Re: A little AR advice RRA or LMT
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mateofeo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tylerw02</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mateofeo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I own 2 RRA guns, an 18" DMR-ish and a 10.5" SBR; both 5.56. I cannot say anything bad about either of these guns. No failures, upsets, inconsistencies. Nada. But I'm also only a weekend shooter (~1500 rds/year/gun).
Am I:
Shooting full auto: No
Active LEO/military: No
Varmint shooting: Yes
Shooting handloads: Yes
MOA/sub MOA capable: Yes
These RRA rifles are great for my application. I saw the "chart" on M4carbine.net and the fanboys ranting and raving about Daniel Defense, Colt, and BCM guns and how shitty RRA is. Are they wrong about the quality of those DD/BCM/Colt guns? No way. They're great firearms. But I'm also not what they consider an "operator" that needs something to fit within their confines of the "chart".
I got a great deal on my RRA rifles and for the type of shooter that I am, I couldn't be happier. </div></div>
The RRA will wokr just fine for your use, absolutely. But at $1000 like the OP is paying, why not pay for quality?
Essentially, buying an RRA at $1,000 is like paying $2500 for an SPS tactical and saying its "good enough".
The RRA is the SPS of the m4 world while the Colt 6920 is the AIAW or GAP. </div></div>
Totally agree. You make a completely valid point; it's apples to oranges; SPS Tact vs GAP; RRA vs Colt, etc. All I'm saying is I personally had the opportunity to score these guns at a KILLER price, so I jumped on the opportunity. Otherwise, for the $1000+ price tag of an RRA, definitely buy the higher spec guns.
I can't make the decision for anybody else but myself, only offer my experience. Fortunately, mine has been a good one
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Glad to hear you get it. They work fine for most users. I've known lots of guys with RRAs that were completely satisfied. I even ran one myself for a while and used a few of their parts. My only bad issue was it started short-stroking for a loose gas-key.