What I'm trying to do is build a custom AR with configurations similar to the pics attached. Primarily the forends and front part of the furniture. Including a bipod.
It depends on how you are going to shoot it though. I confess to having planned uppers just because I really thought it would be cool to have "X" configuration only to realize that it would be a silly configuration for my shooting habits and ranges. The max range I have in my area is 600 yards so a thousand yard rifle wouldn't make much sense for me to build. (other than coolness, which given an infinite amount of money...etc.)
I can vouch for rainierarms.com, bravocompanyusa.com, and spikestactical.com as reputable AR parts and components places.
Don't buy a premade upper unless you have way more money than time. There are not a lot of variables in an upper and virtually all the companies that build them would use the same parts and tools that you would. There are exceptions to this of course. There are builders that make the parts to their spec, true up the parts that they had made and have them put together by dedicated craftsman that are experts in ARs. Prepare to spend gobs of money. (given an infinite amount of money...etc.) Les Bear and JP Rifles would give you a good place to start if that is where you are going.
I don’t know nuffin about birthen no black rifles.
So, I’m not sure why no one has an opinion about this!
(LOL!!)
I’m actually not as interested in the optics/scope (at this point), etc. as I am in the barrel/forend/bipod.
I figger if I get the barrel, forend, etc. set up right, I’ll have ANOTHER bunches of optic/sight choices.
Which is a whole ‘nother thread!!
Yay!
Thanks for all! Keep it coming!
Chasaway
BTW the second rifle down in your pictures is practically blasphemy while the last rifle is a work of art. That being said the ghetto rifle could be more accurate than the “purty” rifle.
If you want an upper that uses cheap ammo, there’s the M&P AR-15 chambered in 5.45x39. SG sells the upper for $584 (club price). http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=506921 The commie ammo goes for less than $150 for 1080 rounds. It’s corrosive, so you have to take more time and effort to clean your firearm. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=309193
What’s on the front of the gun in the lower pic? A blast reducer?