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Posted: 3/14/2012 9:58:55 AM EDT
| What should i build for my first ar 15? |
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Build what YOU want, unless someone else is paying for it. I do not understand people wanting to spend their money but basing what they spend it for on someone else's idea of what is best. Build what you want, a rifle that will fulfill your uses. That is the only way you are going to be happy. Without knowing your intended use it is foolish for anyone to try and guess what you should build. Are you wanting the mythical SHTF rifle, or one for long range yote or p-dog shooting? NRA high power competition or just burning ammo at the range gong? Shooting for the tiniest group possible or bump firing mag after mag into the hill side?
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| it all depends on you do your homework and see what you like if your going to be shooting from a bench or mostly at ranges then you go full precision. if your going to be running through courses and shooting zombies then go tactical. For hunting you go a little more precision with maybe some tactical elements. Go handle a few you'll get a feel for what you like. look at pics and see what you like most people start off with a basic 16" midlength with standard handgaurds and frontsite base collapsible stock and go from there. Everyone seems to love free float tubes so that tends to be the next step along with maybe a gas block change to accommodate the rail. It will save you a couple of bucks if you order it that way to start and you wont have spare parts laying around to give you an excuse to build a whole other rifle from them. |
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it all depends on you do your homework and see what you like if your going to be shooting from a bench or mostly at ranges then you go full precision. if your going to be running through courses and shooting zombies then go tactical. For hunting you go a little more precision with maybe some tactical elements. Go handle a few you'll get a feel for what you like. look at pics and see what you like most people start off with a basic 16" midlength with standard handgaurds and frontsite base collapsible stock and go from there. Everyone seems to love free float tubes so that tends to be the next step along with maybe a gas block change to accommodate the rail. It will save you a couple of bucks if you order it that way to start and you wont have spare parts laying around to give you an excuse to build a whole other rifle from them. Whoa!!! Its a bad thing to have spare parts laying around to force the "I must build urge"?.... ...hands to face...  I knew their had to be a reason I couldnt stop this insanity.... lol
To the OP...like they all said, its all in what you wanna do with it. My .02 is right along with the rest so ill keep it short. 16" midlength chrome lined for all applications, but id get a 20" rifle length for precision anyway(possibly 18", its touchy) so snatch a SS barrel for that and youd be good. If your thinking shorter more "M4orgery", just get the 14.5" carbine length with a perm FS attached, also chrome lined. When it comes to sights, attachments, and the lot...if your unsure or new to all of this(no assumptions here), my suggestion is put your hands on it first and see what your really getting before you commit to purchase. If you feel your experience with firearms is good enough just not with the AR, use your judgement based on reviews cause youll use your money after all. Its really not as hard as it seems, even though looking through all this site it may seem that way. Like^^this^^poster^^said^^ just pick what length and get the proper length gas system, factory FSB(easiest to start on), and a flip up rear BUIS if it doesnt have back irons already. Once you shoot it, if you dont like the recoil we can help you fix that, along with just about anything else. At first its better to just make one change at a time from basic, get it how you like it, and then step back and say "how can I get ??? more like ???" and before you know it itll look like some of these you see on here that look like frankensteins monster. lol And just as beastly I might add. Try BCM, basic 16" midlength for roughly $900 shooting and you wont regret the purchase. Spikes can get you there pretty low intro price and they make some good weapons, just a few questions left there that keep me away from the uppers but lowers are g2g hands down. And DD has some good intro pricing too, and from what I can tell those boys make a good damn AR too. Check em out, shop around, talk to the folks and find out what you think ull like to do and run with it. No one company will ever satisfy all your needs and wants no matter how high quality they are. So that said, dont leave out Noveske, LMT, or Rainier arms either who all make quality parts. |
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Here is what I like for AR gear these days(interesting that Red Jacket Firearms uses the game gear, at different levels, for their clients).
Take your pick of lowers and barrels, most are great. Make sure you get what is legal in your state. I am an Armalite guy myself, but I'm not a brand snob when they are mill spec. Rear Sight: Magpul MBUS2 Front Sight: Magpul MBUS2 Front Hand Guard: Magpul MOE (be sure to select the right length for your gun) Front Grip: Magpul AFG or MOE MVGSingle Point Sling Mount: Magpul ASAP Grip: Magpul MIAD (has internal storage compartment and a few core options) Stock: Magpul MOE - is good enough, Magpul has a bunch of other STOCKS. Sling: Magpul MS3 (I think these are still on backorder from Magpul, new model over last year's sling) Trigger: Keep it milspec EO Tech Sights and Trijicon ACOG sights are awesome. EO costs a bit less, the ACOG's have Tridium to glow at night. You can't go wrong either way. Both allow for super fast target acqusition. Training Video: The Magpul Tactical Carbine video pretty much erased what I thought I knew, and installed core concepts that changed everything. This is a must have for any AR guy. Owning an Ar and not having training to use it, is similar to not knowing how to drive a race car that only sits in yoru garage and maybe tours around town every now and then. Learn your tools! |
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Here is what I like for AR gear these days(interesting that Red Jacket Firearms uses the game gear, at different levels, for their clients). Take your pick of lowers and barrels, most are great. Make sure you get what is legal in your state. I am an Armalite guy myself, but I'm not a brand snob when they are mill spec. Rear Sight: Magpul MBUS2 Front Sight: Magpul MBUS2 Front Hand Guard: Magpul MOE (be sure to select the right length for your gun) Front Grip: Magpul AFG or MOE MVGSingle Point Sling Mount: Magpul ASAP Grip: Magpul MIAD (has internal storage compartment and a few core options) Stock: Magpul MOE - is good enough, Magpul has a bunch of other STOCKS. Sling: Magpul MS3 (I think these are still on backorder from Magpul, new model over last year's sling) Trigger: Keep it milspec EO Tech Sights and Trijicon ACOG sights are awesome. EO costs a bit less, the ACOG's have Tridium to glow at night. You can't go wrong either way. Both allow for super fast target acqusition. Training Video: The Magpul Tactical Carbine video pretty much erased what I thought I knew, and installed core concepts that changed everything. This is a must have for any AR guy. Owning an Ar and not having training to use it, is similar to not knowing how to drive a race car that only sits in yoru garage and maybe tours around town every now and then. Learn your tools! I think he works for magpul start with a good barrel and bcg and then figure out what stock grip and handguards you are most comfortable with |
^ ^ ^ Sounds like it, but he might just be a Magpul fan. There's a lot of those, Magpul makes great stuff 
Personally I'd go with an Aimpoint PRO or any other Aimpoint over the Eotech. Trijicon wins hands down (in my opinion), but that's a big chunk of change. curpheyh13, you obvious sound interested so I'll give you my take on it. It depends on what type of shooting you want to do (general purpose or for accuracy). I'd go with general purpose which does damn good even for accuracy (at reasonable ranges)! Later you might want to go for extreme accuracy and build another one for that purpose 
I'd go with a 16" barrel (which is minimum length). I usually go with a heavier barrel, but some like to go with a lighter barrel. Barrel profile is a preference based on the physical properties & performance they provide. I prefer to use a A3 upper receiver (flat top and no carry handle). I like to use folding front & rear sights and an optic of choice (a red dot sight or a magnified optic of choice). The flip sights are merely for backup. I like to have a quad rail hand guard (Magpul doesn't make one). I like a telescoping stock (Magpul stocks are very nice). |
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