[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Building first rifle

Posted: 10/1/2007 5:48:20 AM EDT

As of right now I have just a DPMS stripped lower. And a RRA lpk coming in the mail. I'm pretty sure what kind of furniture I am going to put on it, but what upper is really difficult for me to decide. I am not sure the differences between a lot of the uppers I have seen on the different sites. I know chrome lined is better and I know I want a flat top. Do I have to spend over 600 dollars on a complete upper for a quality build? And should I buy the stuff separate? Thank you for any help!

Posted: 10/1/2007 7:01:09 AM EDT

[#1]

Tell us more about your goals for this gun. Your intended use will help drive your purchases.

Chrome lined is not "better" for everything, for example. It is more abuse-resistant, but potentially less accurate.

If you want a long-range varminter or bench gun, you won't want a chrome-lined barrel.

Oh, and "Welcome to the forum!"

Posted: 10/1/2007 7:03:45 AM EDT

[#2]

And as for whether you need to spend $600, the answer is no:

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=4&t=342371

Posted: 10/1/2007 7:08:08 AM EDT

[#3]

get a stag for around 450-500 complete

Posted: 10/1/2007 8:08:48 AM EDT

[#4]

Well since I don't know a lot of the differences between uppers I don't know what to look for. I plan on building a fun shooter for the range along with using it for defense situations (although I am a realist and won't probably use it for this.) and for classes/competitions. I will not use it for long range use mainly because I have a 30.06 which I love that I will use if I care about shooting 100+ yds. 25-50 yds. and just having a blast will be primary use.

Posted: 10/1/2007 9:01:20 AM EDT

[#5]

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Well since I don't know a lot of the differences between uppers I don't know what to look for. I plan on building a fun shooter for the range along with using it for defense situations (although I am a realist and won't probably use it for this.) and for classes/competitions. I will not use it for long range use mainly because I have a 30.06 which I love that I will use if I care about shooting 100+ yds. 25-50 yds. and just having a blast will be primary use.

From what you are saying, you want a 16inch flat-top upper.

like this I dont know this guy or care if his stuff sells

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