Ok, I have a budget of $1200 from the wife (finally)
I am looking for info/input on the best rifle/accesaries for a home defense AR rifle
but $1200 is the max I can spend
.Thanks in advace for all input.
I would suggest a S&W M&P15 MOE. It comes with the Magpul Moe, stock, grip, handguards, and mbus (buis). The seem to be going for around 1200.
You really need to do alot of reading and figure what will fit your needs as well. Talk to Grant, he may can help you out.
On top of the price though you’ve got to factor in magazines, ammo, a light, etc.
Or are these things you can squeeze by the wife?
I’m with this guy. The $1200 you remind, her was approved for the weapon and just like one might do with any good pair of shoes, you need to accessorize. 
Beware of the double-edged sword though if you find yourself and her in an “accessories war”. She’ll win.
BTW, I forgot to add the useful info:
People always talk bad on DPMS, but they are decent and you can a nice M4 set up for relatively cheap. might leave room for those add-ons.
OP,
Please search this forum for opinions and advice on buying “cheap” (DPMS, Olympic, ASA, etc). You’ve been smart enough to find this site, and fortunate enough to have sufficient funds for a good weapon. Yes, you will need more than just the carbine - you will need a sling (original strap will get you by for now), light, mags and ammo at a minimum - but the core, the foundation, is the rifle itself. Buy quality, and you will not have to regret, retool, and re-purchase a year from now, or whenever you climb the learning curve. It is always possible you will not be able to buy an AR, at anything like a reasonable price, a year from now. Very good advice is to be had here, if you will only heed it.
I think you have 2 options. A decent pistol and shotgun of your choice or you just buy the basics now . Get a decent AR with a couple of mags, maybe a light, and some ammo. Then next year you dress it up how you want it with the next installment of the the economic stimulus plan.
I do not know what “decent” means when defending my life.
C4
To the OP, I understand your budget and what you want to do. So here is my advice.
- Find a quality used Colt, LMT, Noveske, Charles Daly, etc.
- Or buy an LMT upper or BCM upper and a LMT lower (or buy a custom built lower).
- Buy an MI #1 and install it into the FSB.
- Buy a SureFire G2.
- Buy a VLTOR G Series mount or the SF M79 mount and install it on the MI #1
- Buy a Trijicon CP25F (Tritium front sight).
By my calculations, you can get all of the above for under or around $1,200
Any extra money, buy mags and ammo. Seek out trained people in the regional training group section of this site and get some experience with using the weapon.
C4
WTF is with all these DPMS-huggers around lately? It’s getting disgusting.
Why do you want an AR to protect your home? I’ve always considered a pistol with low velocity rounds or a shotgun with bird shot better for protecting the house. If you have any neighbors every squeeze of the trigger on an AR can be a liability.
Yupp.
Its all the same type of people:
“I can get a DPMS for less and its just as good as the rest”
“I can buy a hi-point for less and its just as good as a glock”
“I can buy UTG/Leepers rails for $60 and they are just as good as DD”
“I can get natural lite and its just as good as miller light”
Oh and the famous line:
“Oh I’ll just get the cheaper one right now, I don’t see no sense in buying the original, real, more expensive one, if this one is just as good for a lower price”
This would be incorrect thinking. Remember that a pistol is used to fight your way to a long gun. I would suggest that you do a little more research on ballistics and the .223.
Think about the fact that the majority of ALL SWAT teams in the US use an AR.
We are also not interested in “wounding or scaring” the intruder.
Dean men tell no tales.
C4
Actually, I think that an AR is the perfect HD weapon, and is even better if you have an SBR.
Low recoil and collapsible stock means anybody can use it, plus the low recoil makes it easier to stay on target for followup shots
Short weapon, even with a 16" bbl.
RDS easily mounted securely
Quick reloading
Has the range if you are fighting outside. Important consideration for me, as I live out in the country.
Correct.
C4
I’d say look for a Charles Daly Defense D-M4, it is set up with proper staking and ready to go. They should be able to be found for around $1,000 plus tax and background check, that will be near $1,100. Get 4 P-Mags for it to start, you can find them for around $15-$18 each. That takes you to your $1200 once you pay shipping.
Wait a paycheck or 3 and get yourself a Streamlight TLR-1 light and you can get an inexpensive front site side mount rail to put it on. That should total out at about $150 plus shipping.
Then, above and beyond your cost for hardware, you need to find ammo and spend some hours getting to know your new tool. Ammo is hard to find currently for just about everything.
This is my Charle Daly D-M4 with the light as I described. The light was crooked, I have since loosened the bolt and adjusted it to be parrallel to the barrel. Also, the scope is from another rifle, it was on there for short term playing. I keep a red dot on it.
And if you haven’t already discovered the following…
There is “common” money in a relationship, and there is “individual” money - on BOTH sides. It sounds like the $1200 will come out of common money. The accessories will need to (slowly & carefully) come out of your “man money” account.
You can put together an LMT for about $1k ($480 for an upper, $130 for the bolt carrier group, $330 for a lower, $30 for handguards, $20 for charging handle). Add 4 Pmags for another $60 and a LaRue rear sight for $90, and shipping should bring that to about $1200.
Granted, this will be an exercise in patience, too.
-B
hahaha, good one! you almost had me.
hahahha…
Didn’t someone post that crap in the “Dumbest Things You have Heard in a Gun Store” Thread?
…keep your bird shot, I’ll keep my AR.