Anyone here into firearms?

GMZ

Thats on the high side, I paid a little under $1500 for mine IIRC from NW Tactical in Ohio. That was a year ago though so that may be the going price now. Where you buying from?

tvfreakazoid

What brand is a IIRC? Here's the link of the company i'm thinking of buying from:Welcome to U.S. Firearms Academy - On Target with Great Prices, Selection and Service

Although he doesn't have it on his website, he said he has the lwrc a2 available. I was thinking that is pretty pricey. So I may go with a POF which is about $1375. But he told me that there were some issues with the pof. He said he sold one to his friend and he had troubles with it. So, not sure what I want to buy now. I'm trying to google to find other companies that could get it cheaper if possible but so far i only found a couple of places.

I went to NW and the upper a2 is $1644. A little cheaper

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Nothing against the LWRC guns, I understand they are running well throughout some high round count trials, but if it we’re my money I would buy a Colt or LMT... in either case my preference would be for a conventional gas gun.

wstar

I like Colt and LMT both, but my next upper (still being planned out, probably months away as all my hobby money is going into the Z lately) is going to be a Noveske. This one is going to be an SBR set up for mostly suppressed use, probably this 10.5 model since it comes with an M4-2000 flash-hider (which is the mount for the suppressor I want to use with it), and Noveske's "switchblock" for controlling the gas (basically, lets you cut the gas flow back a bit when suppressed, or cut it completely for manual cycling). I'm still kinda waffling between 10.5 and 12.5 barrel lengths though. The 12.5 gives a little bit more velocity, which extends the useful range of the gun for effective 5.56 terminal ballistics, but the 10.5 obviously has the compactness advantage.

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wstar

Oh, and IIRC is "If I Recall Correctly", it's not a gun brand

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tvfreakazoid

yea I noticed that now LOL

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tvfreakazoid

I hear nothing but good about this company, but the price is on the very high side. Pretty steep. I not sure if I want to pay that much, but I may go with a pof. I hear they are good, and not as pricey.

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GMZ

They are roughly comparable. Except for that hideous rail POF uses, thats what killed them for me. I dont remember if I asked you or not, but is there a specific reason youre going piston? I just want to reiterate that after going this route, Id rather have a regular DI gun. You dont seem quite sure you want to spend this much for just an upper. Youre still gonna need BUIS/optic and a complete lower at the least.

tvfreakazoid

Well as you can tell i'm new to the ar weapons. I hear that the pistons from a few people i've talked to on other forums said that they don't generate as much heat, which mean it's better for the rifle and probably last longer and there isn't much cleaning involved.

I guess for some people they rather stick with the older style, plus the DI system has been used for a long time. Some people rather not pay that much for a Piston system. Personally I dont mind paying a little more for a quality build AR. It's just that for an upper costing over $1700 for lwrci a2 and over $1800 for an a3 it's just a tad bit much. That's why I'm leading toward the POF which cost about $1395 for an upper, still expensive compared to the other brands, but I hear that the quality of build is good.

From the different websites i've been to regarding Piston AR's, that piston rifles from reputable companies seems to be priced around the $1300 to $1500 range.
I'm a little hesitant buying from POF because POF is really a small company and who knows how long it will stick around. If that company goes under what will I do if I need certain parts that are proprietary? Plus, I talked to a gun store owner in reno, NV and he told me that he and his buddy had some problems with the pof. I have to ask him what were the problems. That worries me a little.

How come you don't like the rail system on the pof? It seems similar to other rails systems i've seen POF rail
I'm not sure if I want to go with the 14.5 or the 16".
I also here that the 5.56 AR's can use the 6.8 ammo, but all you need is a different barrel. Is this true? Or do you have to get a different lower rec?

By the way what does BUIS stand for? I'm thinking about getting a spikes tactical lower. But I haven't done a lot of research for lowers yet. I also read that Kaiser defense make pretty good lowers.
I noticed on some lowers, that said 2 stage trigger! What does that do?
But I just need to make a quick decision soon cause who know what laws will be passed regarding AR's, especially in Cali.

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