtalkers to decide which AR-15 I will be spending my tax return and stimulation check on. Thanks for all of the opinions and advice in adance. CMMG New 16" M4 upper. This upper comes with M4 handguards and is complete with bolt, carrier and charging handle. CMMG semi auto bolt carriers have the shrouded firing pin to protect against hammer wear. Upper receivers are "T" marked and include extended feed ramp cuts. Features include standard contour M4 barrel, 11 degree recessed target crown, notched M4 handguard cap, chrome-lined 5.56mm chamber and bore, 1/7 twist, parkerizing under “F” marked forged front sight base and magnetic particle testing on every barrel. When ordering with optional gas block, barrels will not be drilled for taper pins. Barrel is marked CMMG MPC 5.56 NATO 1/7. Smith&Wesson Model: M&P15 Caliber: 5.56 mm NATO / .223 Action: Gas Operated Semi Automatic Capacity: 30 Rounds, 5.56 mm or .223 Overall Length: 35" Extended / 32" Compacted Stock: 6-Position Telescopic Forend: Thermo-Set M4 Handguard Sight Length: 14.75" Barrel Length: 16" Barrel Twist: 1 in 9" Weight (No Mag): 6.74 lbs. Trigger Pull: 7 lbs. (approx.) Upper/Lower Material: 7075 T6 Aluminum Barrel Material: 4140 Steel Chromed Components: Barrel Bore, Gas Key, Bolt Carrier Receiver and Barrel Finish: Hard Coat Black Anodized Front Sight: Adjustable Post Rear Sight: Adjustable Dual Aperature Stag Arms Caliber...5.56 Nato Chamber Upper.....Forged and Mil Spec. Sights.....None Barrel.....16" Chrome Lined 1/9 Twist Selector...Standard Magazine...30 Round Stock......6 Position Collapsible Bushmaster** Caliber:5.56mm or .223 Rem.Magazine Capacity:30 Rounds (accepts all M16 / AR15 type)Overall Length:34.75” [88.27 cm]Length - Stock Retracted:30.75"Barrel Length:16” including Suppressor [40.64 cm]Rifling:1 turn in 9” [22.8 cm] R.H. Twist / 6 grooves & landsWeight w/o magazine:6.22 lbs. [2.82 kg]Weight of empty magazine:.25 lbs [.11 kg]Weight of loaded magazine:1.0 lbs. [.45 kg]Mode of Operation:Gas Operated / Semi-Automatic __________________

03-24-2008, 05:23 PM	#2
Lazarus XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,037	You'd be hard-pressed to find a better general purpose AR than the Stag. Especially at the price they sell them for. __________________ You never know what you'll miss until its gone.

03-24-2008, 05:27 PM	#3
gimp297 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 224	the stag was the first one i was going to buy but then some one told me that the 1 in 9 berral is not the best and that CMMG had the 1 in 7 berrals. what differance if any is there between 1/7 and 1/9. __________________

03-24-2008, 07:06 PM	#8
PackerfanXD XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ground zero of the invasion Posts: 7,226 Blog Entries: 1	Rock River Arms. __________________ The wealthiest nation in the world with the mightiest army man has ever assembled could not stop them. http://www.break.com/usercontent/200...00-358890.html Welcome to the Socialist States of Barakistan An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. -Author unknown.

03-24-2008, 05:45 PM	#4
Amp XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 83	I'm building my AR soon. I am getting an Anvil Arms lower and a CMMG upper. I am going with 16" mid-length upper with mid-length hand guards.

03-24-2008, 05:54 PM	#6
Sendmenosigns XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boonies Posts: 118	anything other than the crap rifles they gave us in boot camp

03-24-2008, 06:30 PM	#7
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	well the 1/7 allows you to use the heavier bullets. i have an 18" CMMG upper with 1/8 twist and i love it. my next ar will be CMMG also. i dont know what an equivlent stag or bushy upper would cost but mine was about $550 out the door.

03-24-2008, 07:18 PM	#9
DuckShot XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: southwest Illinois Posts: 63	The CMMG will come the closest to mil-spec. Also, the CMMG has a lifetime warranty. The only other rifle on your list that has that is the Stag. __________________ Duck NRA & ISRA

03-24-2008, 08:37 PM	#10
gimp297 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 224	the PD supplys Colts, but like i said i want one as a plinker aswell and i would like to learn to shoot one well before i get in. __________________

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