Which AR-Mods for you, why?

[dan3]

With the "workhorse" style in mind - I bult an old school carbine :
a2 upper
16" heavy barrel with a2 flashider
m-4 carbine forend with heat shields
6 position retractable stock
ergo brand soft grip.....that pretty much handled it.
HOWEVER, if doing it again - I'd use an A3 flatop upper,
flip-up iron sights, and add a low power variable scope with quick detachable scope mounts.

 

[Lakedaemonian]

Chip McCormik tactical trigger... Daniels Defense lite rail and Barrel... Magpul B.A.D. lights and forward grips to suit specific needs..... and of course. Trijicon RMR.

 

[Adam123]

Now, this is just me, but I would like to have a hexagonal forend with 6 chrome-plated rails and a light on each rail. I would like a Pepsi-can-grade aluminum (for maliability) gas piston with a slightly altered pneumonic trapping pin. I would like one, strategically-placed laser light and two other lasers in a less-than-optimal positions as back-ups. I am currently waiting for Star Fire Tactical to put their 300 round mags into production and I'll probably pick up five or six of them. I would definitely like to have a tripod with a remote controlled motor to maneuver the aiming point and a high-powered camera attached to the rear portion of the scope so that I could shoot at targets from the comfort of my own home. I definitely would like to have Bugella's carbon fiber trigger guard and safety latch. Strattleman's pistol grips can not be overlooked. Lastly, I would complete this work of art with a Haggeman and Baum titanium-plated buffer spring. Thanks for sharing, everyone!

 

[Tirod]

It doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure out that overtravel screws are a bad idea.

Then most of the target trigger makers are putting out a bad product. They have overtravel screws. Let's be out front here, it's being said Timney, AR Gold, and many others make bad triggers. Right?

As for shooting on the move, again, it's an urban CQB tactic. Shooting upright while moving is the exact opposite of shooting while stationary behind cover and concealment. The current fad of insisting on adjustable stocks is running it's course, they have only been available on the M4 as an issue weapon. That's in direct response to also issuing the bullet resistant vest, which is the point of needing the adjustable stock. Until then, fixed got the job done.

If you don't wear an armored vest, you really have no need for an adjustable stock, and the money should go toward shooting enough to have skill, not a brag item. If that shooting in on the long distance range, and the gun properly set up for it, the trigger will likely have an overtravel limit screw, because that's how most of the high dollar makers get the short pull. Frankly, if it's not there, it doesn't rate highly as a great trigger in that application.

What is interesting is that the specifications for the new M24 rifle delete the overtravel screw. It's been there for decades, the concern is that users don't adjust them for a safe margin. It's not an inherently bad or immoral thing in and of itself, most high precision weapons use overtravel screws. What is inherently bad and possibly immoral is too many shooters think it actually needs to be adjusted to the point the sear releases if jarred or struck.

That is entirely my point, use one but do it right. There's too many shooters who take things way too far and attempt to apply them where they won't offer any incremental improvement, except to their ego.

 

[CraigC]

I guess what sticks in my craw is folks telling me what I need and don't need, with no regard for individual circumstances. To automatically assume it has anything to do with bragging rights or my ego is offensive.

I'll keep my adjustable stocks, thank you very much. We're not all built the same, not the same height, have the same length neck or same length arms. Adjustability allows us to fit the rifle to ourselves, not the other way around. A1's and A2's are too long. Factory collapsible stocks are too wobbly and uncomfortable. So I have a Magpul ACS.

I'll also take the 2.5-3lb trigger. Why? Because it's my preference. Don't care if that's milspec or not, I'm not in the military and get to choose my own equipment.

I'll also stick to quad rail handguards. Why? Because it gets friggin' dark here in the sticks and I need a weaponlight. Those that relegate them to "mall ninjas" have obviously never needed to shoot in the dark so their opinions and generalizations are arbitrarily dismissed.

I need my vertical foregrip to operate the light from. Why? Because tapeswitches suck.

My rail also allows me to mount my front sight much further forward than the original gas block location.

I also need an aftermarket grip because the stock grip puts too much of my trigger finger into the triggerguard. Maybe not a big deal for those in the military who only rely on one rifle but I'm not in the military and have a relatively vast accumulation. The Magpul MIAD gets the nod.

Personally, I prefer iron sights and a good detachable carry handle rear works great. However, they suck in the dark where a red dot works best. An illuminuated low powered variable is a good compromise between close range work at night and longer distance precision. My workhorse needs to bust anything from crows to coyotes out to 300yds.

Round it out with rail covers and a padded V-TAC sling.

 

[langloisandy]

A white light for target ID and I prefer an Aimpoint T1 for optics.... things I like but not mandatory, a rifle length railed fore end w/VFG WAY out there (some folks dig the AFG from Magpul), flippy sights of some sort, I use a Duck Bill Grip as well ( www.duckbillgrip.com ) . I have tried the magwell grip from STRAC, http://www.stractech.com/ which many guys like, (I like the VFG personally). That's the neat thing about AR's you can really make them fit your mission. Again, I really just like a decent white light and a T1 for a working gun.

Andy