Top of Line:
LWRC
Daniel Defense <<< Hmmm... I would lower this one a categoty
HK
SIG
Noveske
Knights Armament
LMT
Barrett
Quentin Defense.
Middle Road: (Maybe there should be a middle-Upper and Middle-Lower category)
BCM
Colt
DPMS <<< I question Colt & DPMS being equal...
Palmetto <<< Another johnny come lately- I'd group them with Anderson, Midwest & AeroP
Bushmaster <<< There's Old Bushmaster and there's New Bushmaster then there's Bushington...
Rock River
Ruger
Stag
Olympic Arms <<< They still making (proprietary) AR's?
Spikes <<< These are better than their listed position - I'd go so far as to say >= DD
Midwest
Remington
Bottom:
Aero Precision
Anderson
Anderson Lower/Plametto upper Frankenrifle(Backpage special)
Hesse/Vulcan Armament and their many reincarnations <<<NO way would I equate Anderson or AeroP or any in the list with this crap !!