Rock River DCM rifle/buy whole, or separate pieces???

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scooter71

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I need advice from fellow board users...

I would like to start attending local "high power" rifle matches with a friend, and have heard that the Rock River Arms DCM is one of the best buys on the market.

Looking at their website, they sell a complete DCM Match Rifle for $1200 bones......

They also sell a complete DCM upper only, for $600 bones......

They sell a DCM match lower for $350 buckaroos as well....

$1200 complete rifle

or

$600 complete upper
+
$350 complete lower

=$950

Can I just buy the two halves, throw them together, and have just as good a rifle as if I bought the whole rifle assembled, or is there some extra fitting involved when they send a complete rifle?

How about the accuwedge, for a nice tight fit?

Is it this simple to save $250.00?

Or am I missing something here??

Thanks in advance for the advice.....
 
Wellllll, considering I just did this several months ago, I can probably add some insight to this.

Yes, you save $250 off the bat by buying seperate pieces. However, I don't know of anyone who pays retail price, so you've going to spend less than that, even. The upper and lowers of these rifles fit extremely well. I'm very happy with my RRA DC rifle...it outshoots me by miles right now.

BUT...the BEST way to do this, is to do this:

#1, Get yourself a friendly FFL holder that will let you do the research and give you close to dealer price on items.

#2, Call John Holliger and talk to him about building an upper for you. John is a High Master shooter and a riflesmith by trade. He's built many top quality rifles specifically for Highpower. Go to ar15.com to the "competition" section or to shooterstalk.com for info on him from other shooters. His website is http://members.nbci.com/servicerifle/
Tell John that he'll receive the stripped upper receiver from Rock River soon with your name on it.


#3, Call Rock River, and have them pick out a nice fitting upper and NM lower (with two stage trigger), pay for both over the phone with your credit card (no sales tax unless you live in Illinois!) and have the lower sent to your FFL holder and the upper to John. John charges $650 including all parts (including the cost of the stripped upper, which you'll deduct because you already paid for it) for putting the upper together "right" and making the front sight windage adjustable and making the rear sight take swappable apetures. Believe me, having him to build it is worth it.

You should have a CUSTOM built Highpower rifle in your hands within a month, and you'll have spent less than $1000. John's personal attention after the sale make it worth it!

Tell John that Steve Smith sent you!
 
I'll have to add an observation. I recently purchased the AR15.COM Limited Edition rifle, manufactured by RRA. I added the 2 stage RRA trigger, and it's a VERY nice shooter. I was getting 1.5" groups at 50 yards with a red dot sight, and I'm sure that the rifle is capable of better performance, but my eyes are not. I can't imagine shooting the other AR's in my safe until I get decent triggers on them, the difference is amazing. :)

FWIW, American Eagle 55gr was very accurate, and S&B 55gr was noticeably less accurate. The ammo really does make a difference, even at 50 yards.
 
Well, I was getting 20 rounds into 1.25" at 200 yards when I was group testing my RRA DCM rifle.

BTW, one of the reasons you should have John build the rifle is not only will he make it "right," but also eh KNOWS Highpower. Unfortunately, none of the guys at RRA (both of them) know anything about DCM or Highpower competition. They make great tools to apply to a competition career, but they don't use them the way we do. John does all the time. When I saw one of his score cards from an "across the course" match, an it read 498 25x or 32x or so (out of 500 points), I was really impressed. I figured he knew a thing or two about shooting Highpower.
 
Well Steve, you obviously have much better eyes that I do, I can't even see things at 200 yards without a 'scope! :D
 
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