Seeing as how I will have an extra AR lower sitting around after the NJGF group buy...

 

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good 223/5.56 upper for shooting paper at several hundred yards. I want a flattop (A4 style) so I can put optics on it. I would probably get a 20" or 24" bull barrel for accuracy. I was looking at the Rock River and DPMS uppers. Are there any I should be looking at in addition to (or instead of) them? Unfortunately, like many of us I am not made of money so please don't recommend some super-custom upper that I can only afford to drool over. Thanks

 

Rock River

http://www.rockriverarms.com/index.cfm? ... ory_id=269

 

DPMS

http://www.dpmsinc.com/firearms/firearm.aspx?id=4

Armalites are shooters for sure.

http://dsgarms.com/index.cfm/category/8 ... uppers.cfm

 

I built a rifle with the mid length version from DSG last week, you will have to change the flash hider to a compensator.

http://dsgarms.com/index.cfm/product/63 ... ceiver.cfm

http://www.whiteoakarmament.com/complete_uppers.htm

 

You don't want a compensator if you ever might compete, they're not allowed.

White oak. +1

This thread I started has got me thinking...

My first AR was a Colt Match target that I transferred though PK90. I bought a Spike's Tactical 22LR upper for it and that's what I have mostly used in it since it's not that fun to shoot 223 at an indoor 25 yard range, and I don't belong to an outdoor range yet (soon though). Now that I am considering getting an A4 style upper, I wonder if it makes sense to keep the Colt. I will have a 22LR for short range plinking and a nice long range AR. I wouldn't use the Colt for home defense. I have a Mossberg 500 for that. Just thinking out loud...

Is me getting the White Oak upper like casting pearls before swine.

 

Is the quality and accuracy noticeable over Rock River? Will my (currently meager) shooting skills ever be able to tell the difference at 300 yards?

I was reading on the White Oak Precision site that the White Oak Armament barrels are handmade with a Wilson barrel. They are not customized the way the White Oak Precision barrels are. This keeps the cost near the Rock River, Armalite, etc.

This thread I started has got me thinking...

My first AR was a Colt Match target that I transferred though PK90. I bought a Spike's Tactical 22LR upper for it and that's what I have mostly used in it since it's not that fun to shoot 223 at an indoor 25 yard range, and I don't belong to an outdoor range yet (soon though). Now that I am considering getting an A4 style upper, I wonder if it makes sense to keep the Colt. I will have a 22LR for short range plinking and a nice long range AR. I wouldn't use the Colt for home defense. I have a Mossberg 500 for that. Just thinking out loud...

Is your Colt Match target a A3/A4 style already?

Is your Colt Match target a A3/A4 style already?

 

Yes. It has the detachable carry handle that can be removed to make a flattop (w/front sight post).

I have been reading about the accuracy limitations of the chrome lined 16" barrel, having hand guards instead of free float tubes, etc. I regret not getting a heavy barrel target model instead. I think I was a little too swayed by some of the mall ninja types on ARF.com and similar sites who love the Colt LE 6920 and its Post-ban equivalent, the Match Target. This isn't a home protection weapon for me, so I would rather have the target accesories than the tactical ones. I have already swapped out the fixed M4 stock for a Rock River A2 stock.

I personally do not think you will be limited much at only 300 yards, maybe starting at 400 and over.

Before dropping a bunch of cash on something you do not really need, hit an outdoor with what you have

and see what you and it can do.

I do very well with this set up at 200 yards. Best shot I ever made was a clean hole through a nickel at 200 yards with a 69 grain Sierra HPBT bullet. Upper is RRA 26" Varmit.

 

I personally do not think you will be limited much at only 300 yards, maybe starting at 400 and over.

Before dropping a bunch of cash on something you do not really need, hit an outdoor with what you have

and see what you and it can do.

 

Thanks for the advice. It was always my plan to see how my Colt shoots at the longer distances. Just from my reading I have gotten the impression that I may be disappointed, and my curiosity on new guns always wins out. Considering that the outdoor ranges in Jersey rarely seem to be more than 300 yards, maybe this topic is moot.

After the Spike Tactical Lower group buy, I will have an extra AR lower laying around. It's just a matter of what to do with it, and whether buying an accurate upper for it relieves me of the need for the Colt. I am a shooter rather than a collector. I only keep guns I use. Everything else gets sold. If the Colt is a good shooter, then maybe I sell my non-NJGF Spikes Lower.