- Thread starter jladd
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For a new factory rifle, under $1300 will put you squarely in the budget category. Find a manufacturer with the best, or at least tolerable, warranty and customer service. Probably start with Palmetto State Armory. If you find anything that you like, no matter where, post the specific info to get any input that anyone might have.
I’ll add that armalite won’t fit your budget- their upper I was look at was $1100 I believe
With that budget, I think you'll be better off building on an Aero Precision M5 builders set. Get the best barrel you can afford, and shop sales for the other components. That's what I did, and I'm really happy with my Aero M5 with a Craddock Criterion barrel at the heart.
Diamondback DB10
Save yourself future money and headaches and double your budget and get a Seekins SP10
You will not get a quality large frame AR for that budget. If you looking for a precision rifle save you money and buy a Seekins at the minimum. If you’re looking for a DMR/battle rifle you’re still going to spend 2k minimum on getting something reliable and decent accuracy. And big And if you build one, don’t and if you have to prepare to mess with it and have to tune and tweek it.
Did you ever purchase the AR in 6.5CM? I purchased PSA's Gen 3 PA65 which is a 20" Rifle-Length 6.5 Creedmoor with Stainless Steel barrel for just over $1K in May 2023. It's been very reliable - the only significant adjustment I had to do was to dial back the Gas Block quite a bit since it was ejecting shells at 1 pm and I dialed her back to 4 pm which significantly reduced recoil (and improved bullet velocity). I've had it to the range about a dozen times now and typically shoot 100 yard & 200 yard targets; I'm shooting about 1 MOA Groups right now using S&B 140 Gr FMJ and happy with that but hope to improve with time. For the price range, I couldn't be happier with this AR-10, it's easy to breakdown and clean, very reliable, and pretty decent accuracy.
