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Old 02-26-2017, 12:27 AM
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Default Stoner ar15 upper and BCG

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/221...nato-16-barrel

Anyone use this?
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Old 02-26-2017, 6:02 AM
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Too bad it's carbine. But for $250, I'd give it a shot. That's cheap!
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Old 02-26-2017, 6:04 AM
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I don't know if the 10 off 100 applies but that'd make it even cheaper.

Edit: Tried it and it said it was a qualifying order. That's $10 cheaper!
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Old 02-26-2017, 8:49 AM
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I picked one of these up around Christmas time for a build for a friend and matched it with a Palmetto lower. It's nothing fancy, but cycles ammo good and there were no FTF or anything.

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Old 02-26-2017, 12:05 PM
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Thank you guys, I went ahead and ordered one. I'm thinking I will be happier with their shipping time than Palmetto which always takes over a week and a half and costs more.
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Old 02-26-2017, 1:48 PM
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Pls let us know about quality when it comes. Am curious.
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Old 02-26-2017, 5:22 PM
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Thank you guys, I went ahead and ordered one. I'm thinking I will be happier with their shipping time than Palmetto which always takes over a week and a half and costs more.
I believe it took about 7 days from the time I ordered to the time it arrived. They shipped by ground.

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Old 02-26-2017, 6:12 PM
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I grabbed one as well, couldn't pass up the deal. Seems so cheap considering it includes the bcg and ch! I didn't use the 10 off 100 coupon though? Didn't know about it?
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Old 02-26-2017, 6:20 PM
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Sounds good....
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Old 02-26-2017, 8:14 PM
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It's up to $279 now.
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Old 02-26-2017, 8:25 PM
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It's up to $279 now.
So it is, glad I didn't wait.
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Old 02-26-2017, 9:33 PM
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I notice the barrel is not chrome lined, but is that necessarily a bad thing? My M&P 15 Sport 2 I think also is not chrome lined. Only thing I can find about it is it is melanite or armornite finished. I pretty much got this cheap ar stoner upper so I can feel ok about shooting steel cased ammo with it. Anyone see any pitfalls with that strategy?
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I notice the barrel is not chrome lined, but is that necessarily a bad thing? My M&P 15 Sport 2 I think also is not chrome lined. Only thing I can find about it is it is melanite or armornite finished. I pretty much got this cheap ar stoner upper so I can feel ok about shooting steel cased ammo with it. Anyone see any pitfalls with that strategy?
http://blog.cheaperthandirt.com/to-c...lined-barrels/

So, when should you go chrome lined? Most casual shooters will get by just fine with either chrome-lined or non chrome-lined barrels. The fact is, most of us donā€™t get out to the range often enough, nor engage in rapid fire when we do (most ranges prohibit the practice). Even shooters who occasionally engage in periodic rapid-fire with their AR-15 style rifle may not notice the effects of excess barrel wear for a number of years. A good non chrome-lined barrel can last for over 5,000 rounds before it begins to show a loss of accuracy. If you shoot 1,000 rounds a year, even blasting through a full magazine as fast as you can pull the trigger on ever range trip, it could take 5 years or more before any significant loss of accuracy begins to become apparent.
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It's up to $279 now.
Back down to $249.99 as of this post.
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anyone know the 10 off 100 code?
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anyone know the 10 off 100 code?
It won't let you use it on items that are on sale.
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I received the Stoner upper with BCG and charging handle. today. I ordered it on 27 Feb and received today on the first. Now that is great shipping.
Fit and finish is good, all in all I am very happy.
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anyone know the 10 off 100 code?
it might not apply this time, but I recommend trying an extension called honey that will automatically try a database of coupons for you before every purchase. it also works well with amazon and tries to find you lower overall prices.

https://www.joinhoney.com/ref/pbxbdi
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Old 03-02-2017, 5:15 PM
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Got mine in!



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Old 03-02-2017, 7:14 PM
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Looks good, I recommend changing out handguard, unless you like this style.

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Old 03-02-2017, 7:44 PM
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Looks good, I recommend changing out handguard, unless you like this style.
Yeah, I'm going with the magpul sl handguard as well as their MBUS in flat dark earth. Also, the Thordsen frs-15 enhanced stock and troy 10/30 battlemag in FDE. Miculek's brake and I should be good.

Also, I inspected the product a bit and I can tell it's pretty decent quality compared to my m&p 15 sport 2. The handguard is beefier with internal shielding. the bolt has MPI on it, which is a pleasant bonus. It mated perfectly with no wiggle on my Anderson lower. the Barrel is stamped 5.56 NATO 1:9 AR-S. Same twist, so same bullet weights should be fine 55s and 62s all day!
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Old 03-25-2017, 11:48 AM
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https://www.midwayusa.com/product/22...nato-16-barrel

Today only, down to $230.

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Old 03-25-2017, 1:08 PM
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I like mine, because I was able to shoot 2 moa with iron sights. But I dislike it because the pinned gas block is canted slightly to the left. I figure it's so cheap, what else would I expect. I'll use it till I shoot out the barrel and then figure something out.



for the price... I would recommend it.
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Old 03-25-2017, 1:26 PM
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Dang deals section just cost me 300 bucks at midway between this and the sb buckshot
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Wow good deal at $229 right now....I definitely don't need this but it's so cheap.....
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Is it worth it? I have been planning to build my first ar finally
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Is it worth it? I have been planning to build my first ar finally
I just picked one up myself. I was mulling it when it was on special at $250 and ended up passing, but for $230 it was just too good to resist.

I think it would be very difficult to build one from scratch at this price, and there would be some fitment requirements which you may not want to deal with.

I did quite a bit of research on this and the general consensus seems to be they are decent, serviceable uppers. A common sentiment is that many thought it was a good value. Its not one of the trendy high end makers but I expect it will hit targets just fine at 100 yards, and possibly plates out to 300.

Of course PSA also comes into the mix in this price range, but you're looking at slightly more money for PSA. Midway has good CS so I don't expect any issues there.
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I like mine, because I was able to shoot 2 moa with iron sights. But I dislike it because the pinned gas block is canted slightly to the left. I figure it's so cheap, what else would I expect. I'll use it till I shoot out the barrel and then figure something out.

for the price... I would recommend it.
Did you have a hard time getting the flash hider off? Some of the reviewers on midway's site claimed to have issues with it. But maybe they weren't using a vice block or the proper wrench.
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mine came right off...
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Did you have a hard time getting the flash hider off? Some of the reviewers on midway's site claimed to have issues with it. But maybe they weren't using a vice block or the proper wrench.


Mine came off very easily. I used a lower vise block and the UTG tool. I don't generally like utg, but that tool is well made and also services 308 rifles.


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Old 03-25-2017, 9:19 PM
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