This Is Why A Slightly More Expensive AR15 Is Cheaper In The Long Run

'An optic for 100 – 200 $ that's probably gonna break' Has this guy ever heard of holosun? They're about 150 $ and they're all you could ask for for this type of rifle. And you'll make hits far far easier that with irons. Also single point slings suck because the rifle starts hitting your balls as soon as you start to move. The shitty aluminum gas block on the Anderson can be swapped for 20 $ (and you can free float it while you're at it – free float handguards aren't all that expensive). Crome lined barrels make your rifle less precise, so not everybody wants that.

What’s the difference between the am15 and the am15br? The only thing I notice is that there is no rail on the gas block of the BR and the am15 is nitride vs BR which is parkerized. But they are the same price.

Bushmaster is garbage. Hopefully franklin arms makes something of it.

this dude is full of himself. thinks he knows everything

Anderson offers a step up model at almost the extract price with %90 of the features you named on bushmasters. A lot of the time the am15 is priced under well under $400 dollars I personally would of compared the model that is priced in the same range .

This guy is an idiot

Chrome lining is for cleaning mostly and take a lot of caution using copper out bore cleaners. The chrome gets damaged or flakes because the copper flashing for the chrome to stick to the barrel gets weakened you are screwed. I prefer non chrome lined and plain chromemolly barrels that aren't lined.

You really should do some research. Anderson makes AR components for most of the other firearms companies and Bushmaster is actually known as the Hi-Point of the AR industry.

qd $20+sling ($30or50)=($50or70) how's he get 100 dollars? oh were at a pawn shop… they round things.lol

Love both these rifles. I got some iron sites for my Anderson and a nice sling. Rifle is awesome and it wasn't expensive for a good set of iron sites. The bushmaster is always an awesome choice. Cant go wrong with either. Just my humble opinion. Great video thanks.

My Anderson works great. Mine came with front and rear sights. I don't know where you got that stripped down model.

I will agree with this video. the biggest thing that tells you the Anderson will cost more in long run, is the charging handle has to go immediately to an upgrade. the next is back up sights, but if you want a front sight that won't melt or get soft that can be used on the gas block, then the yankee hills front gas block sight is going to be another 80 bucks…….it then becomes a pinto with $2000 rims and gold inlay

Couple things your not touching on. The bushmaster has a fixed carry handle which some people don’t like. More importantly the Anderson is cheaper yes, but if you want an AR and don’t have the extra cash for a more expansive one you can upgrade the rifle as you and still be able to shoot it and have fun. Good video though

I picked up the Anderson complete lower and upper separately and stuck my EO-Tech on it. Added an AERO BCG as well… I’m thinking I should headspace it now tho right?

What is your opinion of the Caracal CAR814 A2?

Why do I always get the feeling that this guy sold weed to middle schoolers at Hoobastank concerts when he was a teenager?

Optics from Amazon = junk

So your comparing a rifle with iron sights to one with expensive electronic sights, I guess it would cost double when it is not an apples to apples comparison. I have seen more than one "quality brand" red dot sight fail at the range when the shooter swore that it couldn't be the battery because it was under two years old and only used a couple times when in fact it failed because of the battery.

I will pick my windham weaponery ww15 with all the stuff that was on it when i bought it and the transferable warranty

you can get a good barrel for less than 100. for around 150 you can get spiral fluted one for 200 i can get a complete upper with free floated barrel and m lok hand guard

Am I the only one who prefers iron sights to red dots or scopes?

I've shot like 4 different AR's of varying price-points. The bushmaster was my favorite out of the 4, and it was the cheapest. The least enjoyable out of the 4 was the most expensive.. I always wanted to build one, but man there are too many decisions to make. It's like building a Chevy 350… I do have to say… All 4 of the AR's shot true. I was amazed at the accuracy I obtained with them. I like AK's because they are so simplistic, but the advantages of the AR are many….

OK,
Now lets compare BITCHNASTER to BCM..

Bush master at least the old bushmasters had quality components. My 14.5 barrel on my xm15 has lasted several thousands of rounds of shitty Tula and it still shoots 1.5 moa. I did swap the handguard to a d.d m4 rail so that made my groups shrink by half. I have built an Anderson for a friend and it shot fine but not with steel at all. From my experience Anderson Barrels suck. The only thing from Anderson I will run is a lower. Money in well spent on quality parts. I did buy a palmetto 10.5 kit for 310 with a lower and holy shit it is nice for the money. It actually shoots steel cased ammo with zero issues. It also shoots about 4 moa so its pretty decent. I would actually consider it a worthy defense carbine. I bought it as an experiment having never owned a budget gun and wow was I surprised. Get palmetto guys stay away from Anderson unless you just need a cheap receiver set. Btw I bought my bush master in 2012 when they were 1k this was even before the sandy hook scare. Ars just weren't cheap till Obama tried to take them away. Then the market got flooded out.

