More AR Stuff

[johnr]

I purchased an AR right around the sandy hook debacle, fearing that the availability would cease. It is my least used gun. My intent is to never sell a gun, but if I did it still wouldn't be this one.

Something just straight up awesome about them.

 

[svnmag]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCmHxieQduE

 

[Sum1]

Can a person switch out a midlength upper for a carbine length upper on the same lower? Hope that makes sense.

 

[deleted member]

Yes.

 

[deleted_account]

yes sir

 

[Ericb]

Can a person switch out a midlength upper for a carbine length upper on the same lower? Hope that makes sense.

Milspec= everything should be interchangable. Assuming you mean AR15. .308 can be a differnt beast.

 

[Tikka280ai]

one of your should by my upper in the classified so I can continue to feed my adult Lego addiction

 

[MT11]

If a guy wants to put together a lightweight AR what would you guys recommend? Polymer or skeletonized lowers. What about uppers? Want to build a new coyote gun in the AR platform.

 

[Ericb]

If a guy wants to put together a lightweight AR what would you guys recommend? Polymer or skeletonized lowers. What about uppers? Want to build a new coyote gun in the AR platform.

If your willing to spend some money you can get very light aluminum parts. With that said ive put hundreds of rounds threw Some Tennessee arms polymer lowers with out a problem. They run about $40. I think the key with the polymers is where they put reinforcements in them.

 

[deleted member]

you be buying complete lowers for $40?

 

[PrairieGhost]

Everyone keeps inventing another caliber. The military developed the 6.8 using a 115 gr bullet. Truth is the 6.5 Grendel with a 123 gr Amax kicks the snot out of all of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRRp27fopRU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN_DGVrlfzc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efQpixYjmWU

 

[Ericb]

you be buying complete lowers for $40?

Not complete. They're stripped lowers made out of polymer. I ordered 5 Ar15 and 2 .308 awhile back.

 

[Tikka280ai]

https://www.nosler.com/22-nosler/

great more AR parts I "need"

 

[Ericb]

Just finished a lower today and was looking at uppers. Still think I'll go .223 bull barrel as I have .308 lower I want to do in the 6.5 creedmoor. Variants are fun but stocking up on diifernt amo sucks.

 

[H82bogey]

For you AR guys. I am having a hard time deciding on a barrel length. Looking at a 16 and 18" AR15. Will be putting an acog with BDC on it and plan to mostly use it for 200 yards and in. Shoot some yotes, maybe some prairie dogs and as a plinking gun. What are the pro's/con's? What would you suggest for my intended usage?

 

[Bed Wetter]

I like 18" barrel because it allows you to have a rifle-length gas system. This takes an already mild recoil rifle and reduces recoil even more. The added dwell time also means more reliable extraction because brass is being extracted from the chamber as the metal is retracting. Less force (gas pressure) is required to extract and this also means it's not as hard on your extractor.

ACOGs are awesome. The 4x32 TA31 is tiny and has a huge field of view. However, the eye relief is extremely short (one more reason for a light recoiling rifle). I like the red chevron reticle. Don't buy new. Gunbroker is your friend.

For you AR guys. I am having a hard time deciding on a barrel length. Looking at a 16 and 18" AR15. Will be putting an acog with BDC on it and plan to mostly use it for 200 yards and in. Shoot some yotes, maybe some prairie dogs and as a plinking gun. What are the pro's/con's? What would you suggest for my intended usage?

 

[SupressYourself]

Go with the 18 if it has a longer gas system.
If they are both the same. Go with the 16. It will be handier and you won't lose much velocity.
You should also compare twist rates, although they're both likely to be at least 1-9, which is plenty for the lightweight varmint bullets I suspect you'll be shooting.

 

[H82bogey]

Go with the 18 if it has a longer gas system.
If they are both the same. Go with the 16. It will be handier and you won't lose much velocity.
You should also compare twist rates, although they're both likely to be at least 1-9, which is plenty for the lightweight varmint bullets I suspect you'll be shooting.

The 16" is a mid length gas while the 18 is a rifle length gas. Both rifles are 1-7 twist, which please correct me if I'm wrong should be good for the 55grain and up I plan to shoot through it?

 

[fish-r-man]

the 1-7 twist is very nice for the 55 gr bullet, I was putting 30 rounds in a Copenhagen can at 150 yards with a 16 inch barrel.

 

[SupressYourself]

1-7 should stabilize up to the 77+ grain target bullets.

However, whatever you go with, I recommend trying out the American Eagle 50grn Varmint Tip (gray polymer tip) rounds. Those cheap things shoot so well out of my 16" 1-7 twist that I don't bother to reload for it.