Thought I'd update those who cared on my progress thus far. What started out as just going to do one XM4/727 clone build has turned into two different builds, with a 3rd half way completed. I was originally going to go with a 14.5" barrel, but budget constrains and then finding a freaking smoking deal on several 16" M4 configuration barrels on the EE tilted my hand. Then I found a FN A2 upper on the EE that needed a good home, so I made that one my upper for my XM4 clone and took that Bushmaster A2 and have other plans for it. I'm having fun with the builds so far, just getting parts as my paycheck allows it and building it whenever the weather turns crap (which lately is a lot). Just really need small parts now (minus the lower for the last build), but all in all its been fun just tracking down the sales compared to my normal act of wanting something immediately.
The 727 clone specs
-DTI 1/7 5.56 16" barrel
-Bushmaster A2 upper
-Anderson Manufacturing lower w/DPMS lpk
-Lone Star 6 hole handguards
-Core 15 BCG
-Commercial waffle stock and buffer tube
The XM4/BHD clone
-FN A2 upper
-16" PSA CL MP barrel
-PSA Toolcraft BCG
-Commercial Car buttstock & tube
-Lone Star 6 skinny handguards
-Surefire 6P light & mount (trade/gift from Bigger Hammer-great guy!)
-Anderson Manufacturing lower w/DPMS lpk
-AimPoint Mark III (not picutured)
A2 carbine fun build
-Bushmaster A2 upper
-BCM 16" barrel marked HP 5.56 Nato
-KAC M4 rail
-MagPul RVG
-MagPul K grip (in the mail)
-MagPul CTR stock (in the mail)
Planning on buying a PSA Afghanistan Blem lower and PSA lpk to finish it out. Once I get all the parts, I'll probably krylone it as an inside joke to the guys in my old unit because we had to paint out rifles before we went downrange. But we didn't have krylone, just really really really crappy spray paint.
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