"combat worthy/ready" civvie AR's

**bronxlive** · 18-05-2016, 11:01

Originally Posted by Brendank

I would not add the CQA to the 'combat ready' category.

Just for interest, why would you say that?

**Brendank** · 18-05-2016, 11:01

Originally Posted by Tetelestai

Neither would I but there are some in this thread that said any AR available in South Africa is good to go. Well, for casual sport shooting maybe but not for the OP's question. And if you feed the CQA only 223 ammo it'll probably work fine enough for most of our needs. Still wouldn't trade my DDM4 V7LW for two CQA's.

Most definitely not.

Same with my Stag Arms, which by all accounts is still a cheap, entry level AR (albeit well made).

**JoeDijeaux** · 18-05-2016, 11:11

If you're using your sporting equipment to protect yourself against zombies, your most important considerations should be whether it will reliably cycle a wide variety of crap ammunition and whether it would be able to do that even when it's drenched in rotting zombie intestinal juices.

**urabus** · 18-05-2016, 11:29

Originally Posted by Brendank

Most definitely not.

Same with my Stag Arms, which by all accounts is still a cheap, entry level AR (albeit well made).

Stags are awesome.....milspec ftw!
DDM4 V7LW retails for US$1599 in the US.....so much gun for the money

**bronxlive** · 18-05-2016, 11:31

Originally Posted by Brendank

Most definitely not.

Same with my Stag Arms, which by all accounts is still a cheap, entry level AR (albeit well made).

I would still like to know why you say that the CQA are "combat ready"? And what exactly makes an AR15 "Combat worthy/ready" anyway?
Just asking for interest sake as I've wonder about this before and I still wonder why civvies would want a "combat" AR?

I would think that the round counts on some of the sport rifles used in 3GN in the states for example will be just as high as some service rifles and with the same sort of reliability. Although not in as harsh of conditions as Afghanistan etc. but also in dusty and sometimes wet and muddy conditions.

**urabus** · 18-05-2016, 11:40

im guessing most ranges in SA use the CQA as the "rental AR15"???
how do they run?? round count? problems?

**Craig** · 18-05-2016, 12:35

Originally Posted by urabus

Stags are awesome.....milspec ftw! DDM4 V7LW retails for US$1599 in the US.....so much gun for the money

Yeah, the Stag definitely isn't mil spec. Then neither is the DD, but it's closer.

**Brendank** · 18-05-2016, 12:56

Originally Posted by Craig

Yeah, the Stag definitely isn't mil spec. Then neither is the DD, but it's closer.

Which model Stag? And what exactly constitutes mil-spec? Barrels? Receivers?

**Brendank** · 18-05-2016, 13:00

Originally Posted by bronxlive

Just for interest, why would you say that?

Purely from a build quality perspective. They are not in the Colt region of quality.

**Brendank** · 18-05-2016, 13:01

Originally Posted by bronxlive

I would still like to know why you say that the CQA are "combat ready"? And what exactly makes an AR15 "Combat worthy/ready" anyway?
Just asking for interest sake as I've wonder about this before and I still wonder why civvies would want a "combat" AR?

I would think that the round counts on some of the sport rifles used in 3GN in the states for example will be just as high as some service rifles and with the same sort of reliability. Although not in as harsh of conditions as Afghanistan etc. but also in dusty and sometimes wet and muddy conditions.

Rre-check my post, I never said the CQA was combat ready, in fact the opposite.