Please Help me Customize my AR-15

[slm9s]

I'm a huge fan of the Sierra Precision Grip. Fits the hand perfectly and seems to let me control aiming better. All my ARs and Chassis rifles have them. Only downside is your left-handed friends will glare at you if they try to borrow your rifle!

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[PremiumSomdier]

I’ll add to the “Don’t waste your money!” I have a couple cheap ARs. I have a couple nice ARs. I wouldn’t put a penny into trying to make a cheap AR into a nice AR. Save your money so you can buy a Rock River. They make a great gun. Larue and HK are really nice but too expensive for my needs.

i dont consider 900 bucks for a gun, "cheap"...as long as i can hit a target from a decent range, and the gun lasts me a while, im good with it...i dont want to put expensive parts on my "cheap" gun...i want the best part FOR the cheapest price...

 

[TonyinKY]

I consider these scopes are ideal for a 1” AR in 223:

Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8x24 GEN2 Riflescope w/ AR-BDC3 Reticle & Vortex Sport Cantilever 30mm Ring Mount, 2

Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8x24 GEN2 Riflescope w/ AR-BDC3 Reticle Strike

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[AccelR8]

I consider these scopes are ideal for a 1” AR in 223:

Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8x24 GEN2 Riflescope w/ AR-BDC3 Reticle & Vortex Sport Cantilever 30mm Ring Mount, 2

Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8x24 GEN2 Riflescope w/ AR-BDC3 Reticle Strike

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Yes, This one would be a lot better than the Firefield I mentioned. I had one of these for about an hour. I bought it by mistake, intending to buy the fist focal plane 1-8. It seemed like a good scope but I took it back and got the FFP one I had wanted. In retrospect I wish I would have kept this SFP one. I'm not a big fan of the FFP 1-8. It is a great scope but at 1X the reticle nearly disappears.

 

[jds holler]

So I wanted to use my AR as one of the squeak shooting guns in my arsenal, and I had a spare Vortex Viper 6.5-20 laying around with no job. I mounted it up, and it does well. Rifle is a cheap, but shoots good (sub MOA) with my reloads, and I blew up lots of squirrels with it this year.


Squirrel season ended, and I got to thinking that this big honkin, and fairly heavy scope was ridiculous on the AR. So I ordered an inexpensive Chianeze 3x9 which is about half the size and weight, and slapped it on. Went out to sight it in, and HOLY CRAP!! The bullseye is so tiny. I looked like my target was a mile away.
I guess there's a problem going backwards in power after getting used to 20x.

As far as your front sight being a problem with a scope -- you're gonna see it, but it shouldn't be much of a problem. jd

 

[slm9s]

So I wanted to use my AR as one of the squeak shooting guns in my arsenal, and I had a spare Vortex Viper 6.5-20 laying around with no job. I mounted it up, and it does well. Rifle is a cheap, but shoots good (sub MOA) with my reloads, and I blew up lots of squirrels with it this year.

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Squirrel season ended, and I got to thinking that this big honkin, and fairly heavy scope was ridiculous on the AR. So I ordered an inexpensive Chianeze 3x9 which is about half the size and weight, and slapped it on. Went out to sight it in, and HOLY CRAP!! The bullseye is so tiny. I looked like my target was a mile away.
I guess there's a problem going backwards in power after getting used to 20x.

As far as your front sight being a problem with a scope -- you're gonna see it, but it shouldn't be much of a problem. jd

I guess you're not shooting "nose to charging handle" with that setup?

 

[Pyscodog]

I’ll add to the “Don’t waste your money!” I have a couple cheap ARs. I have a couple nice ARs. I wouldn’t put a penny into trying to make a cheap AR into a nice AR. Save your money so you can buy a Rock River. They make a great gun. Larue and HK are really nice but too expensive for my needs.

I just wanted a "cheap" rifle to coyote hunt with. So much for cheap. Should have added a couple of hundred more and just bought a RRA. I'll never get my money back if I try to sell it. Luckily it was only a little here and there but it all adds up. Scope is a Cabelas 1x8. Nice enough.

