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Posted: 11/15/2005 5:34:30 PM EDT
| I am considering Rock Rivers UTE2 upper, just can't seem to find any info about it's intended use. I want to be able to use a EOTech, would this be compatible on this reciever? |
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I'm currently running a RRA UTE 2 Mid-Length as my SWAT gun. The EO Tech will work on this receiver. Here is a review I did a couple months ago: A few guys have asked me recently about the quality of Rock River Arms rifles. I rank them in the top 2 or 3 AR15 manufacturers. Recently I have been extreemly impressed with Rock River Arms' quality, even better than Bushmaster quality, and Rock River Arms has their guns priced well below Bushmaster. That being said, there are a few things that RRA does to their guns that I don't like: -They come from the factory with a 2 stage trigger (I do not like 2 stage triggers on defensive / tactical gun, seen too many of them go tit's up in classes, matches, and other training) -Most models come with a HBAR profile barrel (too heavy for my personal preference) -Most models come with a NON-Chrome lined barrel (a chrome lined barrel is a desirable feature on a defenseive / tactical carbine). Now that I've pointed out the things I don't like about RRA, these "undesirable features" can be a blessing in disguise. If you order a RRA from Steve at www.adcofirearms.com he will credit you approximately $65 if you request the two stage trigger be replaced with a standard trigger group. For around $60 Steve will install a RRA Chrome Lined Barrel on the gun and can profile it to your specification. With the RRA I just ordered, I got a mid-length barrel (I LOVE mid-lengths) I had Steve install a RRA mid-length chrome lined barrel. The RRA chrome-lined, mid-length barrel is a HBAR profile, which was too heavy and the Govt A2 profile was too thin. I had him profile the mid-length barrel to .73 under the handguards (for reference, the A2 barrel is .75 from the front sight post forward and it's .64 under the handguards). Currently RRA's prices are $100 to $200 under Bushmaster's prices, depending on the model.     Here are a few of the things that I like about the RRA Elite CAR UTE 2 over the M4 length gas system: 1) the front sight post and gas system are 2" forward of where they are on an M4 2) the mid-length gas system is slightly smoother cycling than the M4 3) because the front sight post is 2" forward on the mid-length it gives you a longer sight radius 4) because the front sight post is 2" forward on the mid-length is also gives you a longer handguard....not a big issue for smaller guys, but some taller guys like to have the extra room so they can put their hand further out on the handguard (when not using a vertical foregrip) 5) the RRA Elite CAR UTE 2 has both a fixed A2 sight and a rail. The down side to this is you can never use a magnified optic on the gun (which, for the most part is not a desierable item on a civilian/LEO - defensive / tactical gun)....The up side is that you have a rock solid back up iron sight that costs you no extra money, it will always be there, it will always be in the "up position". The UTE 2 is a great setup for a new shooter getting into defensive / tactical shooting. If the new shooter doesn't have the money for an electronic red dot optic, doesn't know which electronic red dot optic he wants, or wants a basic gun that he can learn to shoot with irons prior to moving onto optics, the UTE 2 give the new shooter a gun that is ready to go out of the box, and optic platforms can be upgraded easily. |
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FALOut, The UTE-2 is a redesign of our original UTE upper receiver. The original UTE featured an elevated rail (like out Tac Mt) as an integral portion of the receiver. It was designed primarily for use with the Aimpoint Comp series of dot sights, using the low ring that came with the M's and ML's. They worked well for that application, but didn't work with EOTechs, reflex, etc...the sights that used a base with a display on top, rather than the look through capability like the Aimpoints. With more and more demand for greater versatilty, we redesigned the receiver to maintain the integral rear sight, but lowered the rail back to the A4 height. That way, mounts and optics designed for use on an A4 would still work with it, and you would still have the integral sight. Steve/RRA |
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