I started out with a flat top and regular hand guards, then went the Hogue tube/Jewell trigger route with an A2 stock. Killed lots of critters with it. Then I saw new designs and started trying pretty near everything I could find to build the perfect AR.
Found lots of "marketing" and a few truly innovative upgrades but it all boils down to an accurate barrel gassed and buffered right, everything else is subjective to whatever your heart desires.
What I did find out was a 14.5" barrel is the last thing I want due to a velocity loss of almost 100 fps over a 16" barrel. If you need shorter, go shorter. Don't waste my time with an inch and a half.
The Jack carbean reminds me of the "Jack of all trades, master of none". But marketing is just that.
