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alfsauve

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It Finally Arrived! AR Varmint Upper
« on: December 20, 2008, 08:34:56 PM »
After 5 weeks, my new AR upper w/ 20" Shaw barrel finally arrived.  It shipped Tuesday, got hung up at FedEx in Kansas City for 24 hours, then I had to wait till today to sign for it.  Can't wait to go to the range and give it a try.

Now all I need is a new lower so I can have both a "stock" A2 and a varmint A4.   When prices settle down, I'll find a suitable lower, but for now here's my new PIF.   Even they wife says it looks more sinister in with the new upper than the old A2.




And shown with original upper.
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Re: It Finally Arrived! AR Varmint Upper
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2008, 08:53:39 PM »
Sweet Alf.  Pop a bulls for me and enjoy.  :)
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Re: It Finally Arrived! AR Varmint Upper
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2008, 09:09:38 PM »
Nice!!!

Now we want range reports.
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Re: It Finally Arrived! AR Varmint Upper
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2008, 09:21:41 PM »
What are you planning on for a scope ?
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Re: It Finally Arrived! AR Varmint Upper
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2008, 11:27:18 PM »
Very nice Alf. That looks like the same free-float tube I put on mine. I plan on geting a Harris ultralight bipod for it. I have a standard barrel so the tube seems even more important.
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Re: It Finally Arrived! AR Varmint Upper
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Re: It Finally Arrived! AR Varmint Upper
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2008, 11:44:12 PM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on December 20, 2008, 09:21:41 PM
What are you planning on for a scope ?

He wants this:

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Gosh Fatman, I was hoping you'd buy us all one of these.  Only $11K without PIF.




http://www.botachtactical.com/elspspthwesi.html

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Re: It Finally Arrived! AR Varmint Upper
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2008, 01:35:00 AM »
Sweet upper!  Looks great and have fun
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Re: It Finally Arrived! AR Varmint Upper
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2008, 11:27:27 AM »
Sweet set-up, Alf. Please let us know how it shoots.



***Side Note: If you need a baby sitter for it, I'm only a couple of hours away.    ;D
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Re: It Finally Arrived! AR Varmint Upper
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2008, 12:56:53 PM »
Here's the plans.   First I need a set of rings.  (Two actually cause I don't like the set on the Savage 25.)   Under the tree is a Bushnell Legend 5-15x.  So Thursday afternoon, that goes on the Savage as the permanent scope and the Simmons Pro-Air 4-12x will go on the AR temporarily!   Then maybe Friday or Saturday to the range.  (Long term the Simmons Pro-Air goes back on the Beeman R-7 where it belongs.)


So, besides the $11k Elcan, I'm not sure what to put on this.   I was thinking something in the 4-12x range to take advantage of long ranges.  But 3-9x would work.   This isn't a close in tactical configuration.  I was disappointed in my Leupold VX-I.   I can't seem to get it to focus for me.   I'm thinking smallish (under 40mm), black and evil looking.   Also, to make things more difficult, I prefer a scope not made China.   (I don't hate the Chinese, just don't want to reward them with this next purchase.)
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Re: It Finally Arrived! AR Varmint Upper
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2008, 05:48:46 PM »
alf

Premier makes a damn fine Made in U.S.A. scope. http://www.premierreticles.com/Products.html

Not too evil looking, except to the woodchuck or taliban in the crosshairs, to them it looks like Armageddon.

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