Accurize Your AR-15

By Joseph von Benedikt

AR-15s can be obscenely accurate. The design lends itself to consistency, making it an anomaly in the semiautomatic rifle world.

Perhaps the primary reason is that unlike other semiauto rifles, the standard gas-impingement AR-15 doesn’t have a bunch of moving piston parts hanging off its barrel — meaning it can effectively be free-floated.

However, a lot of AR-15 rifles and carbines aren’t all that accurate — certainly not as accurate as their owners hoped. Several things can be done about that.

Recently, I built a very light 18-inch AR with a premium barrel by Proof Research. My intent was to create an AR-15 with DMR (Designated Marksman Rifle) capabilities coupled with all-day carryability — and for a desk-softened, middle-age fellow like me, that means something different than for a battle-hardened warrior.

I ordered a Battle Arms Development (BAD) BAD556-LW receiver set through my local gun shop and ordered the Proof Research barrel to be shipped to my home. Unfortunately, when you order parts, you can’t try them for fit, and the barrel wasn’t as tight in the receiver as I prefer. However, I forged on and assembled the rifle using simple tools in my garage …Read the Rest

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