Educate me on 20" AR15s

[mac1911]

I have this barrel waiting to be built into an upper. It's $40 less now than what I paid for it.

Chamber .223 Wylde
Gas System Rifle Length
Length 18"
Material Stainless Steel, Type 416R, Barrel Grade
Muzzle Threads None
Profile Fluted
Rifling 1:8, RH, Six Groove, Precision Button Rifling
Weight 39.7 oz.

I have a wilson arms 18” heavy barrel was going to be a 77-80 grain varmint set up. I have yet to “ varmint” with it.
Shoots 77s great 80s need some development

 

[Queen Bee]

i would love a mk 12 mod 0

 

[Coda]

Does anyone still make an A2 upper 20” fixed handle?

Model1 will do one for you....

 

[FPrice]

I have this barrel waiting to be built into an upper. It's $40 less now than what I paid for it.

Chamber .223 Wylde
Gas System Rifle Length
Length 18"
Material Stainless Steel, Type 416R, Barrel Grade
Muzzle Threads None
Profile Fluted
Rifling 1:8, RH, Six Groove, Precision Button Rifling
Weight 39.7 oz.

Are you going to build it yourself or have someone do it for you?

 

[MAGA99]

Detach carry handle is fine gives you both options

Oh it works fine, I just have plenty other flat tops for other purposes. Eventually I want a carry handle with tear drop forward assist, it’s basically a clone build, plastic triangular foregrip, etc. I hope to make it a wall hanger.

 

[mibro]

Are you going to build it yourself or have someone do it for you?

Myself. I won't say building an upper is always easy because you don't always know what you don't know but in principle building an upper with high quality parts really is easy.

I'm a big fan of the Aero Precision M4E1 uppers as they allow you to accurately torque their proprietary barrel nut without any concerns for gas tube alignment. It's a stronger upper with the barrel attachment thread where it should be imho as a mechanical engineer.

This is the plan for this upper:
Wilson Combat 18" Barrel
Wilson Combat Gas Block & Rifle Length Gas Tube
Aero Precision Enhanced Upper
Toolcraft Nickel Boron BCG
BCM Gunfighter Charging Handle
Aero Precision M-LOK 12" Gen 2 Handguard
SWFA SS 3-15x42 Optic
Atlas Bipod

When I get to a free state I'll mate this upper to a Aero Precision lower with a Wilson Combat drop-in trigger group and Ace Skeleton stock with a 1" buttpad. This is more or less my ideal rifle.

 

[Dadstoys]

Oh it works fine, I just have plenty other flat tops for other purposes. Eventually I want a carry handle with tear drop forward assist, it’s basically a clone build, plastic triangular foregrip, etc. I hope to make it a wall hanger.

I just put a set of the Brownells retro triangular hand guards on mine.
Very happy with it as I always preferred them over the round ones on rifle length.

 

[widnerkj]

No love for PSA?
I backordered the first link. It’s a pretty dang good shooter. It did arrive pretty quickly.

PSA 20" A2 Rifle Length 5.56 NATO 1:7 Nitride Freedom Upper With Carry Handle Assembly W/ BCG and CH

PSA 20" Rifle Length 5.56 NATO 1/7 Nitride A2 Freedom Rifle Kit With A2 Upper Receiver - 516447015

BLEM PSA 20" Rifle Length 5.56 NATO 1/7 Nitride A2 Freedom Rifle Kit

 

[DarthRevan]

No love for PSA?
I backordered the first link. It’s a pretty dang good shooter. It did arrive pretty quickly.

PSA 20" A2 Rifle Length 5.56 NATO 1:7 Nitride Freedom Upper With Carry Handle Assembly W/ BCG and CH

PSA 20" Rifle Length 5.56 NATO 1/7 Nitride A2 Freedom Rifle Kit With A2 Upper Receiver - 516447015

BLEM PSA 20" Rifle Length 5.56 NATO 1/7 Nitride A2 Freedom Rifle Kit

Maybe as a starter rifle, but I would want a higher tier barrel and trigger group.

 

[FPrice]

Myself. I won't say building an upper is always easy because you don't always know what you don't know but in principle building an upper with high quality parts really is easy.

I'm a big fan of the Aero Precision M4E1 uppers as they allow you to accurately torque their proprietary barrel nut without any concerns for gas tube alignment. It's a stronger upper with the barrel attachment thread where it should be imho as a mechanical engineer.

This is the plan for this upper:
Wilson Combat 18" Barrel
Wilson Combat Gas Block & Rifle Length Gas Tube
Aero Precision Enhanced Upper
Toolcraft Nickel Boron BCG
BCM Gunfighter Charging Handle
Aero Precision M-LOK 12" Gen 2 Handguard
SWFA SS 3-15x42 Optic
Atlas Bipod

When I get to a free state I'll mate this upper to a Aero Precision lower with a Wilson Combat drop-in trigger group and Ace Skeleton stock with a 1" buttpad. This is more or less my ideal rifle.

I would love to do that. But I do know what I don't know. My mechanical skills just barely reach (low) average. But, who knows what skills I might pick up after I finally retire and can do more fun things. Good luck, I'd love to see the final product.