I'm looking for another AR upper, to make a tactical carbine style. I just put an Ace, Ltd. ARFX stock on my Eagle lower, and will be heading to a show tomorrow with an eye towards a shory style upper.
What I've got on that receiver now is an Armalite 20" HBAR flat top upper. With a scope from a bench and with handloads, that upper is sub moa all day. This was my first AR, so I've got no first hand experience with anything but Armalite and Eagle.
Bushmaster has some really cool uppers, like the 14.5" ones with the AK style brakes, and the ones with the mini Y comps. Does anyone here have experience with either of these, and what kind of accurcy can I expect with 'em? I will have some kind of red dot sight on the new upper, most likely with backup folding sights.
My other option is to just get an Armalite 16" upper...I've had great luck with the one I've got now, so there's a lot to be said for sticking with what works. BTW, I have no problems if the rifle doesn't look like it's military issue, so if I get a Bushy, it'll be an A3 of some variety. I like the flat top because of the optics versatility. (I'm one of the folks who don't thing flat tops are ugly!)
Any help/experience from you guys would be greatly appreciated. Thanks....