Advice on how to spend my $350 on AR15

[TriggerWork]

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Looking for input and suggestions on outfitting my new AR. All purpose weapon 0-300 meters for self defense and varmint gun.

Red dot
VG
sling
light
Bipod

 

[Gamez235]

Ammo!! Get to the range and shoot..

 

[Que]

Red dot and ammo.

 

[ATM]

...and a sling.


(slings are cheap)

 

[42769vette]

Ammo!! Get to the range and shoot..

quoted for fact

 

[TriggerWork]

My fault I should have explained this better. If you only had $350 to outfit your ar with all of the the items in the OP what would you (or have you) picked.

red dot - Vortex
Bipod - UTG
Light - Fenix
light mnt - scope ring
Sling -
VG - Tango Down short

 

[mvician]

My fault I should have explained this better. If you only had $350 to outfit your ar with all of the the items in the OP what would you (or have you) picked.

red dot - Vortex
Bipod - UTG
Light - Fenix
light mnt - scope ring
Sling -
VG - Tango Down short

Do you have a rear iron sight ?

I'd skip buying the cheaper "stuff" just to "outfit" your AR.
Nothing worse than seeing a decent rifle look like it has been drug through an airsoft table at a gunshow.

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

For pictured rifle, my preferences:

1) rear iron sight (troy) approx $100
2) sling (blue force gear Vickers padded) approx $50
3) magazines (Pmag, rev M on sale) 5 @ $12 appox $60
STOP. Buy ammo and practice. 500 rds steel case ($100), targets and range fees ($30) approx $130

Total = $340

Save your pennies....and then.....

4) red dot optic for your budget (bushnell micro to aimpoint micro to keep it light), riser will be required for co-wit. approx $120 to $350

STOP. Repeat practice.

I'd skip the light and mount and VFG for the short term. You won't want the vfg when sighting it in at a range anyway (it'll give you hell on bags vs. a clean carbine handguard for a rest), and consider what you'd really use the light for before dressing up your rails and weighing down your rifle.

YMMV

 

[TriggerWork]

Do you have a rear iron sight ?

I went with the stand alone RRA Rear iron (not RRA Dominator).

Vlad - Thats what my common sense was telling me but I got all excited

What Steel case ammo do you recommend?

 

[Sailor]

BUIS and training.

 

[squirrelhntr]

a 4X scope with a nice bipod to start

 

[millsusaf]

Ammo!! Get to the range and shoot..

This.

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

I went with the stand alone RRA Rear iron (not RRA Dominator).

Vlad - Thats what my common sense was telling me but I got all excited

What Steel case ammo do you recommend?

I figured you may have had the "pick your sight" deal with that rig.

My RRA carbine eats brown bear 62 gr all day without issue. I have a chromed barrel/chamber. The Brown Bear shoots cleaner than Tula and you can get it for around $100 for 500 rounds. I just bought another 1000 from Military Shooters (AIM Surplus is out currently) for $96/500 and with a $150 purchase they had a $15 coupon that pretty much covered the shipping.

Can't say what will be best in your rifle. Try out some 55 vs 62 gr and some different names. Buy what's cheap and works for you.

 

[garlic_b]

.22LR conversion kit and 5000 rounds of ammo.

 

[Audie Murphy]

.22LR conversion kit and 5000 rounds of ammo.

Sounds good to me.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

Just my opinion. I would buy ammo first and get it zeroed using iron sights. If your optic fails, you better be able to use your iron sights.