New barrel or Upper?

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jsbauer30

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Hey guys I have a bushmaster ar 223 and am thinking of getting a new barrel I was wondering if I should get a barrel and all parts or just by an upper? Also can't decide between a 20" or a 24" I have been looking at the redxarms stuff but Dont know much any help would be very appreciated. THANKS
 
Hard to tell you what to do. Whats wrong with the current barrel? You need to decide on a barrel contour and end weight range. 24" bulls are heavy [beeep]'s. Building a coplete upper wont be much more money. I would build another upper then add another lower later.
 
what do you want to do with the gun? home defense, predator hunting, colony varmint shooting? for each use I would do 16, 20, 24" barrels respectively the 24" would be a bull. since your on a predator hunting site, I would do a 20" that has some meat removed from under the handguard. lilja ar 740, blackhole LTR, OR criterion hybrid. I actually own the latter barrel. its a pretty good barrel, but I would rather it been stainless instead of chrome lined. although fouling is greatly reduced.
 
Hear both good and bad about redx. Local dealer has a 20" fluted SS for 175. I was thinking on it too. I'd just get the barrel and gas tube. I Like 18" mid gas
 
My choice would be another upper then if wanted to you could always sell your old one but like others have said depends what you want to accomplish I have a DPMS Arctic Panther 20" bull bbl and love it a bit heavy but an awesome shooter once I found out what it likes 55gr nosler with 26.5gn of Varget pushing it half inch groups all day long at 100yds and deadly on coyotes which is my main use for it
 
I also had a 24". I sold it. It was just too heavy. I now have both a 16" & 18". For hunting coyotes, it is real hard to beat the 16".
 
i use the 20" rock river predator pursuit upper, incredible accuracy and because they use the air gauged heavy match stainless on that specific upper its about 1.5 lbs lighter than any other stainless bull barrel. my lower is custom with a vortex viper pst 2.5-10x32 ffp scope still only weighs 9 lbs unloaded more than tolerable for me. i carry that and my pack with the camelbak filled and my 870 all day/night long. just my .02 cents for $675 u get a rifle length tack driving upper. they also make it in a 16" but i got the 20 for range purpose during summer months plus the extra fps is always [beeep]
 
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