 

[ELR LVR]

Whats wrong with a Colt 6920 for the same price as a Rock River?
I think I'd rather have a Colt

 

[joshb]

Whats wrong with a Colt 6920 for the same price as a Rock River?
I think I'd rather have a Colt

Ha! My adopted son took my Colt! Actually traded back an AR10 I gave him because it was expensive to feed. When I went to my local gun shop to replace it, they had a lot of Rock Rivers and no Colts. I looked bummed so they gave me 20% off on the $1200 Rock River. It’s the first one I’ve owned but it’s proven itself as a great shooter with nary a hiccup.

 

[jds holler]

I guess you're not shooting "nose to charging handle" with that setup?

If you're talking about the flipped cantilever mount, I did that so my brass catcher would fit up front. With the military stock there is enough eye relief, but it's kind of tight. jd

 

[Pyscodog]

I think Rock River is the Tikka in the AR world. They just shoot!

 

[joshb]

Someday, maybe….

 

[jelenko]

Someday, maybe….
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I think you could use a White Oak predator upper and a Bravo Company lower and put together every bit or better rifle for $2000 less.

 

[joshb]

I think you could use a White Oak predator upper and a Bravo Company lower and put together every bit or better rifle for $2000 less.

Yup. The extra $2000 is a hump I just can’t get over. My Rock River gives me all I need in an AR. 2 years go I bought a cheap AR. Palmetto state had a braced pistol with a ten inch barrel on Sale. It shot worse than hoped. 12” patterns at 50 yards. I bought their 16” upper and now I get 2-3” groups at 100. Maybe I’ll buy a quality barrel and play AR mechanic someday but my questions have been answered about cheap ARs. You get what you pay for.
I will retract my comment about the OP’s gun being “cheap”. I checked the pricing.
On his comment on “flat shooting”. That’s the cartridge, not the gun.
On recoil: What recoil? An AR has the softest recoil of any gun I own except my 22 rimfires.

 

[PremiumSomdier]

Someday, maybe….
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3k for a rifle is about 2200 bucks over my budget...

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Witt Machine SME slimline linear comp, reduce the barrel jump. Run the blast can or without.

 

[Precisionhunter417]

I think you could use a White Oak predator upper and a Bravo Company lower and put together every bit or better rifle for $2000 less.

This is what i essentially did. I added a Larue MBT-2 trigger and Spiker handguard and made my first service rifle.

Dissregard the SWFA SS scope.


Made for a great shooting rifle.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

3k for a rifle is about 2200 bucks over my budget...

Your Ruger is a decent rifle.

 

[jds holler]

I went back in time with mine and replaced the collapsable butt stock with the military style with trap door butt plate and storage. I added probably a pound of tools - drive handle and bits to fit every screw head on the rifle, and wrench to
pop the scope and mount off and mount the red dot sight. --- maybe some jerky, chewing gum, condoms, Bic lighter,-- heck I can't remember what all I've got in there.

My rifle is one of the cheap ummmm, I mean inexpensive ones, but from what I've seen it shoots about the same of most of y'alls. I've been enjoying it and appreciate the platform, but it's' not gonna replace my other rifles. jd

 

[dryhumor]

I think if you can’t spring for an AR all at once, figure what brand you want and buy the upper and lower as money builds up. The recommendations for upgrade parts are solid, if you want to invest in the Ruger that’s already paid for.

I built one a couple weeks ago with various parts on hand. Except for the gas block, I actually needed to order that.

Rock River lower- somehow ended up with 12-15 years ago. I need to polish the trigger…
Xcaliber barrel- ordered some years ago but needed a clamp on gas block.
YHM- clamp on gas block, already had a used gas tube.
Hera free float hand guard- traded .22 ammo for it during Obama years.
Unknown upper rcvr- had to dig around my shop for it.
Zero Fail BCG- a spare I’ve had for 15 years.
Warne mount- probably had it 6-10 years.
Leupold scope- I seldom sell them, just swap around as needed.

Realistically, accumulated parts and money spent in previous years lessons the cost all at once.