You didn't offend me. While I have nothing but respect for bench rest and target shooting, (without which many great cartridges would never have been designed) for my use I don't give as much weight to target performance as I do practical use.
I'm of the opinion that the AR I5/M16 in 5.56 NATO was as good as it was going to get 58 years ago. In fact it was so good that it has seen very little improvement nor much in the way of serious competition until recent developments in propellants.
Having carried the M2, the M14, the M16 and CAR15, I've been of the opinion for many years that for us civilians as well as the military the AR platform has been and will be a significant performer for many decades.
I have been waiting for a cartridge for the AR platform that covers as many of the bases between defence and general purpose usage out to 800 yards as possible for nearly 50 years.
From my experiance a quality built AR rifle has the credibility as a platform. A 6MM projectile at 2,600 FPS while a bit light for large game, in the hands of a practiced practical rifleman adequately crosses the divide from close quarters tactical to practical hunting, truck and scout rifle, as long as you stick to the 52,000 PSI limit.
My advice is if you build an AR stick with a single manufacturer for the upper and lower. The chances of it all fitting like a glove are much higher, I went with Aero Precision as a complete upper assembly was available, the lower was also Aero but I used custom fire controls.
