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Posted: 2/21/2012 11:53:48 AM EDT
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I'm looking for what your thoughts on having multiple, separate rifles are.
I'm starting my first build, and am trying to have forethought for the future, and subsequent builds. Building a lower, with a good quality stock, trigger, internals, grip, etc, seems like a waist to do it twice. Unless both guns need to be deployed at the same time, or there is a reason for a different stock and/or trigger, then why have two lowers? Why not just switch out the uppers. For instance, I build a really good quality lower, and top it with a .223 upper. In the future I want, say...a 6.8 spc. Would there be any advantage to building a good quality lower for this separate upper? Or would switching out the uppers be just as doable? Now I could see if you are going tactical, to target, to etc, then there could be different triggers, and stocks and such, but if you are staying in the same realm of use. And of course, if money is no object, or you want to build another one with different parts, then I get it, but otherwise, what's the point? |
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Thanks for the quick replies.
I think eventually I will build a second lower...especially since I'll be having two kids coming into shooting age in the next 5 years or so. That actually could be a pretty cheap build. Parts kit trigger, and a cheap stock. That might actually be a good idea. And that could have a cheaper upper for 223 and 22lr for them. Thanks! I haven't even started my first build, and I'm already planning my second. Ha! |
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You are completely right that you only need one decent lower and multiple uppers. No one does it It just looks so much cooler when you open up your case at the range and you have three complete rifles instead of 3 uppers and one lower! I tried this once when I had one lower and two uppers. 2 more lowers magically appeared one for the lonely upper and one for the next build. |
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One more question concerning multiple AR's. When someone builds more than one, do they usually do it for different purposes?
I have a 308 bolt gun for long range shooting. I could see building an accurate AR, longer/heavy barrel. And also a short/light 'tactical' type. What else would people build? And why so many? Cool factor? Or are there separate purposes for each? Or is this just a symptom of the disease? With 2 kids, and looking to buy a home, I'm not in a place where I can just keep building for the heck of it. If I'm going to get it, it's got to have a very focus purpose. |
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You are completely right that you only need one decent lower and multiple uppers. No one does it It just looks so much cooler when you open up your case at the range and you have three complete rifles instead of 3 uppers and one lower! I tried this once when I had one lower and two uppers. 2 more lowers magically appeared one for the lonely upper and one for the next build. This is probably the answer your going to get on here. I have also tried the multiple uppers and fewer lowers but it never works out, the only reason I can see myself doing it is if I had a real nice 16" REECE rifle and had a 20" spr upper with nice glass to go along with it. |
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Unknown fate/future of laws is the best reason as to why you should just complete each upper into a full rifle.
Sure, make your one high quality/high grade lower with all the greatest parts. However for roughly another 250 bucks you can complete the other uppers with a standard configuration lower. I am glad I did this back before the California AW ban. Instead of one lower and multiple uppers, it's 3 reg'd ARs and and an AR10. And as far as unknowns on the Fed scope are concerned, that's the reason for continuing to buy lowers and horde them away as if they were silver. |
| I've had an complete rifle lower for like a year and a half, which turned into a complete rifle lower and a complete pistol, which will soon be a complete rifle and a complete sbr and a stripped lower, which will continue to multiply until I'm using them for pillows and blankets. Theres just something about having multiple rifles vs just uppers. |
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Hell, I can't even keep a spare BCG without it growing into a complete rifle! ...my last carbine began with a "spare" receiver extension and a "spare" set of NOS Colt skinny carbine hand guards Now I gotta figure out what do to with a "spare" Double Star lower |
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I had a spare DD A1.5 rear sight that sprouted a carbine... So, I picked it & took it to market. Waiting for the sight to sprout another.
The best reason for mulitple lowers that I can see, besides having a bunch of complete rifle, is different upper setups. Have you shot a 20" HBAR on a plain carbine lower? WAAAYYY front heavy. You can start out with one lower & work your way up to another, then another, then another, then another, then another... See where we're going with this? LOL I keep the rule of at least 1 carbine lower for carbine uppers & rifle lowers for rifle uppers (different stocks for balance purposes). |
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I was just listening to my buddy have a convo about this with another High Power shooter. They were talking about their triggers (Geissele's), and the one guy said he had to order 6 of them for all his lowers. My buddy said he only needed one, that way he only had one trigger to work and practice with. His thought was that if you're shooting matches and practicing with one trigger, then you swap to another rifle, that trigger, even if it's the same freaking Geissele, may be slightly different.
The latter made sense. I myself would like to have two lowers, one for carbine uppers and one for rifle uppers. Then, several spare LPKs, Geissele triggers, etc. as backups. However, I've noticed that spare parts grow into complete rifles easily, and I've read a lot of the same on here about it. It's like these things are replicators....... 
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