[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Upper assemblies (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 2/19/2013 10:58:21 AM EDT
| anyone having any luck finding any? or know of anyone selling one by chance? |
| What do you all need to build your own as far as tools go? Also what should i look at as far as a barrel goes? Im pretty new to this so im not sure on brand which to get might be easier for me to build my own since i wouldnt have to spend so much right away. I just figured it would be cheaper to by a completed upper with bcg. |
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If you're out of your comfort zone assembling an upper, I believe CCA can help you out. Going rate is $100 IIRC. Includes reliability enhancements like 5.56 reaming and M4 feedramps if your upper doesn't already have them.
That being said, I have a PSA upper and while it's not top shelf, it's been perfectly functional. Two friends of mine also have PSA uppers and have not had issues. I also have other (nicer) uppers, and the difference in quality is obvious but not to the extent you'd think. Beware: they build to order. What's listed as in stock is what they have parts for, not what they have on hand. Expect 2+ weeks to ship. |
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what would i all need to complete the upper? And what is a good upper to start with? also i need the lower kit and i seen that that is in stock everything but the trigger is it worth it or should i wait for a better kit?
http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/11936/s/palmetto-state-armory-classic-lower-build-kit-without-fire-control-group/category/315/ |
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If you want a different trigger than stock, than that kit is a good place to start. I like the 2 stage armalite, but you might as well get an amrmalite 2 stage. To build an upper. You need a upper, barrel of your choice, gas block to fit said barrel, gas tube to kit, BCG, muzzle device, and a forearm that you like. The biggest benefit to doing this is that you get to only buy the components you want once. |
Its a good kit if you want a better trigger. Though IDk why they send the car stock and A2 stock with it, but whatever.
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There is a lot of back and forth on the anti rotating pins. Personally unless you have a full auto lower I don't see the point in them for a semi auto. I've had friends that have had them and honestly I didn't notice a difference between my OEM pins and theirs.
If you think they are a nice feature then I would drop the cash on them. I figure the $2 pins have worked for the US armed service they should do just fine by me. Cheers |
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In stock...I have no idea about the quality.
http://aeroprecisionusa.com/shop/ar15-stripped-upper-receiver |
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In stock...I have no idea about the quality. http://aeroprecisionusa.com/shop/ar15-stripped-upper-receiver Not anymore! |
i'd grab the anti-rotate pins. it depends on your lower, but the only problem i had with my armalite was that the factory pins fit a little sloppy in the lower, they stayed put just fine but i could feel the take-up in the trigger. the KNS pins got rid of that completely, it's perfect now
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| BCM is good quality and they ship fast. A had a week off from work a little while ago to complete some projects on my house and I jumped on their site during a snack break. I was lucky enough that right at that moment their bcg went in stock so I got one. I had it at my door in 3 days. I have ordered "in stock" parts from another company that took over a month and a half to receive. Their bcg's come in stock regularly, but they are usually gone within 10 minutes. |
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Yes i had seen that one but i wasn't sure about psa as i have read mixed things about them. Of all the PSA stuff I have ordered for people or used myself I had one rifle that had a canted FSB. They fixed it quickly. I also got a bad 6.8 bolt from them a while back, they sent me a new bolt no questions asked and would have never noticed if I didn't send the other one back (but I did). |
| What are some of the low profile gas blocks you guys have had success with? It looks like all the ones I can find are the set screw type. With the price of the higher end barrels I'm a little nervous about installing the gas block myself. Any pointers on getting this right or is it better left to a gunsmith? |
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shipping info received yesterday for my ACT trigger still no luck on an upper though I just talked to black hole weaponry about lead times on barrels and they said close to 12 weeks. I think I might go ahead and put in an order since I'm in the same boat with you looking for a nice upper receiver. The vltor does come in stock at rainier arms about once a week, but they are gone in about 5 minutes. Guys are getting $300 for them regularly on the EE and even at that price they go quick so I'm going to wait until I get lucky to find one in stock. I'm wanting to build a nice 18" with mid length gas system. I've got almost all the parts either here or on the way except the upper and barrel. |
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shipping info received yesterday for my ACT trigger still no luck on an upper though I just talked to black hole weaponry about lead times on barrels and they said close to 12 weeks. I think I might go ahead and put in an order since I'm in the same boat with you looking for a nice upper receiver. The vltor does come in stock at rainier arms about once a week, but they are gone in about 5 minutes. Guys are getting $300 for them regularly on the EE and even at that price they go quick so I'm going to wait until I get lucky to find one in stock. I'm wanting to build a nice 18" with mid length gas system. I've got almost all the parts either here or on the way except the upper and barrel. Just waiting on my gas block to finish the same setup. CCA/Seekins Lower Gieselle SSA-E Ace Stock Seekins 3-gun upper Seekins 15" 3gn rail WOA 18" ML gas match bbl Seekins Stainless comp. BCM BCG Thinking about stealing my 2.5-16x off my Grendel for it and putting some better glass on the G-machine. |
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So far my build is as follows
Umbrella Corps lower Spikes m4 upper-on its way from joe bobs just purchased it today Lower build kit minus the fcg from PSA still no word on it ALG ACT trigger from ar15sport should be here tomorrow Will be ordering a umbrella corp grip, BAD lever, and over sized trigger guard at some point along with a magpul acs-l or str stock. Not sure on the rail been thinking strongly about either the fortis rail or something similar to it if anyone has any input. Looking for light and some form of rail the other one i looked at was the Samson Evolution both in 12". What else will i need to finish this obviously a barrel and gas block and the gas tube along with some sites. Im not sure what barrels are considered good i will need some help on that end along with the proper gas block. |