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Posted: 3/25/2009 8:48:43 AM EDT
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I am currently putting together a 6.5 grendel, and I ordered a Larue stripped upper about six weeks ago. My question is, for a build it yourself gun, is it worth the extra money for the Larue stripped upper? I am very impressed with their products, but I as well many others I am sure have hit hard times, and I am not sure the extra hundred and forty bucks is really worth it.
know my local gun shop has several stripped uppers, so I can go buy one for about $110, and that will get my project put together (minus optics) I am just worried that I would miss out by not having the Larue upper Thanks |
The Larue uppers are billet, technically a forged upper will be stiffer. That said, unless you are shooting with a long, heavy barrel and looking to make competition-level groups, upper flex won't be a concern. If you want something specifically designed for resistance to flex, look at something like the Alexander Arms upper.
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From M LaRue in a thread about aligning handguards:
"Other than that, in this quest for nirvana, unless you have our LaRue billet upper, I would suggest lapping the face of whatever upper you're using for this particular build (because they have proven to randomly be pointing off in every direction)." If you are going to use a quad handguard and you are building a high precision rig, it may be worth it to make sure it is perfectly aligned with the upper receiver. Otherwise, a regular upper may not be quite as pretty but it shouldn't matter. |
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From M LaRue in a thread about aligning handguards: "Other than that, in this quest for nirvana, unless you have our LaRue billet upper, I would suggest lapping the face of whatever upper you're using for this particular build (because they have proven to randomly be pointing off in every direction)." If you are going to use a quad handguard and you are building a high precision rig, it may be worth it to make sure it is perfectly aligned with the upper receiver. Otherwise, a regular upper may not be quite as pretty but it shouldn't matter. What's being talked about in the quote you quoted has nothing to do with handguard installation. In the past, some builders discovered that the "face" of some forged receivers wasn't perfectly square. If a barrel was installed it might be .0001 of an inch off from being perfectly perpendicular to the front of the receiver. Some builders therefore decided to true up the receivers prior to barrel installation. Supposedly billet uppers don't have this problem. Tradeoff is that billet will oftentimes weigh more and it's not as strong as a forged upper. IMHO, billet uppers and lowers are gucci gear...aesthetically pleasing, but provide no quantifiable benefit and in fact have their own set of problems (as noted above). Save your money for parts that really matter, like your barrel and BCG. |
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