xmaster said:
Bushmaster E2S DCM Competition rifle seems to fit the bill except for the A3 upper requirement. It comes in at about $1090 locally, even though it's MSRP is over $1300.
A two-stage trigger is competition legal in CMP and NRA matches.
It's usually a heavier bullet for longer ranges and twist rates of 1 in 7, 1 in 8, and 1 in 9 are popular in competition.
IMO - if I wanted to compete in CMP or NRA matches I wouldn't want a removable carry handle of the A3. The less possible movement of my sights the better. That plus the fact that the rifle is going start out life on the heavy side for a 20 in AR (my 20 inch Bushmaster DCM rifle weighs in at 12 lbs unloaded). It's not light enough that I want to mount a red dot and test it out on run and gun events with close range targets. If I really want to use it as a hunting rifle I can mount a scope on the carry handle.
So my solution was to buy one AR just as a NRA competition rifle and another (an M4 style) for shorter work and "gadgets."
I had a buddy with me and my 11 year old. I kept circling back to the bushmaster VMatch with the real long barrel. So I bought it. I'm just gonna shoot the fire out of it for the next month or so. Then I'll figure out what the requirements are for different matches, classes etc. Number one goal is to smoke Wayne at the deer lease when we set up targets in the bean field.
