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Posted: 11/23/2014 11:59:37 AM EDT

I have had an SBR around for a while - you may remember this one....

It has always bugged me that the barrel was 10.5" (it was a good deal on a short Colt barrel that had been chopped at ADCO and I decided I wanted this instead...

So, using the NoDak BFPU lower as a base, I started scrounging for parts. Got the A1 receiver here in the EE, as well as most of the small parts, the slip ring came from Dean in IL on Sturmgewehr. I picked through gun show part bins and selected the worst looking stuff for this build.

I then sent the barrel of to John Thomas, he chopped and threaded to 10.0" and weathered the barrel and flash suppressor to match the rest of the weapon.

I still need to pick which rear sight assembly to go on it, but here is where it stands after getting the barrel back from John Thomas (Mailed it out on a Thursday, got it back on Tuesday).

Aside from the lower and the barrel, everything else is natural wear.

Posted: 11/23/2014 12:05:02 PM EDT

[#1]

nice

Posted: 11/23/2014 12:17:25 PM EDT

[#2]

Very nice! look forward to a range report.

The wear looks great - although that stock looks a little too nice, could just be the picture.
If its too nice let me know and I can swap it for my rougher one!

Posted: 11/23/2014 12:18:35 PM EDT

[#3]

Dead sexy peashooter! Fantastic job!

Posted: 11/23/2014 12:34:58 PM EDT

[#4]

Oh yeah!

Posted: 11/23/2014 12:58:20 PM EDT

[#5]

Damn, that's nice!
I've avoided SBRs just to simplify life, but that one is enough to make a guy reconsider!

Posted: 11/23/2014 1:18:45 PM EDT

[#6]

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The 607 is the one gnawing on me!

But thankfully for my wallet's sake it turns my stomach to have to PAY Uncle Sugar for the PRIVILEGE!

Posted: 11/23/2014 1:40:26 PM EDT

[#7]

Well done sir

Posted: 11/23/2014 2:01:50 PM EDT

[#8]

That's fantastic, the XM177E1 is my favorite CAR15 variant.

I think it's major BS to pay $200.00 to Uncle Sugar for the privilege of having a slightly shorter barrel or a sound suppressor for that matter.

John Dillinger and those other idiots ruined it for the rest of us.

Posted: 11/23/2014 2:05:19 PM EDT

[#9]

Very nice build. John Thomas does very nice work to boot.

Posted: 11/23/2014 3:44:57 PM EDT

[#10]

Sweet build, and great work by JT. Shorty retros rule.

Posted: 11/23/2014 3:45:57 PM EDT

[#11]

Wicked little rifle, I love that pistol grip

Posted: 11/23/2014 4:31:30 PM EDT

[#12]

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Quoted: That's fantastic, the XM177E1 is my favorite CAR15 variant.

I think it's major BS to pay $200.00 to Uncle Sugar for the privilege of having a slightly shorter barrel or a sound suppressor for that matter.

John Dillinger and those other idiots ruined it for the rest of us.

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FIFY FDR, his bootlicking Congress, and his rubber stamp Supreme Court ruined it for the rest of us, along w/ every President, Congress, & Supreme Court since.

OP, from the pictures, I confess I know not what you did, other than apparently remove 1/2" of bbl?

Posted: 11/23/2014 4:36:07 PM EDT

[#13]

To some, 1/2" makes all the difference.

Posted: 11/23/2014 5:01:19 PM EDT

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OP, from the pictures, I confess I know not what you did, other than apparently remove 1/2" of bbl?

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The biggest thing was replacing the A1 upper in the original pic with one I bought from Charleston in the EE. Then I decided the barrel neated to be "worn" as well as chopped.

Posted: 11/23/2014 5:14:14 PM EDT

[#15]

When I hit the lotto, I am getting you lot some pristine Krag rifles and some pics of Krag carbines in the Spanish-American War & Boxer Rebellion. And then I'm posting the results in the C&R forum.

Posted: 11/23/2014 7:52:09 PM EDT

[#16]

now you have to put some ware on that rare colt stock if you can stand to beat it up a little.

