Thread: H & K sl8-6

But the roll mark is the only difference

Soooo thought for the day, if people were buying shit AR's at $5k+ then why isnt anybody catering to that cashed up AR buyer from just last year and carrying a heap of JP / Noveske sexed up race guns then?

Talk about shit Ar's I remember back in the day a shop owner in Wellington got seriously pissy when I suggested that his Norinco lower + random collection of second hand spare parts build probably wasnt a fair swap for my SL8 + $2K, he reconed I was "wasting his time".... yeah??

My overall opinion is - buy a DPMS, Bushmaster, RRA or whatever. Do some research and decide what level of quality you want - but bear in mind, "fit and finish" isn't necessarily an indication of true quality when it comes to these rifles. It is nice to have a gun that looks and feels pretty sure. Most low grade AR's will serve Kiwi shooters ok. It's just not really my preference.

I'd buy the fuck out of a factory Noveske, Colt, Daniel Defense, BCM, etc if it had the features that I wanted



Noveske are kinda $rape though


It's no different to buying a Sako or a Benelli


Why buy a Benelli when you can get a Gun City 870!!?

I should stop posting I'm just going to make people mad and there are too many different opinions + a few vested interests

Come to think of it I don't understand why companies in the US still insist on building lower standard rifles. You would think by now they would have figured how to stake gas keys properly, use shot peened, HPT/MPI bolts etc

Originally Posted by Beavis

But the roll mark is the only difference

And that's my point
I've had RRA packaged BCGs that were awsome, in the same batch, 2 that were obviously machined by someone else and one of these was plain UGLY in quality. Same with DPMS.
There are 'manufacturing' companies and there are 'assembling' companies.
If you want a name brand then by all means just buy what you want but it's very hard to justify a blanket statement with X is better than Y when the parts source are more than often the same.

I'm going to go through my stuff when home for interest sake, and have a look at forge marks etc on uppers and see what I have. They have all been in DPMS packaging
Same with BCGs. I know I have 2 'brands' but I bet there are at least 5 different ones.

Better ask again, anyone got camo rem furniture they want to swap for new black stuff?

Originally Posted by gimp

I should stop posting I'm just going to make people mad

Well if that isnt the quote of the year

Originally Posted by gimp

Except no-one imports them here, just the bargain rifles

We can get quite a range of the upmarket brands... but you will need E-Cat licence and a hand in. PM me for the brands.
We also have access to some of the unusual such as the DRD Paratus - not cheap though.

Some sample prices...

For under $2500:
Bravo Company Recce 16 MOD
Colt Competition CR Expert

For under $3000
Barret Rec7
Various Black Rain Ordanance

For under $3500
Various LWRC
Various POF

Dependant on availibility - pickings are slim at the moment. All the above are E-Cat.

Can you not get Colt, BCM on A??


It's Obamanoia V2.0 at the moment, so everything is thin

Unfortunately no. The A-Cat format as we know it is fairly undesirable in the USA - except for a few varmint/hunting setups. Also a lot of brands wont allow export out of the USA.