Who does really good uppers these days?

[John Kepler]

I'll ditto both John Holliger at WOP and Frank White at CLE. Both men are the "pick of the litter", both deliver what they say, when they say. Picking between them is tough...too tough to be meaningful.

[bblake]

I would agree with previous posters about WOP and Frank White. The competition shooting community tends to be small. Within the community it takes a fair amount of time to build a good reputation and a short amount to get a poor one. Either of these folks would build a first rate upper. I've never heard anything but praise for both, and have shot uppers made by both.

Brig Blake

[GSmith223]

I'd be interested in this also, and the cost. I likely missed it, but didn't see it on the web site.
Tommy

Tommy,
Dual pinned uprade is an extra $55
Go to http://www.whiteoakarmament.com/ and click on complete uppers and you'll see it. I have the option on all my uppers after owning my 1st Bushmaster upper than you had to keep adding windage going back from 300 then 600. With my White Oak pinned uppers the no wind windage zero is the same from 100 to 600 yards and VERY repeatable....

If the $55 is going to crimp the budget skip it and you'll be fine.
If you can swing it definately get it...

George

[M1Tommy]

Tommy,
Dual pinned uprade is an extra $55
Go to http://www.whiteoakarmament.com/ and click on complete uppers and you'll see it. I have the option on all my uppers after owning my 1st Bushmaster upper than you had to keep adding windage going back from 300 then 600. With my White Oak pinned uppers the no wind windage zero is the same from 100 to 600 yards and VERY repeatable....

If the $55 is going to crimp the budget skip it and you'll be fine.
If you can swing it definately get it...

George

OK, That makes sense.. 'keeps the sight from canting as it rises, right?
Thanks!
Tommy

[John Kepler]

OK, That makes sense.. 'keeps the sight from canting as it rises, right?
Thanks!
Tommy

If and only if the job is done right! Pinning can induce as many problems as it "corrects" if the pins are even a fractional thou out-of-plumb! The only guy that consistently gets it right seems to be John Holliger!

[M1Tommy]

If and only if the job is done right! Pinning can induce as many problems as it "corrects" if the pins are even a fractional thou out-of-plumb! The only guy that consistently gets it right seems to be John Holliger!

I hear you. I can see issues w/ binding too.
I won't try 'home-smithing" this myself!

Thanks,
Tommy

[NMC_EXP]

Who does really good Service Rifle uppers? Also, who does a good job rebarreling?

Echoing several others - John Holliger, White Oak Arms / White Oak Precision.

[zertouche]

Rock River. I ordered a RR M4 HB in Feb and recd it yesterday. It is very well made and well worth the wait. There is not a single item or part, nor the construction that I can find even a minute flaw in.

All castings and construction are so close to tolerance that they are on the big end of the plus/minus column. The upper dropped into my 10 year old lower and is as tight as a bulls rear at fly time. I have the 10 pc 5.56 Brownells headspace gage set and it is right on the money. Its like it was hand fitted back when Colt actually made handguns back when employees made more than ten bucks an hour and computer controlled machines were a joke.

[Mudcat]

Mudcat, how big an improvement does a pinned rear sight get you?

Oops, sorry for the delay in responding. I think its well worth the $55 as you will not get ANY play in the rear sight after its pinned. It doesnt take much back at 600 to move you so why mess with a rear sight that will have some lash in it if its not pinned? You only do it once, then its done. They just rebarrel the upper ever 3000 or so rounds and you still got your pinned rear sight. For what John charges for his WOA upper, its a no brainer.

John

[AKA Hugh Uno]

as long as you have a decent trigger in your lower, you can get new or slightlty used DCM Bushmaster uppers for 500-600 bucks that will easily shoot 96% as well as a compass lake etc. unit. I have been VERY happy with my DCM Bushmaster for the past 10 years.