I want to build an AR with a few uppers. There are my thoughts:
• A really nice lower with a good trigger. Probably get the SBR stamp.
• A standard 5.56 upper (probably 16" or 14.5" pinned) for defense. Probably doesn't need to be anything too fancy.
• A 300 BLK upper with an adjustable gas block. Short barrel. Turn the gas block off to essentially turn it into a bolt gun and have it be as quiet as possible for subs. Turn the gas block back on for supersonics and typical defense operation.
• A long range upper. The 243 WSSM sounds like a ton of fun. Coyotes, deer, antelope, wolves.
I know enough about ARs to be dangerous, but never got into them too heavily. Any advice to make all this go smoothly? Does it matter if the uppers are the same manufacturer to aid in fitup, etc?
Who makes the nicest lowers? I'd think to go better quality on the lower and long range upper/barrel. The BLK and 5.56 could probably be more military grade.
A defense trigger and a long range match trigger aren't exactly the same animal - dunno if this will cause any grief.
Does your optic zero shift at all when switching between uppers? I know the optic is fixed to the upper, but does anything else change similar to resetting the barreled action in a bolt gun? I'd imagine the change would be pretty minimal, if present.
What components would you use? Build or buy?
Clarification: I don't intend to build them myself without help from a gunsmith, etc.
Thanks!
• A really nice lower with a good trigger. Probably get the SBR stamp.
• A standard 5.56 upper (probably 16" or 14.5" pinned) for defense. Probably doesn't need to be anything too fancy.
• A 300 BLK upper with an adjustable gas block. Short barrel. Turn the gas block off to essentially turn it into a bolt gun and have it be as quiet as possible for subs. Turn the gas block back on for supersonics and typical defense operation.
• A long range upper. The 243 WSSM sounds like a ton of fun. Coyotes, deer, antelope, wolves.
I know enough about ARs to be dangerous, but never got into them too heavily. Any advice to make all this go smoothly? Does it matter if the uppers are the same manufacturer to aid in fitup, etc?
Who makes the nicest lowers? I'd think to go better quality on the lower and long range upper/barrel. The BLK and 5.56 could probably be more military grade.
A defense trigger and a long range match trigger aren't exactly the same animal - dunno if this will cause any grief.
Does your optic zero shift at all when switching between uppers? I know the optic is fixed to the upper, but does anything else change similar to resetting the barreled action in a bolt gun? I'd imagine the change would be pretty minimal, if present.
What components would you use? Build or buy?
Clarification: I don't intend to build them myself without help from a gunsmith, etc.
Thanks!
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