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To answer some questions:
Yes she has a sister but super liberal.
I have one other AR a Yankee Hill in 5.56
I will mainly use it for range work and courses and possibly some 3 gun.
I have a stripped lower that has been laying around for sometime that I have been wanting to build.
Last edited by JB13; 06-04-13 at 10:49.
DD seems to be kicking out product faster than anyone else. Colt also seems to be showing up at Wal Marts all over the place. As far as LaRue is concerned, I order stuff strictly for the Dillo Dust...![]()
For God and the soldier we adore, In time of danger, not before! The danger passed, and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier slighted." - Rudyard Kipling
Well that's the best possible plan. Take the budget and buy the best possible parts you can. Individual parts are so much easier to come by right now, and building your own is always a good time. Plus you save $200-$400 in taxes that can be more for parts or ammo!
After doing my first two builds I was convinced that buying a complete rifle was no longer for me. It's just plain rewarding to build your own. That said, finishing up that lower and then adding a factory upper (BCM has some great stuff in stock) isn't a bad plan.
Pretty much any rifle from DD, BCM, LMT, Colt, Noveske, or KAC will treat you well. However, based upon your intent, I would do the following if they were my rifles:
I would sell the upper receiver from that Yankee Hill rifle on TOS and use that money to buy a quality upper for it... right now, you should be able to get a pretty good price on it. This would become my general purpose rifle and I would replace the upper receiver assembly with one from Colt, BCM, DD, or LMT that has a 16" barrel. You can't go wrong with any of these.
For the stripped lower, I would use this for my "specialized" rifle, if you will... the one for long-range work and for 3-gun. I would get an upper that has a 16" or 18" stainless steel barrel with a medium profile and mid-length or rifle-length gas from BCM, Bergara, Lothar-Walther, WOA, Noveske, LaRue, Black Hole Weaponry, or Rainier Arms. For its price point, BCM will be hard to beat for this. Equip the lower with a VLTOR A5 receiver extension, and Geissele trigger, rail/handguard, and quality glass of your choice.
LaRue makes great accessories for ARs and I have heard that their upper receivers are very good, if overpriced, but I don't care for their complete rifles. And if you're going to get a .308, the only options I would be willing to look at come from KAC and LMT.
Last edited by justin_247; 06-04-13 at 12:14.
I use LaRue for their QD mounts (Dillo Dust is damn good on ribs which is a bonus!).
I've shot DD's and have a couple Colt's. Out of your (3) I can only comment on the DD and it was an good carbine.
I'd also say look at a Colt 6920, customize however you want (Optics, Geissele trigger, etc) buy ammo and take another class = ~ $2,100.
You then have a solid carbine, built the way you want, some ammo and another class you get to take.
My 2 cents.
Colt builds War Horses, not show ponies. - C4IGrant
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