Help me build a 20 practical AR

[Daddycaddie67]

A handy piece of information is that when in the fields w a buddy it is not necessarily as important to out shoot your partner as it is to look better than him, so here is a little bling that I added for good measure. LOL.

 

[Daddycaddie67]

Shout out to Tyrant tactical, excellent people to do business with and a quality product. E

 

[Bowhunter-tw]

How’d the build come out? Im debating a 20 practical bolt or ar build

 

[JB10]

How’d the build come out? Im debating a 20 practical bolt or ar build

Depending on ur taste, but i love my bolt action. I prefer bolt action vs AR.

 

[Hal]

I'm not a AR guy but I bought a Les Baer AR in .204 and it's shoots. I didn't know AR's could be that accurate.
Trying to sort through the never ending AR part choices is overwhelming.
Good luck and I' m looking forward to your results.

Hal

 

[Mark M.]

I'm not a AR guy but I bought a Les Baer AR in .204 and it's shoots. I didn't know AR's could be that accurate.
Trying to sort through the never ending AR part choices is overwhelming.
Good luck and I' m looking forward to your results.

Hal

Check out the post on the previous page "What makes a AR accurate" by Robert Withley

 

[Bowhunter-tw]

Im more of a bolt guy also, I have a 300blk ar that I built and am not a fan of so was considering swapping barrels to 204 since I had all the parts. But ultimately I think id prefer a bolt gun in a 20 cal

 

[Lefty2506]

Im more of a bolt guy also, I have a 300blk ar that I built and am not a fan of so was considering swapping barrels to 204 since I had all the parts. But ultimately I think id prefer a bolt gun in a 20 cal

I might get flamed for this, but in general, a 300 BO is not a very accurate cartridge ESPECIALLY if you're talking about supersonic load from an AR. They are "accurate enough", but not something that most people will brag about. I've had multiple 223 Wylde uppers that produce lots of sub 1/2 moa groups, and my 6.5 Grendel upper will do likewise. I DO prefer a bolt action, but for a 20 Practical PD gun out to 400 yds or so, I'm going to go with an AR for the sake of volume, and then something like a 22BR, 22 ARC, or 22 Creedmoor for more reach.

 

[Bowhunter-tw]

I might get flamed for this, but in general, a 300 BO is not a very accurate cartridge ESPECIALLY if you're talking about supersonic load from an AR. They are "accurate enough", but not something that most people will brag about. I've had multiple 223 Wylde uppers that produce lots of sub 1/2 moa groups, and my 6.5 Grendel upper will do likewise. I DO prefer a bolt action, but for a 20 Practical PD gun out to 400 yds or so, I'm going to go with an AR for the sake of volume, and then something like a 22BR, 22 ARC, or 22 Creedmoor for more reach.

Yah goal for the 300 was quiet… in an ar it did not meet expectations. So prob going to get a new barrel for it in something else. Might just set parts aside for now and decide at some other point in time.

 

[Daddycaddie67]

The build came out great. I haven’t quite finished load development yet because I keep getting distracted with other rifles and a model 29 my buddy left me. The only real issue I had was having to polish the feed ramps so it would feed correctly. I’m shooting around an MOA at 100 yards but even better is that the rifle barely moves when fired! It will send a 40gn. Vmax at around 3650 fps.
Also I’ve got a pretty good handle on sizing the brass using a progressive press so sizing is a snap now.