Comments on: DPMS Oracle Review: Diabolical and Economical?

By: William w.

William w. — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 00:42:34 +0000

will a mi!spec trigger work on the DPMS oracle .223?

By: Keith D

Keith D — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:40:37 +0000

I’ve had an Oracle since the first year of manufacture in Huntsville. I outfitted with Troy Industries tritium BUIS and a Cabelas branded red dot. I’ve put 500 rounds in a single sitting at the range with no appreciable deterioration of accuracy and no heat problems at the fore stock. Maybe if I was in a firefight running 1000 rounds per hour……
Over 2500 rounds through it and not a single FTF or ejection problem. Not sure why anyone would say “ I love this gun” when he’s replaced everything but the barrel… I love this gun and I’m running it with factory original components plus furniture for around $900. The only drawback I’ve had is the gas block doesn’t have a sling attachment point so I have to use a single point sling at the butt stock. I knew I was getting a better-than-good gun at a budget price. It goes bang every time I pull the trigger. If I’d wanted a different, higher-end gun, I’d have bought a Daniel Defense and might still. But the Oracle is a really good gun for the money.

By: Cody Moff

Cody Moff — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 03:02:22 +0000

I have a orcale get ride of every thing except the barrall and stripped recevers have a bcm bcg a mag pole stock a free float quad rail a timney trigger a bcm mod 3 charging handle of course a nice muzzle break back up irons and a sight mark m spec and now i love this gun so much worth the money to swap your guts out and have a rifle built for any scenario

By: G3Ken

G3Ken — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 03:42:27 +0000

Let me start by saying I’m not being critical, and I’m trying my best to be objective. I happen to currently own two ARS, a Bushmaster A2 heavy barrel carbine and an Oracle.

One of the (many) knocks on the Oracle is the lack of heat shield on the handguard, and it’s typically one of the first things people replace. That handguard is a stinker.

The stock is lower end and uses a commercial buffer tube, and I’ve replaced mine with a 7075 T6 millspec buffer tube and a Magpul stock. DPMS’s commercial tube is made of 6061 aluminum, which has half the tensile strength of the 7075.

Yes, the flattop receiver is very nice, the finish of the receiver is really nice. It’s better than I’ve seen on other higher end ARa I’ve owned in the past. However, most shooters, even ones using an Aimpoint PRO like myself (good recommendation) insist on having BUIS, or back-up iron sights in the event Mr Murphy rears his head and the optic fails. The has block rail sits significantly lower than the rail on the receiver, requiring a special front raised sight, or the iron sights will not align.

Speaking of the gas block, it is made of aluminum, while the barrel is steel. Metals get hot from shooting and expand and contract. Having two different types of metal in something that is supposed to work together is not an ideal combination. I bought a low profile steel gas block and a free floated handguard to optimize accuracy and eliminate issues created by mismatched metals. That was an additional $250.

The bolt carrier group is not top of the line and my gas key was not entirely correctly starked, but will work as a “shooter” gun. Have your readers look into why the BCG is less than ideal.

I found the M4 feed ramps on my Oracle to be perfect, and while people complain that DPMS doesn’t use chrome lined barrels like the military or the to of the line manufacturers, non-lined steel barrels like the DPMS are known to be more accurate….just be sure to maintain the barrel and keep it clean. I don’t feel the lack of lining is a negative. I see it as a plus.

Lastly, and I’m not being a jerk, but the summary made it seem less than well-informed. The “spring loaded dust door, convenient shell deflector, the right hand ejection port and all the ergonomics are pretty much the same on ALL ARs, and do nothing to distinguish the DPMS Oracle.

The Oracle is a “shooter”. A lower end of the scale AR that the recreational shooter can get years of enjoyment out of four a reasonable price. I wouldn’t attempt to portray it as anywhere near the top tiers in ARs, but that’s OK. It isn’t meant to be.

If you happen to have a DPMS Oracle, like I do, you can use it as a shooter, or upgrade the BCG, change the gas block and get a quality free floated handguard, change the buffer tube and stock…..but that’s going to cost you an extra $650-750….more than the original gun cost. Since I got the gun as a gift, that’s what I’m going to do / have done. And I’m going to replace the trigger one day soon. More money. Oh well

By: The Greek

The Greek — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 19:39:44 +0000

I just purchased an Oracle 5.56 in August. I changed the forward grip to a Magpul MOE 424, had a Vortex Crossfire 3-9×40 scope installed and a nice Magpul flip up adjustable bipod. Add 2 magazines and I was out the door for a little over $900.00. It is one nice rifle. I have no problem with the butt stock despite all of the online critics. There’s nothing wrong with it!

By: Sam M

Sam M — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:50:53 +0000

In reply to SPIKER. Hi Spiker, the Oracle does have a threaded barrel.

By: SPIKER

SPIKER — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 01:14:01 +0000

hi, looking at these as a Black Friday special 399.00 seems great even if I need to add my own optical. anyhow is the flash hider threaded on?

thanks
M