These are $500 shipped. Good deal?
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From what I've read here at m4c, the upper receiver and bcg are likely unmarked Spike's components.
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These are $500 shipped. Good deal?
Government profile
Lightweight
From what I've read here at m4c, the upper receiver and bcg are likely unmarked Spike's components.
I called them about their upper wiht the Troy Alpha. They said the upper receiver and BCG were unmarked spikes. Mine has been GTG.
There is another jbecker?
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I imagine they're decent quality. The barrel is DD, so it can't be that bad. I know I bought a Palmetto pencil mid length for $269 when they were on sale and dropped a BCM bcg in it. It has been flawless in the 500 rounds I've shot through it in the last 2 months.
So,
These are going for $499.95
The components off the top of my head (not exact) would originally cost:
$200 (Bolt group) + $120 (upper receiver) + $280 (Cold Hammer-Forged Barrel) + $35 (MOE handguard) + $16 (gas tube) + $30 (Front sight gas block) + $25 (Charging handle)
Total: $706 vs. 499.95
Total Savings: $206.05
Lower receiver group would cost $380 when not shopping for a good deal. That means the rifle as a whole would be $879.95 which comes in below a what a standard non-CHF Colt with non-coated carrier and carbine gas system would go for.
Seems like a decent deal.
Would go great on a Rainier Arms complete lower($325).
How does the weight on that lower compare?
Is the lower a place it makes to shave down the ounces?
I'll probably go with the lightweight barrel, and that has me thinking it would be nice to build up an overall lightweight rifle. I can definitely feel the difference when carrying a standard AR vs. carrying my M&P15-22.
there isn't that much weight difference between the two profiles, i will weigh them tomorrow
Are they DD spec barrels or AIM spec made by DD? Seems like a decent buy. CH and D ring would add a little to the calculations and detract from the savings slightly, but still... not bad.
made to DD Specs,
Good deal, then. Figure, uppers can be had at $400, that's a $200 carrier, add $25 for the moe HG, and $25 for the CH. You've got a $650 upper for $500. I'm not sure I'd prefer the carrier group, but a good deal, nonetheless.
Yeah, that carrier seems to just be shiny. I forgot to add the charging handle into my calculation! I'll edit that in.
Btw, Lighter profile barrels balance different and I feel that's a strong point aside from the shaved ounces that actually do come to count.
I've toted AR's on long hikes and it really is that much easier to get that gun up and going when energy is low if the barrel is lighter. Your first movement is getting that gun up and into the shoulder when it's time to shoot. Sure, we can handle much heavier guns but if you've done light, you know it's a nice deal.