just bought my first AR!!

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shrewd

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Hey gang, today i just purchased my first AR (two weeks after receiving my M-1 from the cmp) and am sort of going into sensory overload here :)

its a Stag with a 1/9 twist, 5.56, chrome lined, and so on. no quad rail, but I can change that later.

It came with a standard front site, and a flip up rear. I think my first order of business (aside from shooting it alot) will be to swap out the flip up for a more permanent rear sight (im a big fan of iron sight shooting)

ill keep the flip up as abackup for if i ever put optics on her, but for now thats where im at.

my question to you is what do i do next? add some rails? maybe a vert grip?
dif stock? what sort of goodies would you reccomend a first timer?

btw, this rifle is primarily a target shooting/plinking/fun gun
 
Congrats! Have fun with it! I say get a 22LR bolt kit, some mags (both 223(GI mags) and 22LR 26 round (why 26 round? I just put 25 and be gone)). And shoot it! The 22lr bolt I got is from CMMG. People complain about it, but I have had no real problems with it. And it is good out to 350 yards or so. I need to test 500 yards and see what it can do. Hay good luck, and have fun!
 
Practise with it and get to know it!

Spend money on quality ammo and then if you reloads develop some plinking ammo.

Best bras for you is any Mil-surp, e.g.: Winchester white box, any LC, etc.

the commercial .223 brass will stretch more due to the 5.56 chamber, for handling the thicker mil-spec brass.

Then decide what bells & whistles to put on it.
 
I have a similar configured AR. I think you will have a blast! I put a carry handle on mine and have been pretty impressed with the accuracy I get from the irons. But make sure to do research on the carry handle you are getting, I have seen very cheap ones, but I would wonder about their quality control.

I've been toying with changing to a free floated handguard, but I see this is a fairly involved repair for someone with none of the right AR tools (you need to remove the front sight and barrel from the upper). I figured since my gun isn't really set up for accuracy I'd just let it fly for now and get another upper one day configured for accuracy.
 
Stag's are nice ARs. I think the value is through the roof on them.

Having said that, I would recommend you shoot it a while and see in what ways you would like to improve it. A lot of the stuff people are throwing on there are more for looks than function.

Are you going to use it at night? No? Probably don't need a light.
Do you plan on holding it for long periods of time? No? Probably don't need a vertical grip, unless you want one that converts to a bipod and feel you would be in shooting positions that woud benefit from it.
Does the standard stock fit you? Yes? Probably don't need to put money into an adjustable.
Do you need a better trigger? Well the answer here is always yes :D
If you aren't getting all these add-ons, do you need a quad rail? Probably not..
So on, and so on.

Now if you are going for a certain look, then by all means, its your gun. I'm not telling you not to buy these toys. I would just recommend you buy stuff that fixes problems or enhances capabilities.
 
Now if you are going for a certain look, then by all means, its your gun. I'm not telling you not to buy these toys. I would just recommend you buy stuff that fixes problems or enhances capabilities.
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Just set it up for the way YOU shoot and like.

Jim

3rd configuration:

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first things first, ill probably replace the rear flip up sight with a nice stand alone iron (naturally saving the flip up buis for if i ever get an optic)

what are some rear sights that you guys reccomend?
 
Daniel Defense, the AR manufacturerer of some top tier stuff, makes a quality fixed rear sight. It is sold at various vendors for about $50-60.
 
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My Daniel Defense has fixed rear and front sights (I want to learn iron sights proficiency before I ever look into optics in the future) and I really like them. They are very solid.
 
nice, ill look into DD


lawscholar, i remember your thread about your DD graduation gift

i hope you're still enjoying the rifle :)
 
Congrats. They are great little rifles. Shoot it for a year and then see if you want anything else.

Personally, I'd drop a buffering wedge in the lower if it didn't come with one and that's it.

Then have some proficient fun.
 
Congratulations

I bought one two months ago- my first. I bought it mostly because it's versatile, uses easily found and pretty cheap ammo, and has decades of experience behind it, so if anything ever goes wrong, it's an easy thing to figure out. Plus the military legacy means it's pretty simple and rugged

What I didn't realize was that I'd like shooting the thing so much
 
a hogue pistol grip and a badger ordnace handguard would turn that stag into a beast at long range. a match grade trigger would turn you into a beast at long range. the handguard is a little hard to get ahold of right now though. I believe they are revising the design because their website says it's temporarily discontinued. if you can find one anywhere though I would say jump on it
 
Just purchased a Stag model 3, very nice quality,2.0-2.5 moa @100 yards with commerical, 1.0 with my reloads, only change I plan now is a Geissele two stage trigger when I have the cash.;)
 
shrewd said:
nice, ill look into DD


lawscholar, i remember your thread about your DD graduation gift

i hope you're still enjoying the rifle
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Absolutely loving it. At about 600 rounds fired so far.

In the first 250 rounds I used entirely PMC Bronze .223. In this period, as a combination of me learning to properly lube the AR-15 platform and - I believe - the ammo, I experienced roughly 10-15 failures to feed - all the common "Wedge" error, also called a double-feed.

Once I learned to lube and clean the AR properly and switched to Remington UMC .233 (one of the few calibers UMC actually has a good reputation in), I have fired the last 350 rounds with zero failures whatsoever, and I really love this rifle. Lightweight, practically no recoil, and laser-accurate. It is a fantastic combat rifle.

I applaud your choice of Stag. A brand with universally positive reviews from what I've seen. Two acquaintances both chose Stag for their builds and have been very, very happy.

In fact, between myself and four buddies, we have 1 Colt, 2 Stags, 1 BCM, and my Daniel Defense, and all five are just outstanding. Reliable and shoot better than we do. We've swapped rifles and I have to say I'd recommend any of those makers. Get good quality components and learn to take care of it, and the AR platform really does get my vote of confidence.
 
Pretty sweet new AR! I wanted one since I was a kid, and then after joining the army, decided I would definitely get one since my M-16 was such a nice little shooter. I just saw what I wanted to do to mine after going to gun shows and seeing what I liked. Now they've gotten trendy, and even though I'm glad there's a whole new huge group of people with an awesome common interest with myself (I never knew people who were into actually owning cool guns like these, my dad and grandfathers just had bolt guns and pump shotguns and the like) it can be silly with how much money gets put into them. I can understand it to a point, I wouldn't mind some "cooler" stuff on mine too I guess, but so many of the latest accessories seem ridiculously overpriced IMO.

Excuse the shoddy image, just a Rock River Arsenal upper on a PWA Commando lower. The pistol grip came on it, and I added a collapsing stock that I thought was the most reasonable priced I found, like $30, and then finally the vertical grip that came with a rail that I found reasonabe for like $15. The light/lazer was pricey of course. The sling is just the GI surlpus one, and I put an additional sling mount that is part of the spacer between the reciever and tube assembly. Anyway, the point I wanted to interject is, it all comes down to personal preference regarding what alterations you want. Now if it's performance related improvements, that's where I'd go to more knowledgable people in the forums. So far, mine functions as well as I like. At a later date I'll maybe get a performance built one that is surgically accurate, but I'd rather get something different like a Robinson arms XRC just for the sake of having variety in my collection, and tune my L1A1 for a match quality shooter.
 

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Buy Magpul P-mags.... Solves a lot if not most feeding issues in AR's. They last and hold up better than factory metal mags. My Stag had a few hang ups when I first got it.... thought it was lube... though it was the cheap steel cased ammo I was using.... borrowed a friends PMAG and it ran flawlessly. Now I use PMAGS exclusively.
 
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