Posted: 11/23/2014 8:30:18 PM EDT

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I may have the answer to that.

Posted: 11/23/2014 10:27:59 PM EDT

[#18]

Very nice! Can I Ask how much you paid for the barrel chop? I need my 16" chopped down to 10" for my XM clone.

Posted: 11/23/2014 10:57:23 PM EDT

[#19]

I really like that, the wear looks great!

Posted: 11/23/2014 11:16:37 PM EDT

[#20]

She looks good! I have to ask....what stock is that? Fiberlite?

Posted: 11/24/2014 12:46:20 AM EDT

[#21]

That turned out really nice, if I ever SBR it will have to be 10"

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I have had an SBR around for a while - you may remember this one....

http://www.fototime.com/8F9FB328F72E0CE/medium800.jpg

It has always bugged me that the barrel was 10.5" (it was a good deal on a short Colt barrel that had been chopped at ADCO and I decided I wanted this instead...

http://www.fototime.com/80B0DF5E0CA5764/medium800.jpg

So, using the NoDak BFPU lower as a base, I started scrounging for parts. Got the A1 receiver here in the EE, as well as most of the small parts, the slip ring came from Dean in IL on Sturmgewehr. I picked through gun show part bins and selected the worst looking stuff for this build.

I then sent the barrel of to John Thomas, he chopped and threaded to 10.0" and weathered the barrel and flash suppressor to match the rest of the weapon.

I still need to pick which rear sight assembly to go on it, but here is where it stands after getting the barrel back from John Thomas (Mailed it out on a Thursday, got it back on Tuesday).

Aside from the lower and the barrel, everything else is natural wear.

http://www.fototime.com/2BDE0BCB3BDAFA9/medium800.jpg

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Posted: 11/24/2014 4:00:23 AM EDT

[#22]

Very nice. You'll have to keep an eye out for one of those aluminum stocks that are worn out with the coating scraped through. Would match nice with the other wear.

Posted: 11/24/2014 11:18:07 AM EDT

[#23]

Excellent! Appreciate your attention to detail. Plus, you can throw a moderator on there and it'll look right...

Posted: 11/24/2014 6:29:25 PM EDT

[#24]

That looks great! That is not the same XM177 you used to have with the moderator is it?

Posted: 11/24/2014 7:12:12 PM EDT

[#25]

Can someone tell me what/who's stock that is? It's not a Colt aluminum, is it?

Posted: 11/24/2014 8:44:11 PM EDT

[#26]

Car stock, Fiberite/Fiberlite, etc.

The one on the M16 is what appears to be an aluminum one though

Posted: 11/24/2014 8:45:53 PM EDT

[#27]

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Can someone tell me what/who's stock that is? It's not a Colt aluminum, is it?

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Fiberlite. It has the little gussets. I assume it's a Colt.

Posted: 11/26/2014 6:48:37 PM EDT

[#28]

Ok, installed the rear sight assembly and added some detail pics. Now off to the range tomorrow (my back yard) to get it zeroed.

I'm glad this one is finally finished!

Posted: 11/26/2014 7:00:31 PM EDT

[#29]

Man your gun is sick love the wear! I dont have the balls to to wear mine but one day I will dont mean to crash your thread but even the fake moderators make these sbr's bearable to shoot.

Posted: 11/26/2014 7:20:53 PM EDT

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Man your gun is sick love the wear! I dont have the balls to to wear mine but one day I will

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I don't have the balls either - but you get one or two really worn parts that look out of place and pretty soon you're buying all the beat-up stuff you can find.

Posted: 11/26/2014 7:22:25 PM EDT

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Ok, installed the rear sight assembly and added some detail pics. Now off to the range tomorrow (my back yard) to get it zeroed.
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I'm glad this one is finally finished!

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Yes. I like that a lot.

Posted: 11/26/2014 7:26:13 PM EDT

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Yes. I like that a lot.

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Ok, installed the rear sight assembly and added some detail pics. Now off to the range tomorrow (my back yard) to get it zeroed.
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I'm glad this one is finally finished!

Yes. I like that a lot.

You need to come shoot it when you get back from Jamaica.