Thread: First AR reccomendations

Unless Crocodile Dundee decided to haul ass to NZ, that's not going to be an issue any time soon

Quite right to ,but when that tin can does shoot back I think I will rember tthat I have something better to do .
My days of being a bullet catcher are well over

An Hk416 may be marginally more reliable if poorly maintained and fired for thousands of rounds fully-automatic in a desert environment without lubrication. I don't think that's going to come up and the downsides don't make that hilarious edge case advantage worth it.

Let's not forget that even a short or long stroke piston system accumulates deposits, and typically have to provide a gas adjustment to cater for the decrease in operating reliability as they get dirty or in adverse conditions...

Think about the design brief that brought about the development of the M16, weight and simplicity were key inputs. The outcome was an ingenious solution with few compromises, and resulted in a tool much more surgical and precise than many alternatives and certainly it's commie counterpart. Something a lot of us Service Rifle shooters take advantage of now.

So slightly back to original post, what do you get from a Daniel Defence over a say windham carbine or NEA for the extra $800 ish?

Originally Posted by sneeze

So slightly back to original post, what do you get from a Daniel Defence over a say windham carbine or NEA for the extra $800 ish?

Pretty much sitting with the same question ...

Originally Posted by sneeze

So slightly back to original post, what do you get from a Daniel Defence over a say windham carbine or NEA for the extra $800 ish?

Just better quality. Sort like asking what does a Sako get me over a Remington 700? That isn't a great analogy though.

Originally Posted by sneeze

So slightly back to original post, what do you get from a Daniel Defence over a say windham carbine or NEA for the extra $800 ish?

+1

Are you really getting $8 hundy more rifle?

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by sneeze

So slightly back to original post, what do you get from a Daniel Defence over a say windham carbine or NEA for the extra $800 ish?

Hammer forged barrel and individually HP/MPI tested bolt and barrel.

Originally Posted by Banana

Hammer forged barrel and individually HP/MPI tested bolt and barrel.

And QC and all small parts actually made in house and better features like free float tubes/rails

It may or may not "look" nicer or have better fit and finish, the quality is in the material the gun is made from and the quality control measures it goes through.

For example all the alloy, barrel steel, bolt material, fastener quality etc etc will adhere to or exceed mil spec.

Well the 2014 Daniel Defence edition AR Magazine sold me!
I would pay the extra, if i did not buy my current AR...

You get sweet fuck all in my opinion other than a nudge to your ego and the ability to make others who place their self esteem on "labeled brands", quiver in their boots.

Depends on what model you get. Feautures, better QC, correct spec parts, etc. Much less chance of it being a turd than a Norinco, for example.

+1 for DI.

AR`s were designed to be DI. You don't even need to clean them if you don't want to (not advisable), just keep some ballistol handy for when it seizes

If your uncle's club is a Service Rifle branch, best to get a rifle that can be easily made into Service Class. Details on the website.