Fairly new to AR's....which LPK?

[firemedic39]

I bought my first AR 2 weeks ago, a S&W M&P15OR. A week later I got a DPMS stripped lower (which will be a SBR when finished, paperwork is already sent off). I am going to go with a LMT 10.5" monolithic rail upper. What LPK should I go with? Are they all pretty much the same?

Thanks for any help.

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[zchen]

GandR's lpk has gotten good review recently, it is out of stock at the moment but should be in stock soon. The good thing is Grant has picked out some of the best parts from different makers to put this toghether..

White Oak lpk can be found at adco firearms, it does not come with the fire control group so you are free to pick which ever trigger group you feel like using.

The there's the CMT/Stag, RRA....

[woofe]

GandR's lpk has gotten good review recently, it is out of stock at the moment but should be in stock soon. The good thing is Grant has picked out some of the best parts from different makers to put this toghether..

White Oak lpk can be found at adco firearms, it does not come with the fire control group so you are free to pick which ever trigger group you feel like using.

The there's the CMT/Stag, RRA....


Ok, here goes (not intended to start an argument)

Based on my 15 yrs of experience with ARs (granted it has been a hobby and not a business), just about anybody's LPK has good reliable functional parts. I have noticed that not everybody's LPK has the best quality springs.

DPMS in particular has presented some springs that fatigue in a relatively short time, in particular hammer springs. I have rarely encountered a few selectors that just don't have a positive feel to them.

I have never had a hammer break. I have yet to see the sear surface of a trigger wear enough to become unreliable/unservicable.

I have a couple of rifles that have above 12k rounds thru them. A couple of my guns only have about 1500 rnds thru them. I've helped out some LEO buddies with high round count guns of various makes and the above reflects what I've seen.

What Grant offers when available is top notch. If you can't get it about the only thing you need to be worried over (IMHO) is the spring issue.

That is my 2 cents worth.