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Posted: 2/9/2004 2:49:41 PM EDT
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Hello all. New to the board, and to AR's in general. I spend most of my time shooting bolt guns, or pistols, but I think everyone should have at least one nice semi-auto rifle in their collection. I have been looking around and it seems like there are either precision/varmint style rifles, or tactical style. Is it possible to build one that can do both? Here is what I would like to put together: 16"-18" heavy contour barrel, preferably polygonal rifling Skeleton butt stock Badger Ordnance handguard with rails Flat top receiver to alternate scope (precision long range shooting) or CQT Is this do-able? I would like something that I could take to the range and shoot off of a bi-pod, or hunt varmints out to 150-200 yds, and a good home-defense carbine. I appreciate any help, including sources (esp for the barrel). |
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Quoted: Hello all. New to the board, and to AR's in general. I spend most of my time shooting bolt guns, or pistols, but I think everyone should have at least one nice semi-auto rifle in their collection. I have been looking around and it seems like there are either precision/varmint style rifles, or tactical style. Is it possible to build one that can do both? Here is what I would like to put together: 16"-18" heavy contour barrel, preferably [blue]polygonal rifling[/blue] Skeleton butt stock Badger Ordnance handguard with rails Flat top receiver to alternate scope (precision long range shooting) or CQT Is this do-able? I would like something that I could take to the range and shoot off of a bi-pod, or hunt varmints out to 150-200 yds, and a good home-defense carbine. I appreciate any help, including sources (esp for the barrel). Not sure about that type of rifling in an rifle. I know that Glock has that in their pistols, but in a rifle???? How big are your varmints? Do you mean small as in the size of prary dogs? Size of a house cat??? An 16-18" barrled HBAR would work. Most that are sold out there now would work as is. You could get a folding front sight assembly to use w/ the flat top. All is doable. It's just a matter of getting the parts and doing it yourself or having a smith asseble it (either you buy parts or they get it all). The stock and lower is easy. All the tips on how to assemble a lower receiver is here on the board. The upper, as you mentioned, can be built. As stayted, most are not configured that way. Granted, I don't think that rifling is availble for the AR...and if it is, prob. pricey....but I'm just hazarding a guess. |
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Looks like your talking about a recon rifle (Sprbine) Recon Rifles have been all the rage lately here on ARFCOM. They combine accuracy and tacticality into one package. Search for SPRbine and you might hit on something your looking for. Try these links: [url]http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=12&t=180106&w=searchPop[/url] [url]http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=12&t=180500&w=searchPop[/url] [url]http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=12&t=180685[/url] I think you could skip on the HBAR and still make good shots on varmints at a range, especially from prone/bipod supported position. Just make sure you free float the barrel to take advantage of the built in Stoner Harmonics(TM). Also, try fluting the HBAR (If you go that route) for a more rigid barrel/lighter barrel. Also increases surface area for better cooling. Fluting is what? 60 bucks at bushmaster? |
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Knife - Thanks for the links! That is pretty much exactly what I am looking for. Polygonal rifling is not all that common on rifles, but there are some out there. Aside from custom jobs, HK makes a couple. The main reasons I am looking at polygonal is the durability and easy clean-up. I have a HK .45 cal carbine and two HK pistols and even after a few hundred rounds they will clean up with 4-5 patches. Thanks to everyone for the info. |
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