Olympic Arms AR15 Plinker
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It's .223. They just use less expensive production processes. I'd like to know how they measure up.
In the service they told us to store them bolt closed to take the tention off the buffer spring. I know competion shooters that just take the bolt out and store it in a seperate container for safety and to spare the tention on the spring. The ar breaks down in a snap so this really is no big operation.
The A1 sights on the plinker are not as good as the A2 I do think they have a plinker modle in the flat top design. Not sure what the plinker is going for but if you want to save $ and still get an ar you can get a flat top parts kit already to go minus the lower reciever for about $435 with shipping. The lowers go for about $100 to $250 depending on quality and where you get it. They are a snap to put together.
I have built 15 of them in the last year and a half the last one was the varmint package one of my friends bought he bought a bushmaster lower ( less fitting involved with these) it took me about 12 min. to have it put together and in 20 min. we where shooting. total cost $658.00 and a steak on the grill (my fee for assembly)
The plinker is a good shooter just not much on sights.
The A1 sights on the plinker are not as good as the A2 I do think they have a plinker modle in the flat top design. Not sure what the plinker is going for but if you want to save $ and still get an ar you can get a flat top parts kit already to go minus the lower reciever for about $435 with shipping. The lowers go for about $100 to $250 depending on quality and where you get it. They are a snap to put together.
I have built 15 of them in the last year and a half the last one was the varmint package one of my friends bought he bought a bushmaster lower ( less fitting involved with these) it took me about 12 min. to have it put together and in 20 min. we where shooting. total cost $658.00 and a steak on the grill (my fee for assembly)
The plinker is a good shooter just not much on sights.
Paul,
Colt45 is right. The way we store them is with the bolt closed and the hammer down. That takes all the tension off the buffer spring and the hammer spring. If you want to get an AR and learn alot about them and save money, your best bet is to build one. It's alot cheaper and you can build it just the way you want it. When your finished you will be squared away on AR knowledge. While building, if you run into any problems you have this forum or you can order one of the books or videos, it really is easy. Good Shooting! Eric
Colt45 is right. The way we store them is with the bolt closed and the hammer down. That takes all the tension off the buffer spring and the hammer spring. If you want to get an AR and learn alot about them and save money, your best bet is to build one. It's alot cheaper and you can build it just the way you want it. When your finished you will be squared away on AR knowledge. While building, if you run into any problems you have this forum or you can order one of the books or videos, it really is easy. Good Shooting! Eric
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