High-End AR-15 vs Affordable AR-15

Prior to 1975, myself and too many men your age were very successful with the M16A1 (which didn't have any of the things you seem to "need" or "require" and attribute to an "affordable" AR-15) and carried out the unpleasant task of dispatching the enemy. Your generation watches too many movies and plays too many video games to actually know what matters in a real firefight.

If you want an affordable gun plinker, its good enough. If you want a super accurate competition level rifle, pay the extra.

let's not forget that companies like them are completely ripping people off not saying it ain't worth more but not as much as they charge

How about "AR-15 you can actually find for sale"?

Optics ready gas block never seen one of those before lolololololol

AR Builds are like PC gaming builds, once you know how to assemble a PC you wont ever buy a complete commercial PC because you can always buy high end parts for less money the same is with AR builds. Should’ve learn about AR building instead of buying a complete AR.

keep it up

You used to be able to build a great AR for $1200. Not anymore. Everything is sold out and prices are sky high.

Knights Armament ST-15 MOD 2 M-LOK $2700 vs S&W M&P 15 $780. You could buy 3 M&P's or 2 M&P's and accessorize them. Personally, I'll take the redundancy of 3 guns and pretty much always have one in the fight.

Will this guy ever realize that no one has the money to burn on uber high end stuff

Never shot a Knights. Cheap ARs feel like a toy guns, most shoot like it too. Love my LMTs. Its what I shoot.

I feel most of us who say ‘you are just paying for the name’ already know these differences, but, I would‘ve paid for those names too if I won the lottery.

M&P all day baby

It’s not a free float rail it’s a free float hand guard! Rails are what go on the hand guard! Cringe

My dad has the same ar15 mp15 you can change the hand guard I have the moe handgaurd tactical

It’s America buy what you want…..err….I mean, whatever you can find. Then take out a second mortgage on your house so you can shoot it.

Do the same video with AK47/74!!!!

The only difference I notice between my high end rifles and my sport or tread is the cheaper rifles need more lube. The chrome and exotic bolt and carriers are far more slippery than the cheaper rifles. All rifles are better than I am and I won’t shoot any of them out.

My young self doesn’t regret buying my M&p sport for like 400 back in the day. It’s part of the learning process

You don't have to spend a lot to get many of the "extra's" the Knights Armaments is adding. I get my AR's from Bear Creek Arsenal and they have the features and have side charging for the pricing of the Smith. Great products I have both full guns and uppers from. There are many others competing now.

LMT>KAC

i dont get this comp a stock m@P vs a knights with tons of stuff. i may be slow but im pretty sure if one wanted to you could do your own upgrades on that m@p and it be the same as the knights but still cost half the price of the knights, but then again im slow

6:50 in "riding with this shotgun". Ok, yeah 25 years service retired, my detective days coming out! Regardless, you guy's are the best!

looking cool is half the battle
and nothing looks cooler than knowing what you're doing

I have mild carpal tunnel in both hands so for me a milspec trigger is the minimum pull weight is the minimum safe weigth for me.

A question in these rifles is what will it be used I am 64 and will sue my ar for target shooting, hunting and perhaps home defense. I am not going to do 3 gun nor using it in a survival situation nor becoming a survivalist. for me a 800 to 1200 dollar ar. i will not use a 4×16 scope or atrijicon sight.

Ehh I beg to differ, material comes from the same place now the name is what makes it good or not, look at IO AKs and even the older Century Arms AKs. So in a sense you are paying for a ‘brand’ name.

6:45 “There’s thousands of patrol officers riding around America with this SHOTGUN right now” ….. 👀👀👀 you ok bro??

Radical firearms if you want best bang for your buck.

You compared a stock m&p with a customized knight AR. M&p had no chance

My budget build will out perform me every day of the week. I'd rather spend my money on glass and training.

“I’m sure the barrel is better “

What is this “affordable “ you speak of!?🤦🏻‍♂️

Im pretty sure m&p is not mill-spec