Ok so I'm new here but a long time shooter. I used to comp shoot pistols but got out of that years ago. I continued to shoot but for fun. Last year I decided it was time to renew my ccw and I have been shooting once a week in pistol plus I got into sporting clays and shoot 3-4 times a month in that as well.
I never got into combat style long guns but inlieu of what may be coming I have decided to get my first AR like a few other million people lol! I was at my l.G.S. and picked up a stripped lower because I new right away I wanted to build my own. The past few weeks I have been spending alot of time on the net trying to educate myself on the world of the AR. As you all know there is alot of good and bad stuff to sort through and decern what info is factual and good vs opinion.
Having said that I am planning to build this gun to be a shooter. I love to shoot and do it often. I am planning to take some tactical rifle classes and make this my training and SHTF rifle. Ultimately I plan on a gun that will be reaching 100-125 yards max. I am most concerned with wieght and durability so any feedback on my parts plan is highly accepted.
So far I have a forged 7075 stripped lower, dpms ultimate repair kit and 6 magpul 30 rnd mags. I am planning to finish the lower with a rock river 2 stage trigger, Bravo co gunfighter grip, milspec buffer tube, and Spikes tactical st buffer. I have not decided it the buffer will be a t1 or t2 so any feedback here would be great. Finally I am looking at Magbul Carbine stocks either the ctr or str. I like the light wieght of the ctr but have been told that the benefit of the comfortable str cheek rest outwieghs the wieght saving. What do you guys think? Lastly an ambi safety and enhanced magpul trigger guard.
For my upper I am going to get a striped upper and run a high quality bolt probly nickel boron for durability and reliabilty. Unless the concencus is that there is another more cost effective solution that offer comparable performance and durability. A high end 16" barrel like noveske stainless or comparable With a quality flash supressor. I do not want a pencil profile barrel. I will run a D.I gas system for wieght saving. I like the Bravo co gunfighter charging handle but am open to others. Optics I am thinking aimpoint but again open to other suggestion. I will run a folddown cowitness sight system as well. The Troy sights seem really nice.
So as the summer moves along I will continue to acquire parts, assemble, learn. I look forward to your feedback and advise for this tactical rifle newb in Florida.
Here is my current lower atop my Matco tool box.
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I never got into combat style long guns but inlieu of what may be coming I have decided to get my first AR like a few other million people lol! I was at my l.G.S. and picked up a stripped lower because I new right away I wanted to build my own. The past few weeks I have been spending alot of time on the net trying to educate myself on the world of the AR. As you all know there is alot of good and bad stuff to sort through and decern what info is factual and good vs opinion.
Having said that I am planning to build this gun to be a shooter. I love to shoot and do it often. I am planning to take some tactical rifle classes and make this my training and SHTF rifle. Ultimately I plan on a gun that will be reaching 100-125 yards max. I am most concerned with wieght and durability so any feedback on my parts plan is highly accepted.
So far I have a forged 7075 stripped lower, dpms ultimate repair kit and 6 magpul 30 rnd mags. I am planning to finish the lower with a rock river 2 stage trigger, Bravo co gunfighter grip, milspec buffer tube, and Spikes tactical st buffer. I have not decided it the buffer will be a t1 or t2 so any feedback here would be great. Finally I am looking at Magbul Carbine stocks either the ctr or str. I like the light wieght of the ctr but have been told that the benefit of the comfortable str cheek rest outwieghs the wieght saving. What do you guys think? Lastly an ambi safety and enhanced magpul trigger guard.
For my upper I am going to get a striped upper and run a high quality bolt probly nickel boron for durability and reliabilty. Unless the concencus is that there is another more cost effective solution that offer comparable performance and durability. A high end 16" barrel like noveske stainless or comparable With a quality flash supressor. I do not want a pencil profile barrel. I will run a D.I gas system for wieght saving. I like the Bravo co gunfighter charging handle but am open to others. Optics I am thinking aimpoint but again open to other suggestion. I will run a folddown cowitness sight system as well. The Troy sights seem really nice.
So as the summer moves along I will continue to acquire parts, assemble, learn. I look forward to your feedback and advise for this tactical rifle newb in Florida.
Here is my current lower atop my Matco tool box.
