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Got a few questions:

Does the PSA upper or lower come with takedown/pivot pins or do I need to buy some?

The lower includes takedown pins.

I'm used to bolt action rifles with nice triggers, and will probably upgrade the trigger at some point. Any recommendations in the $70-100 range?

No suggestions at this price range, you should do fine with your needs with a GI trigger 200-300 yards.

Any tweaks I can do to the gun that will improve accuracy? Gas block adjustments, etc?

Shoot what you have.  I've had great luck with PSA uppers and good ammo.

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Thanks for the great replies.

Yeah I am not trying to break the bank with this one. If I want a high accuracy longer range semi-auto I think I would just plunk down for a DPMS LR-308. I do want to make sure the PSA rifle is going to "be all it can be" though. I'm hoping to get better than 3 MOA performance? Is that realistic?

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Can't go wrong with the RR 2 stage.

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Thanks for the great replies.

Yeah I am not trying to break the bank with this one. If I want a high accuracy longer range semi-auto I think I would just plunk down for a DPMS LR-308. I do want to make sure the PSA rifle is going to "be all it can be" though. I'm hoping to get better than 3 MOA performance? Is that realistic?

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h. I'm hoping to get better than 3 MOA performance? Is that realistic?

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This does not need to be sub MOA but I want it to be accurate enough to hit some steel gong targets at 200-300 yards with standard 55gr FMJ rounds.
decent ammo will get this accomplished



With a free floating keymod hand-guard/rail. I'm hoping the free-floating style will add to the accuracy of the gun.

it will take away inconsistency more than anything, its not going to make it a sub moa shooter just bceause its free floated. Unless you are only shooting match ammo, I doubt you will notice much


I also bought some "Accu-Wedges" for when I put it together.
waste of money


I'm used to bolt action rifles with nice triggers, and will probably upgrade the trigger at some point. Any recommendations in the $70-100 range?


alg act

Any tweaks I can do to the gun that will improve accuracy? Gas block adjustments, etc?

get the best ammo you can

Thanks

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I got to shoot that 16" freedom barrel today, and it didn't disappoint.  This is a new build so I had to sight-in the 2-7 Burris.  I shot and cleaned the barrel a couple of times even though I don't think this is as important as perhaps it used to be for a barrel like this.

After quickly getting on paper with XM193, the Federal Gold Match 69g HPBT and my 68g Hornady match bullets performed almost identically.  I got one 5-shot group that was .5 MOA...that had to be some kind of luck thing...but the norm was 1.5 and 1.75...OK, OK, perhaps there were a couple of 2.0's also...LOL!  This is shooting off of a good shooting bench with Caldwell AR bags and taking my time.  I am very happy with that.  I have a really good bolt rifle that will often shoot .5 MOA even with me behind it, but I'm very happy to get these results from a cheap AR.  This gun isn't one of those Ruger Precision Rifles, and I ain't no American Sniper.

I've said this before here, and I'll say it again.  Many of these cheaper barrels seem to be shooting way better than logic would normally dictate.  With good ammo, I've ended up with three of what I'd classify as budget SS barrels that shoot darned well.  My theory...better machinery to make barrels may have removed some of the craftsmanship that used to be an absolute necessity.  And please...that's not to say better workmanship doesn't produce better barrels.  It's just that all of the cheaper ones aren't necessarily just good for breaker bars and fireplace pokers.

And good quality ammo goes a long way.[img]http://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_big.gif[/

I am glad to hear that your shop so well. I just finished mine and can't wait to go out and give it a try. Thanks for the report.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/702697_My_new_PSA_Stickq.html

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I bought a PSA Freedom upper with the 16" SS  mid length 1:7 twist with A-2 hand guard and fixed front sight.  I bought the PSA Prememium BCG and charging handle and mounted it on an Anderson lower with PSA 6 position stock and PSA LPK with RRA NM trigger.  I was shooting with a bipod and rear bag at 200 yards with a Vortex Strike Eagle 1-6 in a Vortex CM-202 mount.  I was geting MOA groups on paper targets with a hand load using 55 grain FMJ TAC powder and CCI 450 primers.  I was able to hit a 6" round AR-500 steel plate every time at 200 yards.  I also got a 3" group at 300 yards on a paper target.  I have $550 in this rifle and I think it shoots darn good for the price.  

I've got some 69 grain SMK, 75 grain Hornady BTHP and some 77 grain SMK loaded and hope to test them in the next few days.

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Thanks again for all of the replies.



I haven't searched much, but what is the best budget factory ammo? I heard wolf gold.



I have the rifle together now, just dry fired it. Everything is good but I do hate the trigger. Heavy pull and it creeps.  I do see the ALG ACT is well within my budget but the pull is listed around 6lbs. Are there any springs I could buy that would get the pull down below 5lbs?