Im pretty new to the AR arena but not to shooting. Im trying to turn my Windham Vex-SS into a high quality long-range shooter. I would really like to take full advantage of what the .223 round has to offer. What are some changes or improvements that you guys suggest ? Triggers, Stocks, and so on....
Tips & Thoughts for enhancing my Windham.
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Re: Tips & Thoughts for enhancing my Windham.
I'm not trying be rude but you might be better off returning it and purchase an LMT, Noveske, KAC, DD, or BCM. Windham has been known to qc issues.
If this rifle is the only one in you budget for now then fine. You might be spending more money on the Windham to get it where you want it for your purpose.
Barrels and a good trigger is where I would start.
I'm not trying be rude but you might be better off returning it and purchase an LMT, Noveske, KAC, DD, or BCM. Windham has been known to qc issues.
If this rifle is the only one in you budget for now then fine. You might be spending more money on the Windham to get it where you want it for your purpose.
Barrels and a good trigger is where I would start.
Re: Tips & Thoughts for enhancing my Windham.
Your not being rude. I know they are really new and the research i was doing didn't say a whole lot about them. I have had it out and it seems to be decent. what quality issues have come up ?
Your not being rude. I know they are really new and the research i was doing didn't say a whole lot about them. I have had it out and it seems to be decent. what quality issues have come up ?
Re: Tips & Thoughts for enhancing my Windham.
There are gear snobs out there that will trash anything that's not on their top tier list. In many ways they are correct in their beliefs and I agree with them. But there are fanatics who carry it all to extremes and you may be subjected to a lot of brand-bashing (in lieu of actually answering your questions) before this is over.
I also believe that it is best to buy the best you can afford, but I also enjoy my niche of making my cheapass POS guns perform as well as I can possibly make them perform by working on them myself. I own a Colt, but I also built several ARs from BLACKTHORNE KITS. (This is highly frowned upon) In taking this route, I have learned much more about the weapon system than I ever would have if I'd simply bought the high-dollar trouble-free weapons to start with. But in an effort to arm an entire family with ARs, I had to take the cheapest route available at the time. I applaud anyone wishing to improve their weapons and learn the system.
I will say also that in my experience, Most any AR will be accurate with ammo that it likes. The best way to provide your weapon with ammo it likes is to reload. Any AR with a properly torqued barrel and decent optics (also properly mounted and torqued) will most likely do MOA or better at 100 yds once you find the right ammo. If you don't reload, don't skimp on ammo if you are going for accuracy. Besides optics, ammo is the most important ingredient for an AR to shoot well. In all my dealings with the sorriest, cheapest ARs out there, I have not found one yet that is not reasonably accurate with good reloads tailored for that gun.
If you are going for accuracy, get rid of the stock trigger as well. I haven't spent the big bucks on a trigger yet, but I get by fairly well with my Armalite and RRA 2-stages.
There are gear snobs out there that will trash anything that's not on their top tier list. In many ways they are correct in their beliefs and I agree with them. But there are fanatics who carry it all to extremes and you may be subjected to a lot of brand-bashing (in lieu of actually answering your questions) before this is over.
I also believe that it is best to buy the best you can afford, but I also enjoy my niche of making my cheapass POS guns perform as well as I can possibly make them perform by working on them myself. I own a Colt, but I also built several ARs from BLACKTHORNE KITS. (This is highly frowned upon) In taking this route, I have learned much more about the weapon system than I ever would have if I'd simply bought the high-dollar trouble-free weapons to start with. But in an effort to arm an entire family with ARs, I had to take the cheapest route available at the time. I applaud anyone wishing to improve their weapons and learn the system.
I will say also that in my experience, Most any AR will be accurate with ammo that it likes. The best way to provide your weapon with ammo it likes is to reload. Any AR with a properly torqued barrel and decent optics (also properly mounted and torqued) will most likely do MOA or better at 100 yds once you find the right ammo. If you don't reload, don't skimp on ammo if you are going for accuracy. Besides optics, ammo is the most important ingredient for an AR to shoot well. In all my dealings with the sorriest, cheapest ARs out there, I have not found one yet that is not reasonably accurate with good reloads tailored for that gun.
If you are going for accuracy, get rid of the stock trigger as well. I haven't spent the big bucks on a trigger yet, but I get by fairly well with my Armalite and RRA 2-stages.
Re: Tips & Thoughts for enhancing my Windham.
Thanks ! I figured some folks have their niches. The one thing I have found is that everybody has their thing and advocates it. I wasn't about to drop 2500 on an AR and I do like the idea of customizing I figured on replacing the trigger and stock ASAP. I was also pinging for what known issues their are about windhams..seeing as how they are so new not many people have a lot of reviews out there
Thanks ! I figured some folks have their niches. The one thing I have found is that everybody has their thing and advocates it. I wasn't about to drop 2500 on an AR and I do like the idea of customizing I figured on replacing the trigger and stock ASAP. I was also pinging for what known issues their are about windhams..seeing as how they are so new not many people have a lot of reviews out there
Re: Tips & Thoughts for enhancing my Windham.
If you have the stainless steel barreled one then get a decent scope and begin handloading for it. Shoots well = great, doesn't shoot well = consider buying a new barrel or selling the rifle outright and getting what you want.
If you have the stainless steel barreled one then get a decent scope and begin handloading for it. Shoots well = great, doesn't shoot well = consider buying a new barrel or selling the rifle outright and getting what you want.
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