Posted on 01/02/2021 6:59:49 AM PST by Onthebrink
The AR-15 is certainly one popular firearm.
Simply put, the AR-15 the civilian version of the U.S. military’s M16. The only main difference being that you can’t fire in three-round bursts or full-automatic.
But while it’s just as versatile, accurate, durable, and downright dependable as the one trusted by the uniformed services, the one thing you can do with an AR-15 that you couldn’t dream of doing in the military is customizing it.
Think of Legos — but for grown-ups. Entering the vast and colorful world of rifle mods can be overwhelming at first, and it will take some time to make sense of it all. So to help, here’s a list of the top 5 upgrades for your AR-15
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Ammo would be a natural and wise addition.
I had a poverty pony with a velocity 3# trigger and BA Hanson 18” rifle length barrel. It could shoot 1 MOA with good ammo,I think I had about $700 in it total. unfortunately I lost it in a tragic boating accident.
Most modifications are simply a waste of money and reduce reliability.
Optics improve the situation, but little else does.
Standardized rifle setup are best. You’re probably going to lose that rifle at some point and none of those mods make you a better shooter.
The AR trigger is perfect under combat. Fancy benchrest type triggers are just a waste of money and often break.
The standard “birdcage’ AR flash hider is best. It works at hiding the flash and keeps the muzzle blast from being redirected down when in the prone position. It also helps as a muzzle recoil device. Trying every fancy thing out there is just a waste of money.
One item I do use is the tactical latch release. It allows quick charging handle operation with the typical two-finger salute.
Lights are good in some situations. A green laser is another.
I've stuck a Larue trigger in all my AR's, with the exception of my BCM. At $80, it felt even better than my Daniel Defense stock trigger. But you are right, some of those competition triggers are exactly that....competition triggers.
Bad list.
Better list-
1. Ammo
2. Nice sling
3. Mag bag
All of my ARs were lost in tragic boating accidents.
Upgrade it to an AR-10.
Mini-14s are as accurate as stamped receiver AKs, and you can get a good AR for what a milled receiver AK costs.
Already done all of these upgrades and was practicing regularly until the ammo shortage. Wish I had sprung for some body armor before things got stupid
My one and only AR has a "stock" Palmetto State Armory EPT (Enhanced Polished Trigger.) It's a Nickle Boron coated standard Mil-Spec trigger group with a bit of polishing on the trigger-hammer sear face.
It's a single stage trigger that breaks extremely cleanly with zero creep, but has to be around 6-7 lbs. I'd like a lower trigger weight, but I have two issues: 1) I don't want to go to a crazy low 2-3 lb match trigger for an all around home defense + plinker gun, and 2) I'm a tightwad and don't want to spend north of $150 for a drop-in two stage trigger.
Do you think the LaRue trigger worth the extra $80, considering that I already have an "enhanced" GI trigger?
Bkmk
It would have been nice if one of the companies started producing the M41-A ... I bet those things would be selling like hot-cakes.
The venerable AR-platform has its quirks, yet, like the FN-FAL before it has become the right arm of the free world. IMHO.
I’ve built dozens of both platforms.
I’m partial to the AR for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is a course I took many years ago at (the now-closed) Central Virginia Tactical range in Louisa, VA “Precision shooting with imprecise components.”
With a homebuilt AR15 (80% receiver, stock internals, upper/barrel a stock Stoner OTC setup from MidwayUSA), range brass handloads with surplus powder and pulled 55gn bullets (also a variety of OTC ammo like Winchester, Eagle, PMC), a 16” suppressed (I had, others not) 1:9 barrel, and non-magnified RED DOT (I’m partial to Eotech, YMMV) sights I (and others who were in the class and had taken it before) reported the same net results:
sequential torso hits at 700 yds are not only possible, but repeatable. Sure, with an SS109 or similar round it’s like getting hit with a supersonic ice pick even at that range, but with 55gn FMJs it’ll keep interlopers off your back forty with some authority.
Banging and clanging prairie dogs, Pepper Poppers, head and torso steel at mixed ranges from 100 to 500 yds became easier throughout the day.
I’ve also used the same carbine on other range exercises, CQB drills, other fun things.
No need for a $2000 branded firearm. My homebuilt gun cost me, when I built it, about $550, plus the cost of the suppressor, first one I ever bought about 1997 through Ty Meligan up in Oregon for $200 (plus NFA tax), and I’ve run thousands of rounds through this gun. It’s never had a “jam”, (dual feed, FTF, FTE), and, honestly, I’ve probably broken it down to clean/check wear 3 times since assembly. Not much to really clean on an AR once you get it down pat. Little brushing, mopping, decarbonizing the bolt, and I always, always use Mobil 1 diesel engine oil for lube, 5W40 works as well as anything. Cheap, a quart will last a lifetime.
Keep it simple, the way Eugene Stoner designed it, with the right powder/ammo, relatively clean, and train.
Aaah, I beg to differ.
And you don’t look or feel like a damned African or Russian when you fire a beautifully machined Ruger Mini-14.
Hi.
Is that a 40 watt plasma rifle? Can I get one in black?
5.56mm
With extra power packs.
Forgot.
5.56mm
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