Shear_stress
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I would like to celebrate my upcoming exile from the state of California with an AR-15 build. To quote Wilfred Brimley from the old Quaker Oats ads,"it's the right thing to do." I realize that assembling such a gun from quality parts will save me little, if any money. No problem. The opportunity to build my own rifle (or, at least, the lower) outweighs the negligable cost savings. It's the principle of the thing.
Though I cannot yet possess the evil, evil lower receiver, I can start accumulating the rest of the gun. After some research on forums like ar15forum.com, I think I have arrived at a good recipe:
1.) RRA lower parts kit with two-stage trigger
2.) A2 style stock
3.) Stag or RRA stripped lower (purchased in exile)
4.) complete A2 upper
I still am undecided on the exact configuration of the upper. At the moment, I am leaning toward Rock River Arms uppers because of their reputation for quality. Plus, new RRA products are very reasonably priced--on par with the used Bushmaster hardware I've seen for sale.
Ideally, I'd prefer the sight radius, smooth cycling, and reduced noise of the full-length barrel, but RRA doesn't make a chrome-lined 20" barreled upper. They do make a chrome-lined 16" barreled upper, however. Does the chrome lining offer enough of an advantage in durability and ability to feed lower quality ammo to drive the decision? If so, how much accuracy, muzzle flash, and "quietness" would I sacrifice with the shorter, chrome-lined barrel?
Thanks!
Though I cannot yet possess the evil, evil lower receiver, I can start accumulating the rest of the gun. After some research on forums like ar15forum.com, I think I have arrived at a good recipe:
1.) RRA lower parts kit with two-stage trigger
2.) A2 style stock
3.) Stag or RRA stripped lower (purchased in exile)
4.) complete A2 upper
I still am undecided on the exact configuration of the upper. At the moment, I am leaning toward Rock River Arms uppers because of their reputation for quality. Plus, new RRA products are very reasonably priced--on par with the used Bushmaster hardware I've seen for sale.
Ideally, I'd prefer the sight radius, smooth cycling, and reduced noise of the full-length barrel, but RRA doesn't make a chrome-lined 20" barreled upper. They do make a chrome-lined 16" barreled upper, however. Does the chrome lining offer enough of an advantage in durability and ability to feed lower quality ammo to drive the decision? If so, how much accuracy, muzzle flash, and "quietness" would I sacrifice with the shorter, chrome-lined barrel?
Thanks!