What's the best entry level? I only have a pistol now and I want one for home defense. I don't give a shit about tricking it out just one that's good quality and always go bang when I pull the trigger
M&P 15 sport 2, they can be had for under $600 last time I checked and they are fantastic rifles, accurate and reliable.
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BCM KMR-14
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Bushmaster.
aero precision ar15
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>>32913007
S&W M&P Sport II will be more than adequate for simple needs. For a complete rifle, its hard to beat. You can scrounge a similar rifle together from parts a little cheaper, but S&W has one ready to go if you don't want to shop around or aren't handy enough to put it together yourself.
>>32913018
BCM is good, but not entry level.
>>32914733
No.
>>32916549
This
also, AR556 by Ruger is a good mention.
>>32912764
They are all pretty good with only minor differences between them.
Springfield saint.
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Build a cheap short rifle from PSA. They have a 'marauder' upper they keep haucking for 200 bucks. 100 bolt and CH, 150 complete lower, 450 for a short, somewhat illegal rifle.
I built a PSA rifle for just over 500 and I love it. I'm an absolute garbage marksman but I can shoot a silver dollar sized grouping at 25 yards with irons (unfortunately I can't find an outdoor range near my house) which for practical purposes is far more accurate than anything I've ever owned. It's so accurate it's almost boring to shoot. I point, and the bullets go where I tell them to.
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I like my Windham Weaponry WW-15.
>>32915087
I have an Aero complete, and from what I understand, it has a better barrel than the Smith or the Ruger. I've put over 2,000 rounds of Wolf steel through it with not a single issue. All in all, I'm very happy with it.
PSA rifles are the best cheap ARs out there. I have 4. They have never given me trouble and have always been accurate. I put close to three thousand rounds through my first one before it actually needed a cleaning. Still worked but was a bit stiff on the first pull of the charging handle.