Hi guys, new guys here. I have been shooting .223 AR-15's for several years now but have not shot or owned an AR-15 in a chambering larger than .223.
I (over the course of the next 6 months or so) am planning on acquiring the parts-n-pieces and building an 18" Barreled AR-15 Upper Receiver Assembly. The main purpose of this Upper Receiver Assembly will be HUNTING, more specifically Coyotes and Whitetail Deer Hunting, with some target shooting thrown in. I will be using this Upper Receiver Assembly BUT also my petite wife, and my grand kids will also be using it for Hunting. With that said this Upper Receiver Assembly will be used on a couple different lowers, one with a Carbine Buffer Tube Assembly with a 6 Position Collapsable Buttstock and one with an A2 Butter and Buttstock.
In looking at Midway USA and the Alexander Arms web sites I find a 18" Barrel & Bolt Combo for roughly the same price (Midway USA AR Stoner 18" Stainless-Steel 1 in 8" Twist .264 LBC @ $329.99 vs the Alexander Arms 18" Stainless-Steel 1 in 8" Twist 6.5 Grendel @ $320.00). Both barrels are Stainless-Steel, both barrels are 18" in length, both barrels use a mid length gas system, both barrels use a .750" gas block and both barrels are 1 in 8" Twist.
Does anyone know if either of these barrels are drilled for the cross pins for a Standard AR-15 Front Sight Base?
Is one more desirable that the other? Are the Bolts that come with each barrel of good quality? Will those bolts work with a standard .223 Bolt Carrier Group?
I have a DPMS Slick Side Flat Top Upper Receiver that I am planning on putting this Upper Receiver Assembly together with.
In short I have a lot of questions in my mind and really need answers to these questions so I can start acquiring parts for this build.
Thanks
Larry
I (over the course of the next 6 months or so) am planning on acquiring the parts-n-pieces and building an 18" Barreled AR-15 Upper Receiver Assembly. The main purpose of this Upper Receiver Assembly will be HUNTING, more specifically Coyotes and Whitetail Deer Hunting, with some target shooting thrown in. I will be using this Upper Receiver Assembly BUT also my petite wife, and my grand kids will also be using it for Hunting. With that said this Upper Receiver Assembly will be used on a couple different lowers, one with a Carbine Buffer Tube Assembly with a 6 Position Collapsable Buttstock and one with an A2 Butter and Buttstock.
In looking at Midway USA and the Alexander Arms web sites I find a 18" Barrel & Bolt Combo for roughly the same price (Midway USA AR Stoner 18" Stainless-Steel 1 in 8" Twist .264 LBC @ $329.99 vs the Alexander Arms 18" Stainless-Steel 1 in 8" Twist 6.5 Grendel @ $320.00). Both barrels are Stainless-Steel, both barrels are 18" in length, both barrels use a mid length gas system, both barrels use a .750" gas block and both barrels are 1 in 8" Twist.
Does anyone know if either of these barrels are drilled for the cross pins for a Standard AR-15 Front Sight Base?
Is one more desirable that the other? Are the Bolts that come with each barrel of good quality? Will those bolts work with a standard .223 Bolt Carrier Group?
I have a DPMS Slick Side Flat Top Upper Receiver that I am planning on putting this Upper Receiver Assembly together with.
In short I have a lot of questions in my mind and really need answers to these questions so I can start acquiring parts for this build.
Thanks
Larry
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