Olympic Arms AR any good??

Frogman · April 30, 2008, 09:29:22 PM

A local gun shop has an Olympic Arms AR flat top with 16 inch bull barrel free floated with an aluminum handguard for $699.00. Nice looking rifle. Seems like a good price. Do any of you guys know anything about them?

Jim

Bob D · May 01, 2008, 07:48:46 AM

My AR is an Olympic Arms ( by Dedicated Technologies) Works good for me.

Lighterknot · May 02, 2008, 03:25:38 PM

I have the same AR you are referring to and it will shoot sub 1" groups at 100 yard with anything I have put through it. CCP can vouch for this as he was at the range with me when I was shooting it. The bull barrel is a little heavy, but I think the gun balances pretty well for an AR. For the money it is a really nice gun that you should enjoy for quite some time.

Frogman · May 02, 2008, 10:34:10 PM

Guys,
I went ahead and ordered a Remington R-15 for $942.00 this evening. It is already camoflaged and has other features the Olympic did not have for $242.00 more. Someone else told me that the camo alone runs 200 to 250?? I will post a review when I get this rifle and get it sighted in sometime near the end of next week. I really liked the looks of the R-15. I hope I like it as much as you guys like your Olympics. Hope I made the right choice??

Jim

Yotehntr · May 02, 2008, 11:50:49 PM

I'm jealous!!! I bought a RRA about 6 months before Remington came out with theirs. Nothing at all wrong with the RRA It's sub minute. I'm just a big green fan. Only thing I didn't like was it isn't stainless.

Lighterknot · May 03, 2008, 03:46:15 AM

Can't say that I have ever even seen the R-15. I will have to check it out. What caliber did you go with?

edit: I just saw it. Nice looking gun, I also read where Bushmaster and Remington are now owned by the same company.

msmith · May 03, 2008, 07:15:09 AM

It is my understanding that the R-15 is a Bushmaster. I may stand corrected though.

Mike

Frogman · May 03, 2008, 09:23:01 AM

ordered it in .223.

Jim

Lighterknot · May 03, 2008, 12:39:53 PM

Mike,
I think either brand would be correct since basically they are the same company now. The R-15 is on Remington's web site though.

Jim,
Which barrel length did you decide on?

Frogman · May 03, 2008, 02:44:39 PM

18 inch.

Dan Carey · May 04, 2008, 04:37:44 PM

You made a wise choice, the resale value is much better than the other, and you will more than recover the $250 you paid, if you ever decide to sell it or trade it for something else.

Frogman · May 04, 2008, 09:10:41 PM

I'm really excited about getting it now that I decided what I wanted. Spent this evening loading up 100 rounds of various loads to try. I have to go out of town through the middle of this week for a few days. It should be here by the time I get back on Thursday afternoon 5/8/08. May take a little while to get the scope mounted and sighted in. I will be sure to post a review with lots of pictures. Hopefully with some photos of some really tight 100 yard groups. Thanks for all of your input.

Jim

Yotehntr · May 09, 2008, 08:05:19 AM

Frogman · May 09, 2008, 03:08:33 PM

Just got back. Haven't got it yet.

Jim

KySongDog · May 09, 2008, 03:40:58 PM

Hey Jim........IIRC I thought you already had an AR.

Just adding to the stable?

Semp

Frogman · May 09, 2008, 06:02:03 PM

Semp,
Yes I do have a Colt AR that I am safekeeping for my cousin. This one will be mine. I just got back in town this afternoon and can't get a hold of the guy I ordered the rifle from. I hope to get it this weekend, but right now I don't even know if he got it in or not. Just waiting to hear back from him.

Frogman · May 11, 2008, 12:09:48 PM

Got the R-15. See review posted in other thread.

Jim