Just looking to get a few answers about my new AR Build as Im starting to order the rest of the parts.
First and foremost - regarding the Smith and Wesson MP AR receiver:
Is it designed for commercial receiver extension tubes or mil-spec? I would imagine being designated as a "Military and Police" receiver it would be mil-spec but boy would it set me off if I ordered the wrong stuff!
LPK's - are there any advantages to one LPK over the others?
I will probably be running a stock trigger group for a bit, but will soon upgrade to a match group, likley a CMMG or a Gissele if I can find one. Any other suggestions? Anything to steer clear of?
For my upper I will be running a flat top with a EOS holo, what are your thoughts/opinions on running an upper with a fixed front sight and the holo? Ive shot my friends DPMS with a fixed front sight and a holo - its kind of annoying but not something I couldnt live with/get used to.
What would your suggestions be for a upper? Purchase complete or run with the rest of the gun and do it piece by piece? Im not looking for a terribly long barrel, but it wont be an SBR either - I dont want/need this for shooting huge distances, I have other tools for "reaching out and touching" things !
Any MUST have's with the upper? Weight is not a huge issue but, again, this isnt going to be a bench rest gun/lying in the bushes on a bipod.
Here is what Im looking at so far:
MP lower
MagPul MIAD grip
MagPul CTR stock
MagPul extended trigger guard
16" chrome-lined barrel, 5.56 x 45 mm (suggestions?)
Modular rail system of some sort (suggestions?)
Eotech 512 holo sight
Thanks for all the advice!
-Coop
First and foremost - regarding the Smith and Wesson MP AR receiver:
Is it designed for commercial receiver extension tubes or mil-spec? I would imagine being designated as a "Military and Police" receiver it would be mil-spec but boy would it set me off if I ordered the wrong stuff!
LPK's - are there any advantages to one LPK over the others?
I will probably be running a stock trigger group for a bit, but will soon upgrade to a match group, likley a CMMG or a Gissele if I can find one. Any other suggestions? Anything to steer clear of?
For my upper I will be running a flat top with a EOS holo, what are your thoughts/opinions on running an upper with a fixed front sight and the holo? Ive shot my friends DPMS with a fixed front sight and a holo - its kind of annoying but not something I couldnt live with/get used to.
What would your suggestions be for a upper? Purchase complete or run with the rest of the gun and do it piece by piece? Im not looking for a terribly long barrel, but it wont be an SBR either - I dont want/need this for shooting huge distances, I have other tools for "reaching out and touching" things !
Any MUST have's with the upper? Weight is not a huge issue but, again, this isnt going to be a bench rest gun/lying in the bushes on a bipod.
Here is what Im looking at so far:
MP lower
MagPul MIAD grip
MagPul CTR stock
MagPul extended trigger guard
16" chrome-lined barrel, 5.56 x 45 mm (suggestions?)
Modular rail system of some sort (suggestions?)
Eotech 512 holo sight
Thanks for all the advice!
-Coop
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