AR Upper?

[Jeeperator]

Make sure you get 5.56 nato chamber or Wilde chamber if you want to use mil surplus ammo. There is a big write up somewhere what the difference is and why not to use .223 rem chamber with NATO ammo.I defiantly like the looks of the flitted yhm barrel. LG my buddy has everything for reloading like I said he has developed his own loads to 1moa at 100 yards .Thing is he was not happy with those results so we traded uppers. Talking with a guy on cl about buying some powder and primers and sharing the shipping cost. He says it after it's all said and done it cost about .20 cents a round. I wonder why so much more than .12 cents a round?

[Lumpy Grits]

Why the 1/7? That twist doesn't do well with 55 gn bullets at all.
I use 1/9 and all is good with all bullet weights.
Why the fluting?
Look at Brownells
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=4...Forged-Barrels
LG

[Lumpy Grits]

20 cents a rnd is way to high.
Try shopping here.
http://www.grafs.com/retail/index/index
http://www.powdervalleyinc.com/
http://www.midwayusa.com/
Look for sales.....
LG

[Tumbleweed13]

Why the 1/7? That twist doesn't do well with 55 gn bullets at all.
I use 1/9 and all is good with all bullet weights.
Why the fluting?
Look at Brownells
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=4...Forged-Barrels
LG

I'll have to re-read my research. I thought the 55g stuff is better with less twist. That it wobbles if you spin it too fast. Thusly, the heavier bullets need more spin, for stability. Do I have that backwards?

I know how you feel about the fluted barrels. I like the way they look( don't judge me ). I like everything about the hammer forged barrels, but the price. too much for me.

[Lumpy Grits]

1/7 is 'faster' than 1/9........
Go with a 'mil-spec' hvy bbl. w/NATO chamber.
The bbl is NOT a place to go the CHEAP.......
Cry one time...Get the best....DON'T 'settle'......
Looky see.
http://www.midwayusa.com/find?newcat...5Nav-_-Barrels
LG

[Lumpy Grits]

Why the 1/7? That twist doesn't do well with 55 gn bullets at all.
I use 1/9 and all is good with all bullet weights.
Why the fluting?
Look at Brownells
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=4...Forged-Barrels
LG

CORRECTION...........
Look'n over my notes and log book, 1/7 does just fine with 55 gn bullets. You just don't want to go lighter is all and it's the best choice for the 'heavies'......
Sorry for the mistake on my part. My CRS is in 'bloom'.
LG

[Tumbleweed13]

Oh ya, 1 full twist per 7" is faster. Duh. I wasn't thinking a heavy barrel would be for me. Gov't or std profile is what I was thinking. A LW or pencil barrel is NOT an option.

I know it wouldn't be your pick, but I don't think the YHM barrel is "go'n cheap", (here's the can of worms), do you?

[Lumpy Grits]

Never said it was. Nor would I, YHM makes go c'it! So does others.
Just not the only brand out there, don't 'drown' in the flavor of the month.
I have had very good outcome with Armalite bbls. But, they don't show any in stock now.
The pic. I sent you is of my ArmaLite with NM hvy 16" bbl that looks like G.I. issue. They made 3 bbls for me like that. They shoot "bug-hole" 5 shot groups. It's a "sleeper" that fools many folks as to how well it shoots.
That's the AR I used at Gunsite in the past, and will again this Nov.
LG

[Jeeperator]

20 cents a rnd is way to high.
Try shopping here.
http://www.grafs.com/retail/index/index
http://www.powdervalleyinc.com/
http://www.midwayusa.com/
Look for sales.....
LG

Thanks

[AR5150EA]

$pof$...................

[Jeeperator]

My case of Federal lake city tactical xm193 5.56x45mm 55grain fmj bt showed up yesturday. Looks good but the crimps are a lot more prominent than the older lake city brass I have. It has a 2012 stamp on the base also so it is new.

[AR5150EA]

If you look around you can find a pof upper for 1300

[Jeeperator]

If you look around you can find a pof upper for 1300

Wth is a pof upper? and why would anyone want to spend that much on just an upper? Shoot! I could buy a whole ar10 .308 for that money.

[Tumbleweed13]

Skip the rest and just pick up a POF! Dont look back! http://www.pof-usa.com/main.htm

Beau, this is what he's talk'n about. I went over the whole site, and read a few articles. There stuff seams to be " The S#it". But its overkill for just plink'n around. It's like buy'n a Ferrari, to go to the grocery store.

[Jeeperator]

Way to pricey for me . Funny thing is that gas piston design been around for years in the sks,ak rifles and my fal has an adjustable regulated gas piston. I heard the special forces still run the good ol gas tube setup but who knows. IMO the more moving parts the more things to go wrong but I guess it's all relative.