cyclopsshooter
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Howdy all, I am looking to get into a varmint AR- I have an option to buy an Olympic PCR match grade from 2004. It has a 5.56 1-9 stainless steel 20 or 24 inch barrel. (i pulled the hand guards off and it is a FAT barrel)
I think the rifle will make a good platform and it will only cost 600- i think this to be the most bang for my buck option.
problem is, it has an A2 upper and i want a flat top for optics- I am thinking of buying an M4 16" upper and swapping the upper receivers (i want a lightweight carbine for plinking and brush carry- figured on the two uppers, switching them on the same lower)
the question is, to maintain accuracy, do i need a quality upper receiver or will any do? can i buy a cheap rock river or should i go with higher quality? are they all the same? are there better flat top uppers i should look at?
thanks
I think the rifle will make a good platform and it will only cost 600- i think this to be the most bang for my buck option.
problem is, it has an A2 upper and i want a flat top for optics- I am thinking of buying an M4 16" upper and swapping the upper receivers (i want a lightweight carbine for plinking and brush carry- figured on the two uppers, switching them on the same lower)
the question is, to maintain accuracy, do i need a quality upper receiver or will any do? can i buy a cheap rock river or should i go with higher quality? are they all the same? are there better flat top uppers i should look at?
thanks