Scotter260
10-29-10, 22:36
I posted some time back about recommending a used 6520 to a friend of mine. Well, it arrived and although a bit rough worked very well but it really got me in the mood for a lightweight.
Shortly after I decided that my safe-queen 04-05 era 6920 needed to be replaced with a new small pin, FA carrier version and that shipped yesterday. So, I'd sent an email to my friend a few days back asking him to research 6920s and current prices.
Today we got together and I hit him with my proposition. I'd trade him my large pin, cut-carrier 6920 with 600 rounds on the original carrier and 710 rounds on a replacement CMT FA carrier for his 6520 plus cash. He agreed so I then decided I'd rather just order a DD lightweight upper from smartgunner.com than fiddle around with the 6520's upper and put it up on TOS and it has since sold.
Now, I like carbine length as it's all I'm used to but many of the midlength discussions here are very intriguing so I'm kicking around a midlength. My plans for a DD lightweight carbine upper would be a 14.5" with 12.0 Lite rail (I really want to try out the 12 o'clock flashlight position), pinned Battlecomp 1.5, DD BCG, CH, and rear sight. A midlength would be the same but if I'm right in my thinking the comparable rail for that doesn't allow for the 12 o'clock mounted light plus it's $25 more.
Finally, after all that, what would you do/have done? This is just a fun gun BTW.
-Upgraded the 6520 upper
-DD carbine upper
-DD midlength
Any opinions are appreciated.
Shortly after I decided that my safe-queen 04-05 era 6920 needed to be replaced with a new small pin, FA carrier version and that shipped yesterday. So, I'd sent an email to my friend a few days back asking him to research 6920s and current prices.
Today we got together and I hit him with my proposition. I'd trade him my large pin, cut-carrier 6920 with 600 rounds on the original carrier and 710 rounds on a replacement CMT FA carrier for his 6520 plus cash. He agreed so I then decided I'd rather just order a DD lightweight upper from smartgunner.com than fiddle around with the 6520's upper and put it up on TOS and it has since sold.
Now, I like carbine length as it's all I'm used to but many of the midlength discussions here are very intriguing so I'm kicking around a midlength. My plans for a DD lightweight carbine upper would be a 14.5" with 12.0 Lite rail (I really want to try out the 12 o'clock flashlight position), pinned Battlecomp 1.5, DD BCG, CH, and rear sight. A midlength would be the same but if I'm right in my thinking the comparable rail for that doesn't allow for the 12 o'clock mounted light plus it's $25 more.
Finally, after all that, what would you do/have done? This is just a fun gun BTW.
-Upgraded the 6520 upper
-DD carbine upper
-DD midlength
Any opinions are appreciated.