ar beater upper

[rhinombg]

would 159.00 upper for my 6920 be worth the money for an extra beater upper. Midlenght 16 in, dust cover, foward assist, a2 front sight and deflector. no bcg and ch.

[young_gun]

No.

Go to sgammo.com, look at their Golden Tiger .223 ammo, and buy a case of it for about 200 bucks shipped to your door. I'm assuming this upper is from PSA so just avoid making the mistakes I made and just buy ammo and shoot your gun.

[rhinombg]

yes psa

[sliver_back]

As much as I would like to sell you my entry level upper complete with bcg for much less than that, their really is no reason for you to be looking for one. Young _ gun is spot on.

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[young_gun]

yes psa

Even more of a hard no. I did that once and all I've gotten from the upper is headache. It isn't worth it, just buy ammo and shoot the hell out of your Colt, it's a duty grade rifle and it will take all the abuse you can throw at it. Resist the urge to buy more gear and just throw that money at ammo or training, if that's your thing.

[sliver_back]

Again I agree 100%.

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[thebarracuda]

Spare uppers become spare rifles. So don't buy cheap uppers.

[TomMontana]

What would be the purpose of a beater upper? To preserve the barrel life of a current upper that you enjoy shooting?

[Averageman]

I wouldn't buy a"beater" anything in this market.
Spare parts like barrels a bcg's perhaps, but the market being as it currently is, lay back quality gear and shoot as much as possible.
We may be living in the good old days again soon.

[Cokie]

For your only beater? Yes. For a 2nd beater? No.

If you have only your 6920 and plan to use it for bad times, then a beater to keep it at low rounds is a good idea. And you probably won't get them cheap than 159 (+ bolt carrier group and charging handle). If you already have a beater, I 2nd the buy ammo and shoot the crap out of it. You 6920 is good at it's job, are you good at yours?