stagpanther
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It can be one you built or one you bought OEM manufactured. You can have your reasons which you can expound upon--or say "just because."
For me it is a pretty tough choice since I have so many--both AR 15 and 10, only 3 of which are manufacturer assembled. I have some that will shoot very small groups if I do my part (which is getting harder and harder as I fall to pieces with age). I have some that shoot very reliably, and some that are quite finicky and require tuning depending on the ammo I use (I handload 99.99% of my ammo).
Today I rustled one out of the safe that I hadn't fired in years and point a couple of magazines through it after getting on paper. I forgot why I loved this rifle so much--and it wins my designation of all-time all-around favorite AR in my collection.
It's my Frankenbuild in 6.8 spc. It's based on an AR Performance 20" match barrel and also sports Diamondhead handguard and brake (both companies, most unfortunately, are out of business AFAIK). The 6.8 spc is not a sexy cartridge by today's standards--but it gets the job done, is very reliable in operation like 5.56, and is very consistent. I mean consistent as in almost always very close to POA--not necessarily a tiny microgroup that you might get with a different cartridge after weeks of reload alchemy, consulting astrological charts, serenading with wine and song, giving the right flowers, box of chocolates etc.
This rifle shoots so well, is so well balanced and so soft in recoil I wouldn't sell it even if someone offered me over 2K for it.
For me it is a pretty tough choice since I have so many--both AR 15 and 10, only 3 of which are manufacturer assembled. I have some that will shoot very small groups if I do my part (which is getting harder and harder as I fall to pieces with age). I have some that shoot very reliably, and some that are quite finicky and require tuning depending on the ammo I use (I handload 99.99% of my ammo).
Today I rustled one out of the safe that I hadn't fired in years and point a couple of magazines through it after getting on paper. I forgot why I loved this rifle so much--and it wins my designation of all-time all-around favorite AR in my collection.
It's my Frankenbuild in 6.8 spc. It's based on an AR Performance 20" match barrel and also sports Diamondhead handguard and brake (both companies, most unfortunately, are out of business AFAIK). The 6.8 spc is not a sexy cartridge by today's standards--but it gets the job done, is very reliable in operation like 5.56, and is very consistent. I mean consistent as in almost always very close to POA--not necessarily a tiny microgroup that you might get with a different cartridge after weeks of reload alchemy, consulting astrological charts, serenading with wine and song, giving the right flowers, box of chocolates etc.
This rifle shoots so well, is so well balanced and so soft in recoil I wouldn't sell it even if someone offered me over 2K for it.