Starting a Target/Bench AR build

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Be prepared for a wait

Thanks for the heads up. The barrel is going to be ordered in the spring after my annual bonus rolls in. The wait doesn't bother me too much as long as its reasonable, lol.

Have you picked what barrel your going to use?

I'm leaning towards a Bartlein but I have not made up my mind. Lilja and Krieger are also under consideration.

Me if I'm building a target/bench gun, setting cost issues aside, the core basics would be, 24" Bartlein Barrel, billet upper and lower, best glass and trigger.

Unfortunately I can't set cost aside completely. I don't want to cut corners on the barrel/bolt but other areas components are probably going to be a bit more on the value side. For glass I'm thinking about the Vortex HS-T. I have a couple of standard Vortex vipers right now (plus a diamondback HP inbound for a Mosin project) that work pretty well. The discount Vortex offers for vets will help keep the price down.

I have a 3.5lb CMC trigger on my other AR that I really like so I will probably pick up another.

On the stock, I want something that rides a rear bag well. I was thinking about the MOE fixed rifle stock as a cheaper alternative to the magpul prs. What do you guys think on that?

For the float tube I have my eye on the woa varmint float tube. It's an interesting design that I think will contrast the receiver well. Heard it was difficult to install the barrel nut on that setup though.