Dpms rifles

[WhiteWhale056]

I did a search and didn't come up with anything, but thought I'd ask and see what everyone thinks of DPMS.

Thanks!

 

[browning guy]

As the ancient prophecy fortold it begins anew..............

 

[Boom Boom]

I'll start. DPMS sucks. ARs suck. I would never buy one of those... Oh wait. Just looked in my safe. Hmm. Carry on.

Butt, seriously, don't over-analyze it (like I always do). Buy whatcha like.

 

[Oldcarjunkie]

Ive had no problems with the DPMS uppers ive had or the parts kits in some of my lowers. all work great.

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Oh boy, cant wait for the DPMS haters to come out and start doing the bravo company chant.

Frankly, they are right to a point they are not the highest quality ARs around. That said my LR308 has been flawless. They are a good starter value line AR.

Are you looking at a upper or a rifle? I would highly recommend you buy a stripped lower and assemble it, you will learn a lot about your gun and probably be able to do it cheaper with exactly the trigger set-up, grip and stock you want.

PSA, Delton and DPMS all make some good value line uppers. I have been 100% satisfied wtih my delton, havent had the PSA out to the range yet but everything looks good. I have a Sota arms on order in .300 blackout they seem to be a new value maker.

 

[MattTheGunslinger]

I have two 20" A1 uppers that I love. Both are nicely finished and shoot straight. I haven't put 1000s of rounds through them yet, but they've been good so far.

 

[English Springer]

Dpms AR 15

I did a search and didn't come up with anything, but thought I'd ask and see what everyone thinks of DPMS.

Thanks!

You can spend $620 for a DPMS Oracle or $1200 and up for others.
If you want to have fun shooting without breaking the bank, buy a DPMS. They are made by the same coporate magnate of companies that own Bushmaster, Remington and others...they stand behind their product. 22 conversion kits shoot well in them using CCI mini mag.

 

[Jasonshooter]

Dpms is fine ,,, I've never had any problems out of any of their products,,, oh wait ,, I did replace the gas rings on 1 bolt ...panther arms are just as good as any ...

 

[clandestine]

You can get a PSA gun for the same price and the PSA will have all the right features.

DPMS is a plinker, if thats all you want then its cool, but UNDERSTAND its not a fighting/defense rifle by any stretch.

 

[Demoneyes86]

I have one have not had any probs yet i like it. Barrel is not chrome lined nor is the bcg but as chad said for a plinker its not bad. But not built for war. But a good entry level and it comes with a 3 year warranty. Always leaves room to upgrade. Goodluck on your purchase

 

[Ooops]

This is gonna be AWESOME! I love threads like these.

I bought a DPMS oracle. Went bang when the trigger was pulled. Ditched the upper and BCG for a more purpose built upper and BCG. Both BCM. Sorry but they make good stuff.

The oracle was 700 bucks and a 6920 would run from 1000 to 1100.

You can buy a great rifle and plink with that, but you can't make a plinking gun into a great rifle (inexpensively).

 

[Maverick0313]

I'll start. DPMS sucks. ARs suck. I would never buy one of those... Oh wait. Just looked in my safe. Hmm. Carry on.

Butt, seriously, don't over-analyze it (like I always do). Buy whatcha like.

 

[Mooseman]

I have the DPMS Oracle. I do not shoot it a lot, but it has always worked for me. If I planned on shooting an AR more I would have spent more money. For an occasional range gun, this fills the bill.

 

[HokieCasey]

Based on what I have seen/read. There are DPMS rifles that work well, and some that don't. They seem over represented, but is that due to volume and being more prevelent in big box stores that carry such items or actual quality escapes that occur to all manufactors.

Also based on what I have seen there in a perspective that it can be harder to get things made right if you end up with a lemon.

The last point is that the fit and finish can be lacking on the dpms, sometimes its less than ideal coatings that do not affect function or sometimes it is in machining that affects function.


All that being said, I had a dpms rifle and a dpms barrel. The rifle was in 223, had a gritty trigger and bull barrelled, but I never had an issue with it up until I disassembled and rebarrelled to lighten it up. Still use most of the parts in one rifle or the other. The 16" was a heavy profile, that I again swapped out due weight profile preferences, again no issue with its function, but I wanted a different twist and barrel profile.



The question I have what defines a "fighting/defense" rifle as that is arather vague definition and hard to quantify.

 

[William B]

You can get a PSA gun for the same price and the PSA will have all the right features.

DPMS is a plinker, if thats all you want then its cool, but UNDERSTAND its not a fighting/defense rifle by any stretch.

This.

PSA (like clandestine said) and Spike's both make better quality carbines in the same price range as DPMS.

 

[aquaman]

These days there is not much of a difference in price between quality brands and DPMS and other entry level brands. Get a lower and buy a quality upper

http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-16-Mid-Length-Upper-Receiver-Group-p/bcm-urg-mid-16.htm

http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-...Auto-M16-p/bcm bolt carrier group auto mp.htm

 

[Ooops]

You can get a complete LMT lower for 330 bucks. A BCM upper for 500 bucks. A BCM BCG for 160 bucks.

Grand total 960 bucks for a CHF barrel, HPT/MPI bolt, 1:7 twist rate, carrier key properly staked, CL bore and chamber, two stage trigger, and properly cut m4 feed ramps.

I'm not saying DPMS sucks but I'd recommend buying the features that you're gonna want later the first time.

 

[sailskidrive]

Oh boy, cant wait for the DPMS haters to come out and start doing the bravo company chant.

Okay that made me laugh. I think the biggest issue with the DPMS rifles of the past were the commercial grade bolt, non hammer forged barrel, and some of the lower parts are MIM.

Some folks will also point to the 1:9 twist barrel, but the twist rate is really irrelevant of barrel quality. Granted most commercial grade barrels are 1:9 but you can buy a high end Krieger barrel in 1:9 if you choose...

One of my more spartan carbines has a DPMS lower that I bought 7 or 8 years ago, the machine work and finish on it are actually very good.

 

[Ironsighter]

Ditto what previous poster said about brand fans of all shapes. If you like the rifle, get it. My DPMS AP4 has been good so far, with my only complaint being the tight magwell that makes PMAGS fit snugly. I also have a dedicated DPMS .22LR upper that is very nice. I have other brands as well, but the DPMS runs fine.

Get an AR, any big-name AR, and learn to shoot it well. The most important part of the rifle is the trigger nut.