I had slowed down with AR15 builds last year.  I have built a LOT of them and was getting bored with them.  I got the itch late last year ri build another A2 build.  I had previously built a M16A2 build and then converted that to a A4.  I sold that off and started building carbines and pistols and just keppt building shorter and shorter Ar15 builds.

So a member here hooked me up with a stripped A2 upper and my brother had bought a barrel that he forgot he had bought.... the parts just fell into place.  I wasn't sure what barrel length I wanted, and the spare barrel my brother had was a midlength 14.5".  I have a couple of bayonets so I decided that I was either going to run a YHM QD FH or a extended A2 if the bayonet mounted up.  The extended A2 from KAK did not allow the bayonet to mount, but a old YHM FH did JUST BARELY allow the bayonet to mount up solid with only about 1/16" sticking through the bayo loop.  Hell Yeah!!  I forgot to take a pic but will this weekend.

I bought a PSA Stealth lower and I had the other parts in my spare parts bin.  I sawa  pic of a A2 carbine with the B5 handguard and a flat delta ring.  I remembered I had a mid length B5 in my box of handguards, so I bought a brownells flat ring.  I was supprised that all the parts actually shipped quickly.

The upper rides on a SBR'd lower, but I have another CAR stock and grip in my parts bin so it will look the same except I will use a standard trigger guard.  Plan on shooting it this coming weekend.  I will get the FH pinned and welded to get the needed 16" OAL.

That looks great, I love the look of the B5 handguards. Out of all my rifles I still find myself coming back to A2s.

Nice looking rifle.

gotta love the a2...old pic, but ive added a third a2 since

Nice rifle OP, I like how longer handguards look on the 16" barrel. It works for some reason.



Please post more, I've got 3 A2's in the works.

Buddy of mine welded the YHM FH on a couple of weeks ago, finally got around to taking pics.

The bayo has enough purchase on the FH to stay put, so it worked out pretty well.