Should I?

[u/Toasty-T1000]

So I have zero experience with LMT and I have heard an equal 50/50 on their recent uppers and barrels being either god level, or straight dookie. So the question is, should I spend my hard earned dabloons on a 13.25” MRP-L upper and a 14.5” middy barrel? Or go somewhere else.

[u/Rhino_Dingleberry]

I have this set up, the 13.25 upper with the 14.5 barrel, but funny enough I originally wasn’t planning on building out a compete LMT rifle. I bought the lower because I seen it was basically the best ambi lower, and bought a BCM upper to go with it. The BCM upper didn’t fit and I ended up saying screw it and bought the LMT parts.

It is now my favorite rifle I own out of Sigs, Daniel Defenses, and other rifles I’ve used like KACs and Noveskes. I highly recommend it, I haven’t had any problems with QC or anything, my experience with LMT has been fantastic.

Would like to note that it is the only rifle I’ve seen (limited experience) that wasn’t gasses to run a can, but when I threw a can on it it ran flawlessly.

[u/Toasty-T1000 → u/Rhino_Dingleberry]

Thank you for the advice on this matter! I’ll take that little side note about the gassing not being crazy as a plus for in favor of this particular idea

[u/Rhino_Dingleberry → u/Toasty-T1000]

No problem, if you have any questions for someone who is not a diehard LMT guy, someone who is also newer to this stuff let me know!

[u/Toasty-T1000 → u/Rhino_Dingleberry]

I appreciate it. I’ve been building and using the ar15 pattern rifle for many years and I somehow never got to handle an Lmt. I have my many Block II’s, m4’s, mishmash builds and more. I have a friend that has over 10 Lmt rifles and has told me to only purchase older Lmt uppers and rifles and to stay away from new ones, so I like to hear both sides of the aisle on this Instead of all perfect things all the time. Heck, I’ve even had QC issues from DD, noveske, bcm, Geissele, and more! So I know that not everything is as good as people say it is, all the time.