piece together uppers

[jkcerda]

any input on Del-ton Uppers?

http://www.marksarmory.com/52901.html

Del-Ton (DTI) 20" 5.56 stainless steel bull barrel upper assembly w/ forward assist, dust cover, 1:8 twist, T marked flattop upper receiver, rifle length free float handguard, top picitanny rail gas block. $449 IN STOCK NOW!

[drunktank]

For what it's worth I've read they were moa shooters with handloads. No personal experience with them though.

[jkcerda]

bump, anybody have this?

EDIT< seems like a love/hate relationship with some. did search.

[Sydwaiz]

More than likely, it's a Wilson barrel, the same as DPMS uses. My DPMS 1:8 barrel is an easy sub MOA shooter with Black Hills blue box 55gr soft points.

[jkcerda]

More than likely, it's a Wilson barrel, the same as DPMS uses. My DPMS 1:8 barrel is an easy sub MOA shooter with Black Hills blue box 55gr soft points.

read some mixed reviews, seems they dont always use Wilson Barrels. would be nice to confirm, price is more than decent

[jkcerda]

what would I need to have an upper put together? any CA Co's that do it?

[U5512]

what would I need to have an upper put together? any CA Co's that do it?

Upper receiver, barrel, low profile gas block, gas tube, free float hand guards, hand guard / barrel wrench, upper receiver block, and 30 minutes of your precious time.

[jkcerda]

Upper receiver, barrel, low profile gas block, gas tube, free float hand guards, hand guard / barrel wrench, upper receiver block, and 30 minutes of your precious time.

what about head spacing ETC? do I need any tools for that?

[Jake71]

I have a magazine, "Black Guns" and they talk about Del-ton in an article.

They say good things in the article and the author says he's sorry he never saw them before. They make a decent product at a good price point.

I say go for it if you like Del-ton. I considered going that route as well.

[jkcerda]

I have a magazine, "Black Guns" and they talk about Del-ton in an article.

They say good things in the article and the author says he's sorry he never saw them before. They make a decent product at a good price point.

I say go for it if you like Del-ton. I considered going that route as well.

looks like a pretty decent price point, at worst, is just as good as the regular uppers for the same price, most Varmint uppers are 599 and up.

[tileguy]

i have 3 now and all 3 are fine no problems so far. great for the price in my opinion.very hard to beat for under 500.00 for a complete kit. i highly recommend and will probably buy 2 more kits within the next 6 months. good luck with whatever choice you make

[jkcerda]

i have 3 now and all 3 are fine no problems so far. great for the price in my opinion.very hard to beat for under 500.00 for a complete kit. i highly recommend and will probably buy 2 more kits within the next 6 months. good luck with whatever choice you make

AWESOME, thanks

[Calif Mini]

piece together uppers

Does anyone have experience with these Armalite carbine uppers?

On sale now........ complete for $399

Could always change the barrel later.

http://www.armalite.com/ItemForm.aspx?item=UE0446B&ReturnUrl=Categories.aspx?Category=a233c98c-cc61-4db3-af48-ae693c15137c

[thrillhouse700]

what about head spacing ETC? do I need any tools for that?

I asked about this too jkcerda, and was told that everything is machined to milspec so its pretty much good to go. But if you are worried and would like to check you get a "go no go gauge" which is basically 2 pieces of metal that are milled to look like the rear of a casing. One is shorter than the other and you put one gauge in the chamber and try to close the bolt if it doesn't close then the headspacing is too small. This is just one of the responses to my thread, I have not used one.

[Sydwaiz]

Does anyone have experience with these Armalite carbine uppers?

On sale now........ complete for $399

Could always change the barrel later.

http://www.armalite.com/ItemForm.asp...8-ae693c15137c

You can never go wrong with Armalite.

I asked about this too jkcerda, and was told that everything is machined to milspec so its pretty much good to go. But if you are worried and would like to check you get a "go no go gauge" which is basically 2 pieces of metal that are milled to look like the rear of a casing. One is shorter than the other and you put one gauge in the chamber and try to close the bolt if it doesn't close then the headspacing is too small. This is just one of the responses to my thread, I have not used one.

All barrel assemblies that have the barrel extension installed should already be headspaced at the factory and are good to go. Would it hurt to double check when you get it? No, but IMO it's not really necessary. You'll need go/no-go gauges, around $50 for both. If you are swapping barrels and bolts a lot, it might be a good idea. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother.