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That'll Do · April 10, 2011, 09:11 AM

Just shoot the gun for a while, before buying anything for it. Learn the gun, then dress it up, if you feel the need. I like red dot optics on my ARs; there a lot of choices, but I prefer Aimpoint or EOTech.

As far as ammo goes, any good quality 223 Remington or 5.56 NATO will work fine.

I wouldn't waste my time breaking in a barrel on a regular AR like it is some kind of super-accurate bench rest gun. That just sounds like a bunch of gun store B.S.

Here's an excellent thread about cleaning/lubing an AR: http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=35490

And here's two of my AR's, a Colt 6920 on the left (with an EOTech 512), and a Daniel Defense lower with BCM midlength upper on the right (with an Aimpoint H1).

April 10, 2011, 09:11 AM	#5
That'll Do Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 546	Just shoot the gun for a while, before buying anything for it. Learn the gun, then dress it up, if you feel the need. I like red dot optics on my ARs; there a lot of choices, but I prefer Aimpoint or EOTech. As far as ammo goes, any good quality 223 Remington or 5.56 NATO will work fine. I wouldn't waste my time breaking in a barrel on a regular AR like it is some kind of super-accurate bench rest gun. That just sounds like a bunch of gun store B.S. Here's an excellent thread about cleaning/lubing an AR: http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=35490 And here's two of my AR's, a Colt 6920 on the left (with an EOTech 512), and a Daniel Defense lower with BCM midlength upper on the right (with an Aimpoint H1).