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Ar-15
« on: December 10, 2011, 12:22:33 PM »
I'm looking into getting a nice ar-15 for a coyote gun, I have been using my 257 roberts and am kind of getting bored using it for yotes. I was wondering if anyone would have some good input on a nice ar, I have been looking at the smith & wesson and the LMT, any help would be great thanks

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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2011, 03:18:53 PM »
It's tough to beat building your own lower at the very least.
The reason there are so many Ruger upgrades is because they're necessary.

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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2011, 12:02:40 PM »
Do yourself a big favor and go to:

Rainierarms.com

There is a complete world to itself when it comes to AR's. I have built my own for the last 15 or so years. 5.56, 6x45, 6.5 Grendel, .204 Ruger. You can take it from the basic's to burn your wallet up! You can run a basic lower with a hotrod upper, or go the other direction. Simple to do, if you are new to AR's and haven't spent much time breaking one down or haven't  built one in the past. Bushmaster does a excellent DVD, from start to finish on every assembly process pertaining to the AR. A great DVD for the beginner, I picked up several for friends years ago when they decided to build their own, instead of purchasing factory AR's. Most high end performance AR's can be built for allot less than some of the highend builders charge. Especially if one lurks in the parts classifieds on sites such as AR15.com and Snipershide.com.

Uppers come and go, I like to keep my lowers around. Match triggers, enidine buffers, anti rotation pins, blah, blah, blah etc.



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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2011, 07:44:29 AM »
FC is right. You can build a great AR-15 by simply purchasing the parts and assembling. For great instructions and video's of how to do this from beginning to end check out Gavin Gear's Ultimate Reloader site. www.ultimatereloader.com Gavin is a perfectionist with great attention to detail. You can't go wrong. Gavin is local (works at Microsoft) and very helpful answering your questions.
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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2011, 09:25:11 AM »
If you're shooting longer ranges, 200yd or more, I'd look into a dedicated upper. SW and LMT are better know for military/defense packages. White Oak Armor and Rock River are better known for long distance accuracy.
Resist the urge to go with the trendy collapsible buttstock.
Some people think they look cool but your shooting will suffer.
You wil want a fast twist rate, 1/8, or 1/7 to shoot heavier pills.
I like 1/8 myself.
A scope with a 4x erector will give you more options for ranging, from in-close calling to reaching out to touch one.
A good trigger is also critical....I like Rock River two-stage.
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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2011, 05:25:24 PM »
If you're shooting longer ranges, 200yd or more, I'd look into a dedicated upper. SW and LMT are better know for military/defense packages. White Oak Armor and Rock River are better known for long distance accuracy.
Resist the urge to go with the trendy collapsible buttstock.
Some people think they look cool but your shooting will suffer.
You wil want a fast twist rate, 1/8, or 1/7 to shoot heavier pills.
I like 1/8 myself.
A scope with a 4x erector will give you more options for ranging, from in-close calling to reaching out to touch one.
A good trigger is also critical....I like Rock River two-stage.

Ha ha, trendy calapsable.  What do you Use when exiting a vehicle, clearing your house and slicing the pie. A PRS??? Trendy my ass, two completely different applications!

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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2011, 05:51:15 PM »
I have a collaspable (it was free), doesn't seem to shoot any different.  I want to get an A2 though so I can shoot CMP sometime.  They aren't hard to switch out, or at about $100 guess I could just build another lower.
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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2011, 07:33:59 PM »
Dedicated technology is my vote for a custom ar15 otherewise unless you want a piston driven I will stick to olympic arms.

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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2011, 08:36:08 PM »
Dedicated technology is my vote for a custom ar15 otherewise unless you want a piston driven I will stick to olympic arms.

Adam Arms and sexy piston uppers. :tup:

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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2011, 08:40:58 PM »
I have always had outstanding luck with my bushmasters :tup: I am also running a r-25 and have had great luck with it. Of course it is built by remingtons sister company dpms :tup: Then the r-15 is built by the other sister bushmaster :tup:
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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2011, 09:08:30 PM »
I have always had outstanding luck with my bushmasters :tup: I am also running a r-25 and have had great luck with it. Of course it is built by remingtons sister company dpms :tup: Then the r-15 is built by the other sister bushmaster :tup:

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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2011, 09:10:04 PM »
Yep :tup: I knew they were all sisters owned by the same corp, I just could not remember the name :tup:
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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2011, 09:56:54 PM »
Dedicated technology is my vote for a custom ar15 otherewise unless you want a piston driven I will stick to olympic arms.

Adam Arms and sexy piston uppers. :tup:

Now you are being trendy! Why waste money on that?
The reason there are so many Ruger upgrades is because they're necessary.

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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2011, 09:36:58 AM »
I'm looking into getting a nice ar-15 for a coyote gun, I have been using my 257 roberts and am kind of getting bored using it for yotes. I was wondering if anyone would have some good input on a nice ar, I have been looking at the smith & wesson and the LMT, any help would be great thanks
I'll stick to the question the OP asked.
It doesn't sound like he wants to be a mall ninja pretending to be clearing mud huts wearing body armor.
Piston upper?  What's the round count on your last coyote hunt?
See how many precision shooters have collapsible buttstocks?
When I think coyote, I think of shots of 20yds at the caller to 300yds on a wary old dog.
Good optics that have magnification range from 2.5x to 14x.
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Re: Ar-15
« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2011, 09:39:32 AM »
If you're shooting longer ranges, 200yd or more, I'd look into a dedicated upper. SW and LMT are better know for military/defense packages. White Oak Armor and Rock River are better known for long distance accuracy.
Resist the urge to go with the trendy collapsible buttstock.
Some people think they look cool but your shooting will suffer.
You wil want a fast twist rate, 1/8, or 1/7 to shoot heavier pills.
I like 1/8 myself.
A scope with a 4x erector will give you more options for ranging, from in-close calling to reaching out to touch one.
A good trigger is also critical....I like Rock River two-stage.

Ha ha, trendy calapsable.  What do you Use when exiting a vehicle, clearing your house and slicing the pie. A PRS??? Trendy my ass, two completely different applications!
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