So I have this post-ban Bushmaster. SPR?
My dear dad has relegated his Post ban B(M)ushmaster carbine to me. He is in bad health, trying to pull out of it, but he is giving me a few things he may not be able to enjoy in the near future. (Poor man has been in the hospital since last November).
This year I am going after Bambi, considering the price of beef and chicken is about to sky-rocket this fall-winter, no thanks to the drought. There is also a good possibility I might do some hog hunting as well.
Which brings me to my idea (also a valid excuse), and a few questions.
The Bushmaster has a 16" upper but with an A2 lower. Thanks to the Brady bunch, this screaming carbine, with a rifle stock, gave me a concussion when I was 16 (concrete floor, tin roof and sponge ear plugs are not a good combination for a .223 that has an AK-74 muzzle brake). Needless to say, I do not like the upper.
I have done lowers before, but uppers are a new thing for me. I know I need to get a barrel nut and wrench. but my plan/idea is this:
Rainier Arms match grade upper.
Noveske SPR 18" barrel.
Troy 15" Alpha forearm system.
Either a Smith Enterprises Vortex; or
AAC SPR M4 black out (the long one).
I am considering the Vortex due to my LMT MRP has one perminatly attached and I am looking to get a suppressor to fit it, and might as well fit the SPR. However, will a muzzle brake, or the AAC suit the SPR better?
Does the 18" SPR's perform well with a rifle buffer tube, buffer and sprong?
Any possible mating difficulties I might have with a post ban lower (aside that it is a Mushmaster)?
Anything else I might want to consider for parts and what not? I am trying to keep it under $1,000, or even under $900. I was considering a Rainier 18" SPR match barrel, but they are out of stock at the moment.
Again, this is going to basically be for hunting, but will also be a fun gun to take out to the longer ranges and stretch the legs some.
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