Dies a barell swap at 200 dollars include a gun smith setting head space or is it already done so it's a at home drip in ?

I have a nj bushmaster , pinned and welded brake and stock , circumcised bayonet lug so I dressed it in IDF bands

Good video, excellent talking points!
I'm a poor sod, so can't afford to buy the 'Premium' firearms I'd love to own. So, I save-up, and try to settle on the 'Middle Ground'. The single most important thing I look for is reliability. No $$$ spent on a firearm is worth a penny if said firearm fails to do what it should.
I have not one, but TWO of the Ruger 556 rifles. Each cost me $500.00, new. Each THEN cost me another $500.00 or so, getting the particular stock/furniture/triggers I wanted. So, each cost me around $1,000.00. The beauty of it? I didn't have to WAIT until I'd managed to save the full $1,000.00 before getting my hands on one and enjoying it! Modifications are made in-use, while you're able to operate and own the thing.
Maybe my way won't work for anyone else, but I'm not complaining.

Thanks for taking the time to make and share your videos!

I bought my Anderson for $410, an offer I couldn't refuse. It does everything that I need it to do.

Kris "Tanto" Paronto goes with his "Frankenstien Bushmaster" to this day, so good call CSR…lol

Bush

all i know is my bushmaster hits where i aim and functions flawlessly.

Man I like your videos but this one is all kinds of jacked up lol.

I worked on a Bushmaster recently built in the early 2000s. The buffer tube and stock seemed shorter than a milspec tube by about a inch. The stock was a car15 style. Overall a very nice rifle. I installed a free float tube for the customer.

Un chromed barrels aren't always inferior. They are fine if cleaned and cared for. Plus more accurate because the crome lining is not always consistent inside

I am still saving up for my first AR-15. My car decided it needed some repairs so their went my gun money for 2 months. "Grumbles while looking at car"

I prefer AK I born in Cuba and I won my first bike in a competition disarming and arming AK-47. AR15 good rifle but Ak is like family for my I have a Ak -103

“We have a saying: Lo barato sale caro. The cheap comes out expensive.”–
— Judge Marilyn Milian, The People's Court

Bushmaster for the barrel.

Neither, I went with Ruger AR 556, as a hobby or hunting shooter, it's fine. Came with backup sights, I added Vortex Sparc AR for red dot for poa = poi up to 100 yards. Bushnell 1×4 with bdc to 500 yards 🙂

What's the difference between that Bushmaster and the Bushmaster that already comes with a red dot optic out the box?

Great video! Can you do a comparison between the Bushmaster and the Springfield Saint?

My first ar was a Bushmaster carbon 15. Very light, and ran pretty well, but the screw that held the accessory rail in place on the upper blew the threads out of the carbon fiber, so the whole rail slid back and forth about a quarter of an inch until I glued a threaded metal insert into it. This happened when I attempted to upgrade the cheapie red dot that it came with. I guess I get what I pay for at $600.

…seems the biggest No is..the fact you have No Iron Sight or Iron Sight options on the Anderson AIM…a Must Have on All Rifles.😎

* 1st rifle..learn function..then build your 2nd..just buy an assembled upper(A2 style..MLok..or Dicks forward KYmd)…and build the lower.

Did you hear about the EU approving article 13.?

I think that it’s just your mag, as my mag for mine is mil spec. Then again, I did not buy the cheapest ar from Anderson. If you spend a little more, you get a chrome lined barrel, and properly pinned gas block. I am not disputing your experience, but I figured I would add mine, just as to show that Anderson does offer a better rifle for the money. Liked the vid, keep it up!

You touched on the sighting system I have marveled at people will buy a high dollar rifle and a cheap ass scope I like to match quality with quality like showing up at a lady’s house she has nice clothes and the guy dressed in rags! You are correct keep up with the good work! 👍

I was wondering about this Brand (Anderson) i seen them in my local gun shop for 545 Dollars.

Bushmaster is now my by Remington Corp so it's a trash rifle because the quality dropped I'd rather have the Anderson