Monday, November 19, 2012

Is this AR-15 any good?

I was out with #1 Son and stopped by Dick's Sporting Goods (I must say that I dig this whole "being on vacation" thing).  They had an AR-15/M4gery from Troy Arms on sale for $799 (down from $1029).  The price seems good, but I've never heard of them before.

Anyone ever run across them?  Is this worth considering?

UPDATE 19 November 2012 17:48: This is screen scraped from their web site:


Looks like I misremembered the list price.  So this is $300 off.  I have to say that I'm tempted now.

14 comments:

  1. ZerCoolNovember 19, 2012 at 4:33 PM

    Troy is good stuff, and that's a good price.

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  2. GeodkytNovember 19, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    Uh, yeah. At that price, buy it so fast the ink gets blown off the check handing it to the gunpimp.

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  3. GeodkytNovember 19, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    OTOH, dump the Troy mag ASAP and replace with PMag or Lancer. With Gen 3 PMags coming out, Gen 2 PMags are blowing out at almost USGI aluminum mag prices.

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  4. Ben CNovember 19, 2012 at 6:20 PM

    Troy makes good stuff, and that is a good price for that gun. If you've got the cash, grab it.

    The Troy mags should work well, but don't have the track record of PMAGS though. Rumor has it, the M3 (newest) PMAGS may have trouble with the integrated trigger guard on the lower on this rifle.

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  5. Ben CNovember 19, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    Link to fit post from firearm blog:

    http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2012/11/19/magpul-m3-pmag-compatibility-issues/

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  6. Murphy's LawNovember 19, 2012 at 7:08 PM

    Yep. as has already been said, good rifle at a good price. Get it. Get it now.


    Why are you still reading this? You should be out getting it.

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  7. JD RushNovember 19, 2012 at 7:09 PM

    Dang, if I saw that for $799 I would be in trouble with my wife right about now.....

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  8. Old NFONovember 19, 2012 at 7:20 PM

    Concur with all of the above!

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  9. 45erNovember 19, 2012 at 8:25 PM

    Yep, Troy is good stuff. If you're in the market it's one of the good names.

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  10. KNovember 19, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    Shameless plug: IIIArmsCompany.com has a nice one.

    III

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  11. instinctNovember 19, 2012 at 11:12 PM

    Talked to a buddy of mine who is an AR whor... er.. aficionado and he says they are a really good buy.

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  12. GeodkytNovember 20, 2012 at 12:37 PM

    So. . . you got it, right?

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  13. WeaverNovember 20, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    Never shot a Troy and don't know about them but the 1:7 twist may be something to keep in mind, or not. lol

    Sure would like to have one though.

    http://www.razoreye.net/mirror/ammo-oracle/AR15_com_Ammo_Oracle_Mirror.htm#m193acc

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  14. JD RushNovember 20, 2012 at 7:25 PM

    I've found the $799 price quoted on M4carbine dot net today, so you were right about the price in store. Also, the rifle appears to be a Dick's exclusive.

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