Anyone know where to find an A2 upper assembly??  at a decent prIce??
i was thinking of building an A2 but dont have much time between work and school i already have a complete lower on my other rifle.
just looking for a complete upper i can throw on every once and awhile.

hopefully a upper assembly around $400 if possible. thanks everyone!!

The only one I can find in that price range is from Del-ton, but it's not in stock.

Here's one for $425, but it's a flattop. You can always get a carry handle mount.

JSE Surplus

Model1 sales will get you there at $380, but you will need to buy one of their semi auto bolt carriers or source a full auto elsewhere

ETA:
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Is the one through model1 the closest to milspec?? such as barrel contour and twist rate?

it is actually an additional $35 for the A2 upper. The link is above.

20'' AR15 Standard Upper Half, Government Profile Barrel, 5.56 NATO, chrome lined chamber & bore, 1-7 twist, A2 flashider

Yes, correct profile, twist and chrome lined.

CDNN currently has stripped A2 DPMS uppers for $40.  Even if you add the extra parts the whole thing should be under $90
http://www.cdnnsports.com/email-specials/ar15-upper-receiver-a2-stripped-fixed-carry-dpms.html#.VPHL8Tw5Drc

If you are looking for a complete upper half, Grab-A-Gun has the DPMS for $412
http://grabagun.com/dpms-upper-a2-223-16-pre-ban.html

CDNN's A2 uppers are a smoking deal, but you have to figure in the $10 postage, and that they don't have any of the parts to build the upper in stock.  So you're looking at another $40 or more for the sights (flat top A2 sights are different), $15-20 for a cheap port cover and forward assist, plus the shipping for both from another vendor - call it about $10.  Pretty quickly you're at about $120 just for the upper receiver parts that still need to be assembled.  

A good, new 20" government profile A2 barrel with 1-7 twist, chrome lined, with the front sight base installed is going to start around $250.  If it doesn't include the muzzle device, crush washer/peel washer, sling swivel & rivet, sight post, detent, and spring, you can add another $20.  Figure $10-15 for a gas tube, another $20 for handguards, $10 for a delta ring assembly...  Then are you going to reuse a bolt carrier from another upper?  If not, add another $80-100.
I'm not really seeing how a person could build a real A2 upper half for less than about $500 without resorting to used parts, or cutting corners (1-9 twist, non-chrome, HBAR, etc).  That also assumes you already have an upper vise block, barrel wrench, torque wrench, punches, hammers, etc.


Has anyone gotten an A2 upper from Model 1 recently?  A year ago when a buddy was looking for one, he put in his order and they didn't actually have any A2 uppers on hand.  Even though he ended up with a flat top it seems like a decent quality rifle.

I got an A2 Hbar upper from Model1 inJanuary. Took 4 days from order to delivery.

I ordered a stripped A2 off CDNN's website and will be getting the DPMS upper parts kit from DPMS. The kit comes with the sights, forward assist assembly, port door assembly, and a charging handle for $50.. don't think you can beat a complete A2 upper with charging handle for a c note.

Barrel is going to be trickier I have a feeling since I'm a bit persnickety about such things.

That is what I did. It should be here today. The total came it to $99.99 for everything. I am doing a carbine, so I went with a 14.5 barrel.