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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:23:55 PM EDT
I turned 18 this past August and decided I wanted to build an AR15.
I need a place to help me keep up with my project, and figured y'all might like to see some pictures as I go along I guess you could call this a KISS gun, I don't really care for all the flashlights and lasers and such. Its just a gun I'll keep behind the seat in my truck, and shoot on the weekends. Parts Have: $180 Double Star Lower Reciever with unknown parts kit, 6 position stock, and A2 pistol grip (Used) $5 Unknown lighter trigger spring (New)(original spring was over 10 pound pull) $50 Bushmaster A2 Upper receiver marked "FK" with sight assembly (Used) $40 DPMS A3/4 upper parts kit with ejection cover assembly, forward assist assembly, and charging handle (New) $0 Unknown A2 buttstock with stock, buttplate, trap door, sling loop, lower screw, buffer tube, and buffer (Used)(Traded collapsible stock assembly) $15 DPMS Upper A2 buttstock screw, standard rifle buffer spring, and A2 reciever extension On order: $100 SurplusAmmo & Arms M16 BCG Parts Need: $228 Del-Ton 16" Mid-Length Chrome Lined Barrel Kit Tools Have: Roll pin punch set Tapco armorers wrench Wheeler upper vise block (supposed to get here Monday the 26th!) I'm operating on a dirt poor college student budget, so it may take a while to scrape up $200 more to complete this, but I'll try my best! Any constructive criticism, thoughts, or wisdom is greatly appreciated! |
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Looking good so far, I've been there as a poor college kid scraping by trying to save enough money for gun parts. But my money was also being spent between going out partying, alcohol, and Ramen to survive on. Though during college I was going through my C&R phase of collecting, wish I would have gotten into ARs sooner
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Looks good. Might take the stock off before you put the bbl on, then you'll have started your lower's assembled life as a pistol. Take pics, post in the pistol forum, then put the stock on.
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One of my two anderson lowers will be a midlength. I'm still trying to devide whether it'll be a short a2 gov model or a collapsible type. I love the look of the shortened a2.
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Pro tip from a guy in your age group:
Go to the local shops/gunsmiths and pick through the takeoff bin. I scored a pencil barrel, FSB, barrel nut, taper pins, trigger guard, A1 grip, etc for a whopping total of $40. Its worth it to dig the bins plus you still have beer/pizza/wing/ass money. |
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Looks good. Might take the stock off before you put the bbl on, then you'll have started your lower's assembled life as a pistol. Take pics, post in the pistol forum, then put the stock on. View Quote Based on his description above, the lower was used and came to him assembled as a carbine lower. |
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Based on his description above, the lower was used and came to him assembled as a carbine lower. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: Looks good. Might take the stock off before you put the bbl on, then you'll have started your lower's assembled life as a pistol. Take pics, post in the pistol forum, then put the stock on. Based on his description above, the lower was used and came to him assembled as a carbine lower. You're right. Will revise my post. |
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hambone96, just to let you know, your: $50 Bushmaster A2 Upper receiver marked "FK" with sight assembly (Used) View Quote With it having the "FK" Markings, Your Upper Receiver could actually be an FN A2 Upper. Can you post a closer pic of those markings? I forgot to add, Welcome to the Forum, and you started with a Great First Post. |
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I dare say you definitely got an fn upper, you at least have a little luck if you just fell into that for cheap.
Eta; does that have m4 cuts? Anyone want to tell me if fn made a2s with cuts, I don't know and want someone to illuminate me whether or not they ever offered them. |
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I don't have any pictures, but I can say that it does not have the m4 ramps in it.
I got the BCG and will take pictures to show yall sometime today |
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Got my kit from del-ton friday. Assembled and shot about 50 rounds through it Saturday Here is it now, I still need to install the front sling mount. http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff496/Jakehambey/Mobile%20Uploads/20150209_181050.jpg http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff496/Jakehambey/Mobile%20Uploads/20150209_181034.jpg I'll get yall some better pictures of it outside when I shoot it again next weekend. Also, would anyone like to trade me a couple of like new 20rd straight body GI magazines for my 2 30rd GI NHMTG mags? View Quote Very nice build OP! NavyChief's mid-length A2 build really inspired me to gather parts for the build. Now I just have to find time to assemble everything |
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Quoted: hambone96, nice looking build. I think that these Mid-Length A2's are some of the Best KISS Carbines/Rifles you can put together.
