Colt vs DD vs spikes

Planning on picking up a complete AR for my dad, for Christmas. Which would you go with? Seems its half dozen to 6.

colt

Out of the three id go DD, but for the price spikes is hard to beat. You could probably find 2 spikes for around the same cost as one DD.

Spike's

Spikes

I really love my Colt, no experience with the others.

I've had multiple Colts and Spike's, and liked them all equally. I've never owned a DD. Spike's aren't as cheap as they used to be. I guess if I had to choose one it would be Spike's since they have a lifetime warranty on all of their parts.

I would take a DD

I have a DD and love the sucker. That said I know both Colt and Spikes too make exceptional quality rifles. Honestly, you can't go wrong with any of them.

Colt

What price point are you looking at?

Around 1k to 1.2k

In that case I would say dd or spikes. I would base it off which handguard you think will be more comfortable.

The cheapest.

A Colt is a Colt, always.

DD if you can afford it...

If you're going to spend that much, I would go RRA.

^This.

Daniel Defense all the way.

If you were building a lower and separate complete or built upper I'd say Spikes.
Since you're getting a complete rifle, I'd go Daniel Defense then Colt second,
but not the $700 Colt (I think Colt has a cheapo polymer model, but I could be wrong).

RRA is a great choice but they are overly heavy for what they are imo.... other than that they are GREAT

Rock rivers are very nice.. but I'm super happy with my dpms 959.00 job very accurate


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I agree, I've carried a RRA for several years and they are heavy

I have ran all three...I'll still pick a Colt..

DD

DD without a doubt

daniel defense all day over all of those, even RRA. Way better ergonomics straight out of the box and overall lighter

Just to update, ended up going with a dd m4v3. After research it seems that dd builds quality rifles and their cs is top notch. Tough job finding one and spent a little more than I wanted to but looks like you get more for your money with the dd. Excited to see how it'll run mext month.

More for your money? Last I checked, they were pretty expensive. So you must got a LOT.

Wow...you're mind reading skills must be on point. You seem to know exactly how much I spent. Good thing I have friends in the right places.

RRA +3

This may rile some feathers, but I question Colt's QA/QC, they have slipped a bit and are riding on their names. If i were choosing, I would go DD. Thats just my .02

If you shop around you can probably find a DD upper for a great deal. Slap that on what ever lower you like. Call it a day. That way it also has a personal touch to it.

I have seen DD uppers with CH and BCG for as cheap as just over 400, but only once. I wouldn't expect to get one for that cheap. I would also look at BCM.