So I've got this build I've been designing in my head. It's a .223 caliber suppressed AR for backcountry travel that
could (but wouldn't) be used to take down deer inside 100 yards. For the most part this is a "bushcraft"/self-defense gun - a marmot-getter (for evening meals) with camp protection abilities, and an AR I can do LARP RECCE shit with in the east Idaho mountains (being honest here).
None of the things I'll be talking about below is fixed, if someone presents better reasons for going with something else, I'm all ears. I've done
some research but I'm posting this here because I'm not as knowledgeable as I sometimes think I am. I'm looking for opinions on parts, substitutes I don't know of (e.g. a better handrail for slightly more weight), and overall thoughts.
I'm looking at a direct thread 5.56 suppressor. I'm fairly deaf and I'm left handed. My biggest need with a suppressor is muzzle suppression which gauges how quiet it is for bystanders (as PEW Science puts it) and gas blowback. This is something I haven't looked into much (it seems there aren't many direct thread AR suppressors).
I'll shoot quality ammo through it and I'm thinking it'll be
Federal Fusion MSR - 62gr soft point @ 2750 FPS or maybe handloads with Barnes 70 gr TSX ammo.
18" or 16" 1:7 twist
Proof Research Carbon Fiber barrel (I'm thinking the 18" will give me more velocity which would be needed if I actually decided to hunt medium game with it).
Faxon Streamline Carbon Fiber 17" M-LOK Handguard, or it's
15" counterpart if I go with a 16" barrel
LMT FA 5.56 Carrier with Enhanced Bolt <-- This is something I'm not well versed in...
Centurion Arms CM4 Receiver set I
was thinking about using a Colt lower and a Vltor MUR-1S upper (no forward assist) since it's an ounce lighter and more slick. However, I considered the "silent loading" aspect a co-worker told me about and decided to keep it (though I would use
Forward Control Design's LDFA)
And of course a Geissele trigger - undecided on if I want an
SSA-E or a
National Match trigger
The assembly and small parts would be provided by
Trajectory Arms
As far as accessories I'm pretty definite on using a
Cloud Defensive REIN for a white light (I'd consider the
OWL if I need more front end weight to balance the rifle). Scope is going to be a
Vortex Razor HD Gen III 1-10x24 FFP on a
Scalarworks LEAP scope mount
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