Best Bang for the Buck

[Alamo]

Interested to see what y'all have for this category.

I will nominate:

1. DPMS SASS barrel... I've seen it on sale sub $200. Great performance for the price.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/660397/dpms-sass-barrel-lr-308-308-winchester-bull-contour-1-in-10-twist-18-fluted-stainless-steel-black-teflon

2. Rise Armament Black trigger. I have one of these on my .300 Blk. Got it on sale for $79, amazing trigger at twice the price.

http://www.risearmament.com/RA-140-SST

3. Miculek compensator. Not for the easily startled and your range mates will give you dirty looks... but works great at taming that .308 recoil at a price that's right.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/910504/dpms-muzzle-brake-miculek-5-8-24-thread-lr-308-steel-parkerized

[bubbas4570]

Magpul grips, AFG's, and fixed buttstocks. I like them, and for the money, represent good solid value.

[Alamo]

15 hours ago, bubbas4570 said:

Magpul grips, AFG's, and fixed buttstocks. I like them, and for the money, represent good solid value.

Agree... and even if they cost about the same as other 3rd party mags, I'll say Magpul's are the best of the lot for both .308 and .223 (excluding fancy boutique stuff that costs a lot more)... though there are some on the internets that will tell you Magpul is junk, I just have not seen this personally.

[Alamo]

Speaking of grips. I really like the way the Ergo "Sure Grip" material feels in my hand (kind of like a stress ball) and have used both the ambidextrous and right hand models on various builds.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/3206111389/ergo-sure-grip-gen-2-pistol-grip-ar-15-ar-10-lr-308-ambidextrous-overmolded-rubber

This would personally be the first thing I would upgrade on any new rifle when on a budget... it won't break the bank and changes the whole feeling you have on contact with your rifle, those hard plastic grips just don't do it for me.