Help on AR-15 Upper

[Doc.Sil]

Hey Folks,

I'm a left handed shooter and have decided on a 16" upper.

I was looking at this:

http://www.lefthandrifles.com/cgi-bin/imcart/display.cgi?item_id=upper16&cat=6&page=1&search=&since=&status=&title=

but it is pretty absurdly expensive for an upper, and I think they make it left handed by using some parts made from stag, like this one:

http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/receiver-amp-action-parts/receivers/upper-receivers/ar-15-left-handed-upper-receiver-prod41210.aspx

If I try to build that upper by buying individual parts, what exactly do I need to buy? If the noveske complete upper has other accessories listed that are not required, what do those parts actually do/add to the rifle?

Thanks guys, oh and if you wanted to put in your 2 cents about 16" v 18" v 20" feel free

[m16]

The only thing missing on that Noveske upper is the sights.

To build that upper you would need:

- Left-handed upper receiver

- Left-handed bolt carrier group

- Charging handle

- Barrel

- Low profile gas block

- Gas tube w/roll pin

- Barrel nut

- Handguard

- Muzzle device

I would not go with an 18" or 20" barrel unless you plan on mounting a scope and shooting a lot of match quality ammo.

16" is the perfect all around barrel length, in my opinion.

[Doc.Sil]

Thanks for the input, I will probably put 4x at most on the rifle and thats down the road. If I bought the noveske barrel which is probably around 500-800, how much would all the other stuff cost on average?

[m16]

No idea, shop around because things are getting hard to find and certain vendors are jacking up prices as a result.

What are you planning on doing with this rifle?

There are other options for stainless barrels, that don't cost as much as the Noveske.

[Doc.Sil]

Ok, let me phrase it this way... what pieces of an upper are worth spending a little extra money on? Basically which parts can I upgrade that would give the greatest performance increase.

[Doc.Sil]

I'm also not really set on a stainless barrel, so any input there is great haha

[m16]

If you're building a general purpose carbine, I would go with a good hammer forged barrel with a chrome lined chamber and bore.

You can upgrade everything on these rifles, if you're an accuracy nut then I would definitely splurge for a good stainless barrel and maybe a good 2-stage trigger to go with it.