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PA, USA
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Posted: 3/7/2024 7:52:12 PM EDT
[Last Edit: RangeToy]
BCA upper is 5.5 lbs so hell no to that weight just for an upper.
I want to either buy a complete 22LR pistol upper (8" or so barrel) or just build an upper myself. Any budget complete upper options that don't weight a ton for no reason or should I just build? If build, what barrel should I go with? It will be run suppressed. Just a range toy build so not willing to spend a fortune. |
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MN, USA
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Posted: 3/7/2024 7:56:56 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/7/2024 7:57:20 PM EDT
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IL, USA
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Posted: 3/7/2024 8:18:03 PM EDT
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I was wanting another 22 LR AR-15 upper and I couldn’t assemble an upper cheaper than I could buy an upper from Right to Bear. This upper has been gtg and I really like it. I don’t notice any difference in weight between my 16” CMMG with plastic A-2 style hand guard.
This is my most recently purchased 22 LR AR-15. The upper is from Right to Bear, the lower is one I assembled with LaRue MBT 2S. There is a fifteen round BDM mag in the well.  Below is a picture of a CMMG complete upper I bought in about 2008 and paired to a lower I assembled. There is a CMMG 25 round mag in the well and has a RRA NM trigger.  |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 3/7/2024 8:32:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI've owned plenty of their uppers. Never had a problem |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/7/2024 8:35:17 PM EDT
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My RTB upper has been awesome
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Posted: 3/7/2024 9:11:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By -Obsessed-: Quote History |
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Posted: 3/7/2024 9:12:19 PM EDT
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Also, you could spend 2x-5x building versus buying. Ask me how I know.
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MI, USA
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Posted: 3/7/2024 9:42:02 PM EDT
[Last Edit: SecondAmend]
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NVM
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USA
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Posted: 3/7/2024 10:06:42 PM EDT
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As stated elsewhere, the hands down best AR22 is no longer made. Tactical Solutions (Tac Sol). 100% reliability. Extreme Accuracy. Came in Pistol length (9", IIRC). It's a damn shame they quit making it.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 3/8/2024 9:10:33 AM EDT
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Check out borebuddy.com or taccom3g.com
good affordable options at both. Taccom is of a different bolt design though. They have what I call the Nordic pattern and Borebuddy offers an improved ciener (cmmg) style bolt and a number of barrel lengths. |
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USA
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Posted: 3/8/2024 9:48:55 AM EDT
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I would just buy a tippman for 500 bucks. Complete gun, 100 percent function.
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ID, USA
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Posted: 3/8/2024 12:12:50 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Renaissancemann]
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OP: BoreBuddy is releasing a 7" barrel at the end of the month that seems to fit your use case. Price point is going to be right around $120. Uppers will be available and likely cheaper than building.
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UT, USA
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Posted: 3/8/2024 4:00:29 PM EDT
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I built one in the past 12 months or so. Hard part of course was sourcing the barrel. Wound up with something inexpensive around 8". Used a CMMG bolt kit on it with their mags and it runs flawlessly suppressed and unsuppressed. Way more reliable feeding them our 10/22's.
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PA, USA
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Posted: 3/8/2024 6:11:59 PM EDT
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I ordered a complete RTB upper :)
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IL, USA
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Posted: 3/8/2024 6:24:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RangeToy: I ordered a complete RTB upper :) Post pictures and a range report when you get it. My RTB took a couple hundred rounds to season and the more rounds I shoot the better the accuracy. I’ve seen this with other 22 LR barrels. My RTB upper has been totally reliable except for a few Federal cartridges that had no priming compound in the rim and failed to fire. That sure can’t be blamed on the gun. |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 3/9/2024 8:55:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By VASCAR2: Post pictures and a range report when you get it. My RTB took a couple hundred rounds to season and the more rounds I shoot the better the accuracy. I’ve seen this with other 22 LR barrels. My RTB upper has been totally reliable except for a few Federal cartridges that had no priming compound in the rim and failed to fire. That sure can’t be blamed on the gun. Will do |
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