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Cheap 1st(3rd?) build. Big(ish) Chungus - slappyhooper - 12-03-2019
Build List:
- SAA Upper receiver with UPK 40
BCA 18" Heavy Profile Nitride Treated Fluted Barrel 1:8 5R Rifling Mid Gas 67
BCA Nitride Treated BCG 51
Rise Armament Extended latch charging handle 12.00
Nitride treated 4140 steel gas block 10
Stainless Steel mid-length gas tube 8
Stainless Steel taper pin 0.75
A2 Muzzle device 8.00
ADE Pro 12? Keymod Free floating handguard 40
BCM Keymod rail covers 9
Aero Precision 30mm Scope mount 66
RITON Mod-5 6-24x50mm FFP scope 267
UTG QD sling mount 12
Keymod sling swivel 10
Harris bipod knockoff 25
- Lower:
PSA standard lower receiver 40
FFL transfer fee 8
Anderson Stainless Lower parts kit polished 36.50
Kaw Valley reduced power trigger spring kit 10
Trigger adjuster screw 3
Larue Tactical A-Peg grip 8
Aero Precision Carbine buffer tube, spring and buffer 28
MFT Minimalist Stock 28
Total lower cost: $161.00
Complete build cost (Optics and mount included) $786.75
I'll eventually replace the bipod. The thing weighs 9lbs 15 oz as shown.
It's still breaking in, but I'm at 1 MOA with Hornady Black, and 1.5-5 MOA with Wolf Steel cased ammo depending on random flyers.
Wolf Steel cased is frustrating, because I'll string together an awesome 3 or 4 round group and have a random flyer or two nowhere near the main group.
I don't reload, so I'm gradually trying different loads. They're few and far between in my neck of the woods though.
Trigger is good but not phenomenal. It breaks right at 4 lbs, and is polished and adjusted.
Upper receiver was lapped and bedded.
I say this was my 3rd build because I went through 2 BCA barrels before this one to find one that can shoot.
Cheap 1st(3rd?) build. Big(ish) Chungus - mdram - 12-04-2019
slappyhooper Wrote:It's still breaking in, but I'm at 1 MOA with Hornady Black, and 1.5-5 MOA with Wolf Steel cased ammo depending on random flyers.
Wolf Steel cased is frustrating, because I'll string together an awesome 3 or 4 round group and have a random flyer or two nowhere near the main group.
Upper receiver was lapped and bedded.
I say this was my 3rd build because I went through 2 BCA barrels before this one to find one that can shoot.
take all the money you spent in ammo testing 3 barrels and breaking them in
and you could have bought a higher grade barrel
was it really worth it?
just curious
Cheap 1st(3rd?) build. Big(ish) Chungus - slappyhooper - 12-04-2019
Nope. It clearly wasn't.
I still like BCA for common calibers.
I think they're generally great for 5.56/308/300 BLK.
I'll look elsewhere for barrels in different calibers.
Cheap 1st(3rd?) build. Big(ish) Chungus - BluntForceTrauma - 12-10-2019
Good lookin' weapon!