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December 1st, 2006, 09:50 AM
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Need Help with Uppers
Hey Guys I need some advice on completeing my AR. Could some one give me advice on some manufactuers.
J&T Distributing, M&A Parts, Model 1 Sales. Does any one recommend others? I want a 16" chrome or chrome Moly Barrel, Flat top upper, and Car stock. Is it cheaper to buy a whole kit or parts individualy? Last edited by pgrass101; December 1st, 2006 at 10:18 AM. |
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December 1st, 2006, 10:02 AM
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If you’re looking for the best price on a quality upper, Stag is a good choice. DPMS may also be a good option.
I paid a little more, and went with Bushmaster because I wanted the barrel made out of 4150 steel. To the best of my knowledge only Bushmaster and Colt use 4150. Everyone else uses 4140. But many people think 4140 is good enough. It probably is, I just go it in my mind that I wanted 4150. I also got a Bushmaster because I wanted a fluted heavy barrel and not everyone offers that.
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December 1st, 2006, 11:30 AM
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Check out http://www.ar15.com/forums/active.html?b=&f=
for more opinions, info and even build help stickys.
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December 1st, 2006, 01:42 PM
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Stay away from Model 1. They are junk.
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December 1st, 2006, 03:55 PM
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December 1st, 2006, 07:55 PM
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Vltor is making a very nice upper that I'm interested in for a build.
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December 2nd, 2006, 04:37 PM
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stay away from Model 1 (weak bolts) and M&A (horrible CS)
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December 2nd, 2006, 09:58 PM
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Thanks guys I'll try to post updates on how it goes. This will be my first AR build, I did an FN-FAL about 4 years ago. I think I will go with J&T, I'm still looking and thinking about what exactly I want.
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December 3rd, 2006, 02:32 PM
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I just built an AR for a buddy of mine, and we used a DPMS upper. I would definately recommend them.Great quality on all of the ones I've looked at, and they just feel good.
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December 3rd, 2006, 04:37 PM
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I heard that Polodent was good for uppers!
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