New AR Suggestions

[Salyeica]

I also just built an Aero Precision w/ 14.5" Faxon gunner barrel and mostly lightweight parts. It tips the scales at a bit over 5.5 lbs with the ACOG optic.

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Never seen that trigger before!

 

[Mesatchornug]

I would go with JP rifles over any of those

For personal education, it's this because JPs are optimized for the shooting you do, or something else?

 

[MarkT]

Never seen that trigger before!

Its a Timney Triggers Calvin Elite AR Triggers, 1.5lb Pull

 

[Lowbird]

No love for Cobalt Kinetics or Q?
Gotta go Gucci if you're able too.

I'd love to get a complete BCM recce at some point. I like my mk2 upper, so I'm biased.

 

[Mountain]

JP, LMT, Knights if money were truly no object. IMHO, JP makes a better BCG than anyone else- particularly the bolts.

Though I could afford one of the above, I'd spend the money on something non-AR and no longer own any AR's that I didn't assemble. Pretty much all match guns and range toys, though they are all reliable and could be depended upon for defense / SHTF situations.

 

[seanc]

At some point.. I’d love to build a Vietnam era type with triangle hand guard light barrel and basic fixed integrated upper handle/ sites.

 

[btnh6668]

The new light weight Bravo Company uppers are awesome.

 

[fshalor]

You forgot LWRC and LaRue

SW Seekins and Windam should be on that too. Best part is. Windahm is only an hour north of youze guys.

I'll be acquiring a seekins in 6.5 credmore some day soon.

 

[xtry51]

Its a Timney Triggers Calvin Elite AR Triggers, 1.5lb Pull

1.5lbs. Holy shit don't breathe

 

[Supermoto]

For personal education, it's this because JPs are optimized for the shooting you do, or something else?

I think they are the best factory rifle made. The trigger is awesome. The barrel are very accurate. You can get a competition one that so far has been the best factory rifle I have shot, flat soft and extremely accurate without sacrificing reliablity. Or you can get a more self defense style version.
I think everything they do is very well thought out and done right.
I have shot a bunch of different rifles and many are very good, but I have get to shoot one that tops a JP.

That said, I don't think you can go wrong with any on the list. I really like my DD LW 14.5 It is accurate and light, and reliable.

 

[MarkT]

1.5lbs. Holy shit don't breathe

Yup. Definitely not a home defense gun.

 

[frenchman]

Geissele super duty complete rifle. BCM is always a sound choice. KAC is great, but definetly overpriced. I could see myself going for a Noveske, maybe.

 

[xtry51]

Yup. Definitely not a home defense gun.

I cant quite tell *BANG*..... Well whoever it was its not a problem anymore.

 

[jasonj84]

Geissele super duty complete rifle. BCM is always a sound choice. KAC is great, but definetly overpriced. I could see myself going for a Noveske, maybe.

So KAC is the North Face / Canada Goose of the gun industry?

 

[jasonj84]

Full disclosure, I own both of those, but the Canada Goose was at Neiman Marcus last call in Naples, Fl (narrow market)

 

[Rob Boudrie]

JP is another premier brand. Ooops, Supermoto beat me to it.

 

[teamRR]

I don't care about ambi or modified controls, as someone else said I own a pile of ARs and am happy with how they work, don't want some being different..

As far as mil spec lowers, my preference are integral trigger guards, flared magwells, etc... Aero enhanced lowers are nice, generally they take mil spec parts but some of the pins are replaced with threaded allens, enhanced buffer tubes fully capture the buffer retainer, a bunch of little non mil spec improvements that make a better lower.

A DD upper is threaded with 4 1/4-20 bolts to secure the guard, that is waaay off mil spec but really about as good as it gets. Others do similar in various ways (Aero uses 8 torx in their receiver)..

Basically I am saying mil spec is not really what you want all around, is ok and fine but isn't desirable as a blanket statement.

 

[Al-Jim19]

Just to add on to my earlier posts, the KAC trigger was a lot better than my heavy, gritty pleb triggers on my homebrew frankenguns. I dont have a lot of experience with really high quality triggers but the KAC was smooth and light.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Tough one. I’ve had a hardcore freedom boner for a Mk18 Clone. But I also would like to to a 308, and even a KISS rifle for the wife.

But, I think you should ad Sons Of Liberty Gun Works

 

[wiryone1]

POF, BCI, Windham?

I would build. I don’t like buying a rifle and replacing parts that are serviceable with ones I prefer. Even on some of my builds I end up swapping parts around. You end up looking at them differently after you start building your own.

 

[jasonj84]

POF, BCI, Windham?

I would build. I don’t like buying a rifle and replacing parts that are serviceable with ones I prefer. Even on some of my builds I end up swapping parts around. You end up looking at them differently after you start building your own.

I think he is going to build. He wants to stick to one manufacturer as much as possible.

 

[ramair2k]

Build yourself an SPR/DMR type upper. Precision shooting is fun! In the foreground is my new upper using various vendor parts. Background is a complete BCM upper.

 

[Mesatchornug]

I think he is going to build. He wants to stick to one manufacturer as much as possible.

Seems like info that might affect the answers...

 

[DarthRevan]

I’d probably go Q Honey Badger or Geissele Super Duty
If .308 probably the Ugg boot 17 or 20.
Honestly it would be the 20.