The 5 Best AR-15 Rifles Under $500

Yup. Just give me a damn article I can read instead. I do like reading.

Not a fan of cheapskates, or things targeted to cheapskates…they drag the market down into the toilet, just look at electronics.

cosigned.
or at least don’t fool me into thinking it MIGHT be an article.

For me, it looks like they removed the preview that was auto playing on the main page which told me I didn’t want to click on this link. With the preview gone they can ambush everyone now.

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As the page loaded and I began to read I thought, “HooRay they finally put a transcript with the video”.
Alas…
Teased and phuked once again.

I’m actually convinced there’s a global internet conspiracy to end written articles and replace them all with video to further dumb down the population. Further, it goes hand and hand with the elimination of cursive hand writing in education. In two generations no one will be able to read or write in cursive. Why does that matter you say? Well.., there’s a ton of important documents written in cursive that can now suddenly be “re-interpreted” by the “experts” in hand writing, the only ones who will be able to read it. It does not matter if there’s currently printed forms of these documents, because they’ll be able to change the original one. “Well actually, the second amendment never included the words right of the people, that’s a misprint”…

Exactly. Why not just write a list of the products? Why are you forcing me to watch a video that crashes my machine?

+ the tax revenue on gun sales. I’m concerned about the sanity if those elected. The ones who voted for them maybe too. I just sticki with conspiracy theory because it’s not as scary. DOOMGUY, GAME OVER BUDDY!!

Riiiiiiiight. Unlike AKs, ARs you can get the bottom of the barrel stuff and still have a decidedly decent rifle. What’s more, most of those Gucci “manufacturers” outsource the manufacturing to two or three OEMS

I bought my AR to shoot lead down range for the hell of it. It sits in the corner of my office collecting dust. About once a month I take it out to the field, shoot a few hundred rounds with a red dot, then bring it back, clean it up, and put it back in the corner. I think I paid $400 for mine and I have enjoyed every minute of shooting it. It shoots well at 50 yards or so. I didn’t need to spend $1000 for that type of fun.

DD and KAC, two of the most overpriced guns in the industry.

The Smith and Wesson M&P 15 Sport is a much better AR by far than any of his top 5 listed in this article….just sayin”

Second that. My wife prefers watching scantily clad women demonstrating firearms also. Im serious.

I was going to post adding to the complaints about videos, but then I read your post. You have the right idea.

^HERO

Bye.

5: Used AR-15
Used AR-15s are everywhere these days and only a few, easily examined, parts of the rifle wear down, primarily the rifling and bolt carrier group. Most gun stores will price all used ARs at under $500 before negotiation, which is generally allowed on used guns especially if paying in cash or debit. Unfortunately with a platform as prolific and varied as the AR-15 it is difficult for a new-comer to properly appraise a rifle for substandard parts like a “commercial spec” stock, sticky takedown pins, handguards without a heatshield or general low quality parts. If you know a bit more about the platform and want an extra spare rifle or know someone who does and can assist you this can be a fantastic option.

4: Ruger AR-556
While Bill “Quisling” Ruger kept his company out of the AR market for a long time, his death allowed the company to finally enter the lucrative AR market. Ruger’s base model is a solid example of a budget AR15. Compared to more standard AR15s, but common to budget rifles, the AR-556 has an untappered barrel that while accurate is a little front heavy. Also like most budget rifles the AR-556 has no metal heat shield in its handguard, which can make handling uncomfortable after high volumes of shooting. This is easily fixed while improving ergonomics and adding a possible light mount with the addition of a MOE handguard (~<$30). It also has an unusual method of attaching the barrel, but it's not something you'll likely care much about either way.

3: Smith and Wesson M&P15 Sport II
Smith and Wesson's entry level AR is comparable to Ruger's in most respects, keeping the same barrel profile and heatshield-less handguard, without the proprietary barrel attachment method you'll never use. What puts the M&P15 Sport II ahead is simply cost, as it is almost always slightly cheaper than the AR-556.

2: Palmetto State Armory Freedom Rifle MOE
With specs comparable or superior to the Ruger or Smith & Wesson examples this rifle has one major advantage over the previous items on this list: Magpul furniture. While an improvement in ergonomics and equiped with a heat shield, this more importantly gives the rifle several M-LOK attachment points on the handguard. These points make it far easier to attach a flashlight to the rifle, which is mandatory for a home-defense rifle. These rifles are also available with a mid-length gas system, which reduces recoil and part wear but also lets you annoy liberals by mounting a bayonet.

PSA rotates the exact model they sell daily, changing the furniture color, exact barrel type and gas system length daily, but will generally have the model you want within a month, in not a week. While chromed barrels and carbine length gas systems are fine, the best is the mid-length "melonite" barrel. As your first rifle you will likely want to avoid a stainless steel due to the added weight and maintence requirements.

1: Build your own
The idea of building your own gun may sound intimidating, but it's not. If you get a prebuilt upper and a lower parts kit, often sold as a bundle, you only need an aluminum lower receiver from a local gun store, which can be found for 60 dollars or less, a punch set, about 23 dollars, and a buffer tube wrench, less than 10 dollars, some masking tape and a block of wood or two. There are countless guides that walk you through each step and it's not as hard as it seems. This will allow you to get a rifle of a much higher quality than you normally would, and you can easily get a rifle with sights and a free floated handguard, a huge boost to accuracy while retaining the ease of light mounting, within 500 dollars, or a more standard rifle within 400. Palmetto State Armory always has kits with a freefloated upper, sights, and a lower parts kit for $420 and free shipping while Brownell’s uppers are also frequently on sale albeit without sights.

There, I made a better article.

There is not going to be a nation wide ban on any semi auto firearms during the current legislature. The Reublicans control the house, the senate, and the presidency. Once Ginsburg fucking dies already, we will control the Supreme Court as well. Now at the state level, things could be very different. I live in WA and we will be fighting for our rights again in 2018 due to the twin cunts of Ferguson and Inslee wanting to disarm us. While I have more than enough rifles to last me several lifetimes, I will be fighting the good fight so others can be armed as well.