Here I am minding my own business, surfing gunnutz, when what do I see in the EE? A brand new A3 T-marked upper (A4?) for $140. So what do I do? I buy it. I had to at that price.
The problem is that I'm currently at home on parental leave, waiting for my first EI check to show up so I can finally pay some bills, and all of a sudden I find this upper. My wife is going to kill me if she finds out. It was hard enough to sneak this past her, let alone the rest of a build.
This is my first flat top and I think that I'll turn it into my ultimate do-everything AR. You know what I mean, good for CQB and distances up to 500m. I'll probably go with a 16" midlength in 1/7 twist if I can stumble across one at a decent price (yeah, right). I'll have to settle for just building the upper for now and get another lower when I can afford it.
This will probably take me well over a year to piece together, bit by bit, as I scrounge up the cash. Ultimately, I hope to have something like this;
16" medium contour, mid-length, 1/7 with A2 FSB
9" railed forend (Larue, DD, or what I can afford)
1-4x illuminated optic in SPR mount (thinking IOR CQB)
Troy BUIS
PRI gasbuster
Two stage trigger (probably RRA, wish I could afford KAC or Geisselle)
I think that the above would give me a good base to start with, I could add/upgrade components later like grips, better bolt carrier, etc...The optic is the most expensive part, so it would probably be the last thing that I buy, yet I believe that it's also one of the most critical parts of the build.
Let me know what you think.
The problem is that I'm currently at home on parental leave, waiting for my first EI check to show up so I can finally pay some bills, and all of a sudden I find this upper. My wife is going to kill me if she finds out. It was hard enough to sneak this past her, let alone the rest of a build.
This is my first flat top and I think that I'll turn it into my ultimate do-everything AR. You know what I mean, good for CQB and distances up to 500m. I'll probably go with a 16" midlength in 1/7 twist if I can stumble across one at a decent price (yeah, right). I'll have to settle for just building the upper for now and get another lower when I can afford it.
This will probably take me well over a year to piece together, bit by bit, as I scrounge up the cash. Ultimately, I hope to have something like this;
16" medium contour, mid-length, 1/7 with A2 FSB
9" railed forend (Larue, DD, or what I can afford)
1-4x illuminated optic in SPR mount (thinking IOR CQB)
Troy BUIS
PRI gasbuster
Two stage trigger (probably RRA, wish I could afford KAC or Geisselle)
I think that the above would give me a good base to start with, I could add/upgrade components later like grips, better bolt carrier, etc...The optic is the most expensive part, so it would probably be the last thing that I buy, yet I believe that it's also one of the most critical parts of the build.
Let me know what you think.
