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Posted: 2/13/2007 11:35:32 AM EDT
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hello everyone im new to ar-15s and purchased my second ar.... a colt sporter target. i called colt and they said it was made in 93'. My question is though that i know nothing of its history and was wondering if i should replace any of the parts? i put on a two peice handguard from MI, a virtical grip, a scope, ect.... but my concerns was in the bolt. after taking apart the bolt i found some light carbon build up on the tip of the firing pin and medium build up on the end where the bolt gas rings are (i think they never took it apart) other then that it was clean. also i was thinking of replaceing the bolt with the TiN bolt assambliey from DPMS, ANY THOUGHTS? https://server6.kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/p5.p1.pf101.pkn-vapwvk.pgtomybedfq.phut/images01/50/l_06b314c3a53b065b5b01c3ffdb1fcb8c.jpg sorry for the crappy pic, but somthings better then nothing!P.S. any other advise is appriciated |
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No Offense, but, Instead of trying to buy gadgets who's purpose you seem unfamiler with, and that are of dubious utility, why not invest your hard earned money into something with tangible benefits. Like a good 2-3 day carbine class? The class will not only improve your skills (I don't care how good you think you are, you will learn something) but you'll get a better understanding of what you'll really need and/or desire for your carbine. You can spend a but load on gadgets/dohickys and actually reduce the reliablity of your rifle nor improve your abilities an iota. Good proffesional training will improve your abilities and help you select the gear that can improve your performance. |
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That's a pretty nice rifle as is. Buy some ammo and practice with it. Taking a carbine class is the way to go. In the meantime buy these two books and work your way through them. www.amazon.com/Rifle-Marksmanship-U-S-Marine-Corps/dp/1581603169/sr=8-2/qid=1171406739/ref=sr_1_2/102-0166238-5276942?ie=UTF8&s=books www.amazon.com/Combat-Rifle-Marksmanship-Exercises-Effectively/dp/1581604793/sr=8-1/qid=1171406739/ref=sr_1_1/102-0166238-5276942?ie=UTF8&s=books Get a couple of mag carriers and a sling thewilderness.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=12&osCsid=debcd0dba1ca2d0878e0731349ef4c9a |
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Clean it,shoot it,repeat. Carbon is part of the deal , don't worry about it Make sure you have a few good mags (nothing super fancy , just standard GI stuff, new ones go for $10 to $12 mail order.Hustle around and stock up some on ammo so you never feel you are exausting your supply when you want to go shooting. The ammount of ammo you will want to have on hand will vary but the stuff you buy at a decent deal today is going to cost more in a couple of weeks. Put what you want on your gun, but a good solid AR (thats what you have!-Nice gun!) doesn't need much. The one thing that I use almost every tine I take an AR to the range is my Ceiner rimfire conversion, I just have tons of cheep fun with it and wouldn't be without one |
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