You need to get one more item to finish the project, and that is an M9 Bayonet. You can use an M7 Bayonet, but the M9 just adds the total Badass look. My Upper Half started out as a PSA CHF Middy with a Flat-top Upper, that I switched-out for an FN A2 Upper. I am amazed at the accuracy that I have gotten out of it so far. I have done the following mods to my Middy A2: a Troy Trigger Guard, a Seekins Billet Mag Button (no hole), WOA NM Front Sight Post, and 1/2" Windage Screw & Aperature, with a NM Windage Drum.. <a href="http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/Navy_Chief_Ret/media/Middy_wScopeampMag_b_zps8a889703.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb393/Navy_Chief_Ret/Middy_wScopeampMag_b_zps8a889703.jpg</a> View Quote With all due respect, Chief, the M9 bayonet is for cutting barbed wire. It's so useful @ stabbing people the Army took up Combatives instead, and the Marines adopted the OKC. OKC & M7 bayonets are for suddenly lowering the blood pressure of an enemy. |
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With all due respect, Chief, the M9 bayonet is for cutting barbed wire. It's so useful @ stabbing people the Army took up Combatives instead, and the Marines adopted the OKC. OKC & M7 bayonets are for suddenly lowering the blood pressure of an enemy. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: hambone96, nice looking build. I think that these Mid-Length A2's are some of the Best KISS Carbines/Rifles you can put together.
You need to get one more item to finish the project, and that is an M9 Bayonet. You can use an M7 Bayonet, but the M9 just adds the total Badass look. My Upper Half started out as a PSA CHF Middy with a Flat-top Upper, that I switched-out for an FN A2 Upper. I am amazed at the accuracy that I have gotten out of it so far. I have done the following mods to my Middy A2: a Troy Trigger Guard, a Seekins Billet Mag Button (no hole), WOA NM Front Sight Post, and 1/2" Windage Screw & Aperature, with a NM Windage Drum.. <a href="http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/Navy_Chief_Ret/media/Middy_wScopeampMag_b_zps8a889703.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb393/Navy_Chief_Ret/Middy_wScopeampMag_b_zps8a889703.jpg</a> With all due respect, Chief, the M9 bayonet is for cutting barbed wire. It's so useful @ stabbing people the Army took up Combatives instead, and the Marines adopted the OKC. OKC & M7 bayonets are for suddenly lowering the blood pressure of an enemy. ...& with even more "due respect" (lol), I'd say just stick with the OKC3S bayonet as the M7's tang is somewhat weakened by the 2 bolt holes drilled through it, & the M9 doesn't really even have a tang as it is just a flat nub onto which a threaded rod is attached to keep the handle in place. |
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bacbencher & FlDiveCop71, I like your notes on the topic of the Bayonet. But to be honest, I have this particular Lan-Cay M-9 because it was issued to me, and I like it. That being said, I would never really think about using it as a Bayonet, for multiple different reasons, one of which is it's weight. If I were to seriously need to use a Bayonet on the end of a Carbine or Rifle, I would probably use an M-7. But I do think as Bayonet's go, the M-9 and the Marine OKC3S Bayonet's have a more Bad-Ass look to them, then the M-7. I think it's because they have a more Bowie Knife look to them. The M-7 has more of a Dagger type blade, that does indeed make it easier to penetrate soft tissue, and I have several in my possession, and they can be had at very decent prices, even Brand New from OKC. NOTE - The lack of a Full Tang on the M-9 Bayonets, does represent a weak spot, but then again, you're not supposed to use these to pry with either. |
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In my opinion, a Case of Ammo should be 1K rounds. Sometimes different Department's OR Individuals have other ideas, Oh Well. None-the-Less, I do have a simple rule about ammo, NEVER EVER turn your nose up at Free Quality Ammo. At least that's my opinion. |
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I was thinking 1000 rounds as well. But hey no complaints here!
Do yall have any experience with slings? I'd like something a little higher quality than the nylon ones the guy is selling at the local military surplus store. |
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FlDiveCop71, Now that's a REAL Case. I was thinking more of the Modern Commercial Case amount of 1K rds. But I would absolutely love to have a couple dozen of those 1680rd cases stashed. Especially now that the ATF is trying to get M855/S109 rounds reclassified as Armor Piercing, which would take it off the civilian sales markets, and NO Imports of Surplus Foreign M855/S109 ammo either !!! |
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I was thinking 1000 rounds as well. But hey no complaints here! Do yall have any experience with slings? I'd like something a little higher quality than the nylon ones the guy is selling at the local military surplus store. View Quote The nylon ones allow you to carry the rifle over your shoulder, and make for a hasty sling which stabilizes the rifle when firing. Most modern slings do not seem to permit a hasty sling arrangement, which is one of the purposes of the free-floated forend. |
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Got my kit from del-ton friday. Assembled and shot about 50 rounds through it Saturday Here is it now, I still need to install the front sling mount. http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff496/Jakehambey/Mobile%20Uploads/20150209_181050.jpg http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff496/Jakehambey/Mobile%20Uploads/20150209_181034.jpg I'll get yall some better pictures of it outside when I shoot it again next weekend. View Quote Wow, nice. That is the look that I love. Very sweet rifle. |
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Wow, thats a nice pair of rifles you got there.
What A1 stock have you got on it? My girlfriend is wanting the A1 stock and pistol grip on her lower whenever we get around to it. |
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Wow, thats a nice pair of rifles you got there. What A1 stock have you got on it? My girlfriend is wanting the A1 stock and pistol grip on her lower whenever we get around to it. View Quote It is just a surplus A1 (type E) off the EE but CavArms has modern A1 length stocks. It would particularly benefit her shooting prone. |
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