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    Recommendations for a DMR/SPR 5.56 rifle

    hello everyone. I have been a lurker for awhile. I am a former Special Agent, FBI, state prosecutor, and retired trial court judge. I am a firearms enthusiast (primarily a Glock shooter) but do own a couple of Sig 516's, which I like very much. Now I am interested in acquiring a DMR/SPR 5.56 rifle. I have looked at several obvious choices (FN, DD, Centurion Arms, etc.) and am wondering what some of you who have more experience in the rifle arena might suggest. I have a reasonable, but not unlimited, budget. I have an Accupower 1x8 scope on a Geissele mount on one of my 516's which I plan to use on this new rifle if I get one. So, wondering what you would suggest/recommend?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kyjd75 View Post
    hello everyone. I have been a lurker for awhile. I am a former Special Agent, FBI, state prosecutor, and retired trial court judge. I am a firearms enthusiast (primarily a Glock shooter) but do own a couple of Sig 516's, which I like very much. Now I am interested in acquiring a DMR/SPR 5.56 rifle. I have looked at several obvious choices (FN, DD, Centurion Arms, etc.) and am wondering what some of you who have more experience in the rifle arena might suggest. I have a reasonable, but not unlimited, budget. I have an Accupower 1x8 scope on a Geissele mount on one of my 516's which I plan to use on this new rifle if I get one. So, wondering what you would suggest/recommend?
    KAC makes a nice 18" DMR'ish SR15. Full disclosure - I'm double-fisting the KAC cool-aid, so take that for what it's worth...

    https://www.knightarmco.com/4696/sho...r-15-lpr-mod-2

    https://www.knightarmco.com/12013/sh...pr-mod-2-m-lok
    Last edited by boomer223; 02-13-19 at 08:12.

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    Precision rifle to me is where "off the shelf" starts to be much less attractive. In this SPR etc...realm there is no equivalent to a Colt 6920. Precision rifles are a niche weapon and most precision shooters are a lot more particular about the specifics of their guns-barrel, twist rate/profile, type of steel, chamber, grip, trigger, butt, rail, muzzle device etc....
    Last edited by Esq.; 02-11-19 at 19:17.
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    Need a little more info to make recommendations. For example do you want a rifle to take from your car to a shooting lane for long range or do you want something that you can carry around for long periods in a day to make long distance shots on remote targets?

    Do you want an SPR (clone) to use so you can get a feel for how the U.S. Military employed them or do you want something that leverages the best of modern updates for personal achievement?

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    Without knowing what you consider a "reasonable" budget it's a little hard to guess. There's the original (https://www.brownells.com/rifle-part...rod109118.aspx). If that's a little high, BCM offers several variations (https://www.bravocompanyusa.com/SPR-...oups-s/131.htm). Any of these can simply be mated to the lower of your choice.

    Or assemble your own...
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    I'd say grab a BCM 18 inch upper, handguard of your choice. Add a nice trigger...And run 69-77 Grn pills to see what it likes. Mine loves 75 Grn HPBT.

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    If I was trying to build the best SPR upper I could, I'd buy a LMT MLR MRP with either the 16" or 18" 5R SS barrel options.

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    Lot of good options I have a stainless 16 inch mid BCM that after some teething issues has worked out well. Also have a 20 inch white oak armament barrel built on a sons of liberty gunworks upper and lower. Both guns shoot wonderful and didn’t break the bank. Once you build one there a blast to shoot


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    Recommendations for a DMR/SPR 5.56 rifle

    If I were starting from scratch I’d do this: Centurion MK12.

    https://www.centurionarms.com/product-p/mk12-rfl.htm

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    Quote Originally Posted by fledge View Post
    If I were starting from scratch I’d do this: Centurion MK12.

    https://www.centurionarms.com/product-p/mk12-rfl.htm
    I dream about one of those from time to time


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