Dont forget to check out the Equipment Exchange on ar15.com

And pick up a wrench for the stock. :run:

 

werd the equipment exchange is where i found the parts kit

this wrench ... pricey? i hopes not too much

i already got the parental unit interested in building one ... he said depending on how mine looks and shoots he might want something with like a 24" bull barrel ... be fun to do 2 of them this year instead of one

 

is this it wiwl? http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=207847

 

i just found another question in researching some uppers

what range / accuracy do you guys with the 16" barrels see? i want to be able to reach out to around 200 yards accuratly

should i go with a bull barrel and something int he 20" range?

 

at 200 yards a standard 16" would probably be fine. if you want a tack driver go with a bull barrel.

If weight matters at all I have a 16" bull barrel and my complete gun weighs in at 9lbs

 

20" is as big an effective barrel you will need for long range reach (as long as a 223 can be expected) at 24" you lose velocity from what I know and only see minor differences between the 16 and 20 barrels.

 

yea i think im going to go with a 16" barrel

the bull, not yet. if i can punch out to 200 yds effectively enough to pop groundhogs then i dont see the need for a bull barrel or anything over a 20" yet

 

is there an advantage to building one? why not just go buy one?

besides you just like doing it yourself..

 

Honestly I would go bull barrell regardless. It makes a bigger difference in long range shooting than you would expect. I run them on all my ARs and also on several other rifles. The overall stability and tack sharp accuracy offsets any weight disadvantage.


Of course I have lugged 15lb rifles 3 days in the woods to drop elk and although it gets heavy it isn't intolerable.

 

Better components
Knowledge of the rifle
lower overall cost
built to suit your needs with no need to re-engineer an existing product


Basically it is an overall better machine because buying a prebuilt leaves a lot to be questioned. I have heard of (though rare) people tearing down a rifle they have owned for years thinking it had a certain trigger group only to find out it wasn't what they asked for. It's rare but it does happen.