Ok guys. I got my refund from the great extortionist sam.
I'm getting ready to do the same. The question is... should I go with an AR? Is there other model rifles I should consider constructing?
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If you plan on just buying the rifle outright, you could do a lot worse than an AR.Originally Posted by Athan
Last edited by devil21; 07-26-2013 at 10:27 PM.
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Can't wait to see pics.
You live in a no-sbr state I take it?
I think with that barrel length you'll be happy with the 1:7 twist rate. Are you going to free float the barrel?
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Last edited by devil21; 07-26-2013 at 10:27 PM.
"Let it not be said that we did nothing."-Ron Paul
"We have set them on the hobby-horse of an idea about the absorption of individuality by the symbolic unit of COLLECTIVISM. They have never yet and they never will have the sense to reflect that this hobby-horse is a manifest violation of the most important law of nature, which has established from the very creation of the world one unit unlike another and precisely for the purpose of instituting individuality."- A Quote From Some Old Book
Yeah, believe me I know about the SBR laws all too well. Here in Washington you cannot have an SBR at all, tax stamp or not.
I like the YHM free float handguards. I think its a good idea because sometimes with the shorter weapons that utilize vertical grips especially, the gas tube can get torqued. Never happened to me, but I have heard of this.
Flash hiders can be annoying to install if they require an exact end position, like a standard a2.
well, i finally got the rest of my parts today, save for a flash hider/brake; not set on what i want yet. I'll probably just go with a standard A2; i think i'll go through the hassel to get a suppresor for this gun. Anyway, you can see I have the upper, bolt, gas buster charging handle, d-ring, spring, snap ring, barrel, gas tube and quad rail (its just a cheap two piece, non-free float for now):
since i'm putting this together from scratch, i don't need to take off the front sight base. simply put the d-ring on the barrel nut, followed by the spring and lastly, the c-clip/snap ring. i didn't have a c-clip/snap ring spreader tool, so i just anchored the one end in the grove on the barrel nut and used a small flat head screw driver to pry each side over (keeping my thumb over it). turned out fine:
I got this great amorer's wrench and vise block from brownell's:
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insert the barrel into the upper; there's a locator pin to help line it up.
after that last pic, i took the upper out and inserted a nail through the gas tube port so i would be able to keep the spring and c-clip/snap ring in place while i tightened the barrel nut. also, i put a little grease on the upper's threads. i got it at advanced auto parts and it said wheel grease with moly (molybdenum disulfide).
i held the d-ring with one hand while i tightened the barrel nut with the other. i just went slow and easy. as i started to screw it on, i had to make sure the nail was recessd enough so it wouldn't catch on the way around. take your time and its a breeze
make sure it's snugged up good and that the gas tube cut-out is lined up to allow the gas tube to pass through
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i inserted the tube and lined up the roll pin in the hole. make sure you have the gas port facing down. this is kind of hard to do, since the bend would be down. actually, i used pliers to slightly compress one end of the roll pin, held it in place with some needle nose pliers and tapped it in with a hammer. I only have a framing hammer, so after i got it most of the way in, i use a t-allen wrench as a 'punch' and tapped it the rest of the way in so that it was flush with the sight base.
after that, you're ready to rock and roll. i slipped on the quad rail with ease and tightened it up with the supplied allen head screws. took 2 minutes
and here's the final product!
i need a BUIS and a flash hider for it to be really functional. it would shoot right now, but i doubt i would hit anything! i'll post a breakdown of the cost shortly.
i'm not a pro, so if i screwed something up or did it wrong, let me know. if you have hints or tips, please share. this was seriously easy.
Last edited by ghengis86; 02-28-2009 at 03:48 PM.
cost breakdown.
lower receiver: $180
lower parts kit: $55
stock: $65
upper: $105
bolt and carrier group: $190
gas buster charging handle: $75
barrel: $175
gast tube: $15
d-ring: $8
quad rail: $85
so about $953 plus another $100 for flash hider and Back up iron sight. not bad, but that's not really what i;m out of pocket. when i bought my lower parts kit, i acutally bought 3 and sold two on gun broker for $110 and $90; so that paid for my lower parts kit. Next, I ended up buying six barrels (a local shop had some in stock), and sold five on gunbroker for $300 each or $125 profit each (free barrel plus $625!). so really, after the money i made on the gunbroker sales, the cost of this rifle was about $325! add the flash hider and iron sight and this rifle cost less than $450!
can you find an AR-15 anywhere for under $500? didn't think so. i expect prices to rise on everything as Holder announced another AWB.
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Cool vid. Looks like a forum member is in it too
Btw, nice job on the build ghengis. Looks good.
Last edited by devil21; 02-28-2009 at 11:49 PM.
"Let it not be said that we did nothing."-Ron Paul
"We have set them on the hobby-horse of an idea about the absorption of individuality by the symbolic unit of COLLECTIVISM. They have never yet and they never will have the sense to reflect that this hobby-horse is a manifest violation of the most important law of nature, which has established from the very creation of the world one unit unlike another and precisely for the purpose of instituting individuality."- A Quote From Some Old Book
i just realized i never added the final pics after i put on the muzzle brake and BUIS. I went with a yankee hill phantom flash hider and Matech BUIS.
Thread-worthy bump!
A great spring project (especially if you are like me and lose a couple springs each time you build a lower.
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How did I miss that video! Great video...now where is doctor jeep around to tease.
Yeah, I've got an upper to buy once my tax return comes in!
If I ever need an AR, I'll have no trouble getting one with burst fire capability. By the time I run out of 30.06 ammo, there will be plenty of M-4's available with 7 mags of ammo each.
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For range you want a bolt gun in any event. Semis are generally not sufficiently consistent in their lockup for long range touch on human-sized targets. If they were, sniper units would use them.
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Not entirely true.
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http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubb...30#Post1787330
and these
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I know, it's an AR 15 thread. ARs are good for firefights and carry. I just like the .308.
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sunday morning bump to go along with this one by pericles:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...uilding-a-1911
Your thread inspired me to document the 1911 process. The saying is true - ARs are assembled, 1911s are built.
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I build in bulk and I've turned barrel pinning into a science. These are barrels I pinned today with WarBlocks.
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Why build just one?
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Nutn' too fancy:
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Of course sometimes there's the whole quality vs quantity argument:
And of course what is better than a badass upgraded upper? A sharp and pointy one:
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Why no sticky yet, Josh? Josh...???
Okay, so you guys are probably on another list now.
Bump.
You can't build just one
Out of every one hundred men they send us, ten should not even be here. Eighty will do nothing but serve as targets for the enemy. Nine are real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, upon them depends our success in battle. But one, ah the one, he is a real warrior, and he will bring the others back from battle alive.
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