[DrewNJNC]

I've posted recently about wanting to build my first AR and have asked the same question as countless others about what brands should I look for. With a ton of companies making parts out there, I'll flip the question and ask "What companies should I/we (for the other noobs) stay away from?"

[MrWray]

I cant really help on the ones to stay away from but the top two that i like is stag and rock river. I used to own a rock river and never had a problem out of it. I now own a stag full mil-spec 5.56 M4 and would not part with it.

[mjkeat]

LOL, well, umm...

Any of these new companies that seem to pop up out of nowhere. For me it's easy to share which ones I trust. They are BCM, DD, PSA, KAC, Colt, Spikes, and LMT. I am probably missing some though.

It's always good practice to find a trusted distributor like DSG Arms, PSA, BCM, Aimsurplus, and Rainier Arms. Basicly if it's for sale at any of those places it's GTG.