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Posted: 10/12/2015 8:07:34 AM EDT
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Yesterday I put together and zeroed an 11.5" upper with the Syrac Gen II gas block and Bcm KMR rail. Also found that 5 clicks is the difference between suppressed and unsuppressed. That should make it easy enough. I noticed shooting unsuppressed that it's definitely not as smooth as my 16" BCM middy.
My current setup is an 18" SPR type rifle I built that's heavy, accurate, and my absolute favorite rifle. As mentioned I have a 16" upper and now my 11.5" upper/SBR. I've recently encountered interested from a friend in buying my 16" upper. My question to you all is, is it worth selling? I have taken a bit of training so having a solid rifle that's been proven is high priority. However the 16" was my do-it-all rifle and now that I have the short and long I'm questioning the need for it. Anyone else come across this? If so, have you regretted selling your smooth shooting 16" middy? I don't plan on ever doing 3gun and I'm becoming more of a minimalist in my gun collection in only having the essentials. Any advice or input is appreciated. |
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Why not build the upper that the friend wants?
There is no reason that you should not have three or four rifles that fill different roles for you. Don't forget to acquire all the parts necessary or build rifles for your off spring or future offspring. Prepare to supply the next generation or two. 
They may not be able to get their own when they are adults. ETA: Don't forget Ammo and spare parts to rebuild them when necessary!! |
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Why not build the upper that the friend wants? There is no reason that you should not have three or four rifles that fill different roles for you. For starters, his budget is tight currently and I could use the extra cash. I do see the value in having multiple rifles however currently this is strictly an upper. No optic. To get the upper usable would require getting another optic and complete lower and such. Something I can't afford currently. |
| If you need the money and you have two ARs I don't really see a down side to selling a spare upper. You can always buy more gun stuff when your money situation gets good again. If you're selling it to a friend you might even get a chance to buy it back if you like it that much. |
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If you need the money and you have two ARs I don't really see a down side to selling a spare upper. You can always buy more gun stuff when your money situation gets good again. If you're selling it to a friend you might even get a chance to buy it back if you like it that much. This is a good point. I'm not particularly in "need" of the money, it would just be nice since the holidays are coming up and I'd like to keep my aggressive school loan payment plan. However knowing my friend, this would potentially be the last upper he buys so it may be stuck with him. The point of this topic wasn't so much on whether or not I should sell, but more so on pros and cons of having a do-it-all or specific rifles for their purpose. |
| I assembled a 16" middy that turned out to have the smoothest hand-cycling I have seen yet. It is a CMMG complete A3 upper with medium contour mid barrel, chrome-lined, 1:7 and M16 carrier. AP lower with an ALG-ACT set and a surplus refurbished M16A1 stock, tube and spring. I have a TA01 ACOG on it. It's a sweet shooter with mild recoil and so far I'm getting about 1.5" with PRVI 75 gr. My point is, when you stumble onto a good set-up that is reliable and pleasant to shoot, maybe you should keep it build another one like it for someone else. I have come to regret getting rid of some of those guns that I had put a lot of myself into - whether building, refinishing or just swapping some parts, they were unique. |
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I assembled a 16" middy that turned out to have the smoothest hand-cycling I have seen yet. It is a CMMG complete A3 upper with medium contour mid barrel, chrome-lined, 1:7 and M16 carrier. AP lower with an ALG-ACT set and a surplus refurbished M16A1 stock, tube and spring. I have a TA01 ACOG on it. It's a sweet shooter with mild recoil and so far I'm getting about 1.5" with PRVI 75 gr. My point is, when you stumble onto a good set-up that is reliable and pleasant to shoot, maybe you should keep it build another one like it for someone else. I have come to regret getting rid of some of those guns that I had put a lot of myself into - whether building, refinishing or just swapping some parts, they were unique. I think that's what it is for me. I've built both of my rifles with the exception of this upper so it really doesn't hold any personal value to me where the other ones do. |
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