Stripped/assembled uppers
 

Who's uppers should I stay away from who are the bee's knees..

I am in the market for an upper, stripped or one with just the forward assist and dust cover ect.. Flat top as well.

I have looked at midway and seen their yankee hill for $119 assembled and 95 stripped... Are these decent or should I be looking elseware.

Yes. Yankee Hill is a fine company and they stand behind their products. Certainly on the better end of the spectrum.

A receiver is a receiver as long as it's not some Chinese pot metal crap.

You want ELITE, you need to consider a custom house that isn't going to sell you a stripped anything.

Outside of that, if you have an upper receiver that has been made with modern tools and equipment in the US of A, you should have no problems mating your upper to your lower and having a great weapon.

JD

I've had good dealings with these guys:

Rainier Arms, LLC™ | Browse | Receivers - Upper

Like JD said they are all pretty much the same except for the custom shops. Then you get some nice features but you pay for them. VLTOR's are nice, so nice in fact thats all Noveske will use.

Definitely a +1 for Rainier. It's usually Rainier, PK Firearms, Bravo Co., or AR15Sales.com that get my $$.

And as for Noveske, this is from an interview with John Noveske...in defensereview.com John Noveske Interview

So, while they do use some Vltor products, it is not ALL they use ;) Note: - CMT and LAR make lowers for quite a few manufacturers in the AR field. CMT also produces their own line of AR's...more commonly known as,....STAG:cool:

damn I need to proof read my posts. Half the time I use the wrong words and get myself into trouble...

BCM...awesome.

YHM, good tolerances, they make good stuff. Almost under priced.

VLTOR are overpriced IMO. They are good, but way too expensive when you can get a BCM.

as hillbilly stated, it's hard to beat Bravo Company's receivers.

bravo co. upper receivers

Or you could check out Rainier Arms, they stock an assortment of brands, too:
Rainier Arms - upper receivers

PK Firearms also stocks an assortment - one thing I do like about them, is that if you see the item on their site, it IS in stock;)
PK Firearms - upper receivers

Also, check out AR15sales.com (aka - Legal Transfers, LLC) he stocks mainly Rock River, Stag, and LMT, but has some of the best prices in town.
ar15sales.com - upper receivers and AR parts

Brand names don't mean too much anymore in AR receivers, other than the roll mark you care to see on the side of yours. If you want a particular brand name, then by all means you should shop for that name. Where you will see a noticeable difference is if you compare Billet parts to forged parts, but you will also pay for that. But, know that anymore there are a handful of manufacturers out there who are making most of the receivers for the industry. ;) For the most part, I think if you stay with a forged upper and lower receiver, you'll be good to go.

Slo

#1 on BCM. These guys really give a s**t and will stand 100% behind what they sell period!