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8/14/2009 2:43:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Andrewphillipf][Edited]
The tacked link to Maryland shooters group guide has been gone for a while. I have been unable to find a photo guide that was similar to the Maryland one, so I decided to make my own. Hopefully others will find this helpful.

Edit: I also figured some would like to know what is in this rifle, so I'm adding the specs.
Mega Machine Shop upper and lower receivers
Mega Machine Shop charging handle
RRA LPK
KNS Gen 2 anti-rotation pins
BCM BCG (pre-markings)
BCM receiver extension
Anvil Arms 14.5" M4 barrel w/ pinned Saylors Machine Phoenix flash hider
Magpul MOE buttstock
Magpul MOE handguards
Magpul Enhanced Trigger Guard
Magpul MIAD pistol grip
Colt carrying handle and side sling adapter
Gear Sector GS-2P sling in pink!















































8/14/2009 2:53:26 PM EDT
[#1]
Thanks! VERY clear and without clutter
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww228/walt_l/P6180009.jpg
8/14/2009 2:54:43 PM EDT
[#2]
Nice post. Great pics.

I vote for a tack in the maintenance forum.
Never turn your back on fear. It should always be in front of you, like a thing that may have to be killed.
8/14/2009 3:09:31 PM EDT
[#3]

sir:

you have done more here in one post than thousands of people in thousands of posts have done over in GD.

good stuff.

ar-jedi
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
8/14/2009 3:47:25 PM EDT
[#4]
TACK THIS NOW...but will the Noobs read it......best I have seen in a long time
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"
8/14/2009 4:07:38 PM EDT
[#5]
With the exception of the buffer and spring, that is exactly how I learned at Ft. Benning back in the early 80's.
8/14/2009 4:37:58 PM EDT
[#6]
Nice job.  Very well done.  Definitely needs to be a sticky.
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery." – Winston Churchill
8/14/2009 5:33:06 PM EDT
[#7]
Great job!!! Nice pics!! I agree tac it.
8/14/2009 6:04:25 PM EDT
[#8]
Add more specific directions to the removal of the charging handle that it needs to be pulled down and out of the upper receiver once the charging handle lugs are lined up with the clearance cutouts in the upper receiver.
8/14/2009 6:14:20 PM EDT
[#9]
Now do the trigger group for us dumb folks
You never hear the shot that kills you.

Posted by Mxpatriot51: Yep, IPSC is a racist sport. Shoot the brown ones, don't shoot the white ones, and the black ones don't count.
8/14/2009 6:22:36 PM EDT
[#10]
Originally Posted By AR15Texan:
Add more specific directions to the removal of the charging handle that it needs to be pulled down and out of the upper receiver once the charging handle lugs are lined up with the clearance cutouts in the upper receiver.


Good idea. I'll try to do that tomorrow if I find time.

Originally Posted By agentile:
Now do the trigger group for us dumb folks


Lol. There is already a pictoral guide in the BIY forum for LPK assembly. I guess if I have time, I can do the FCG.
8/15/2009 11:35:49 AM EDT
[#11]
Seriously....this needs to be stickied in BOLD and used as a reference tool.  Its EXACTLY what to do to field stip and clean this rifle.  Probably the best one I've seen in a while.  Def going to site this on other websites if possible.
8/15/2009 2:04:29 PM EDT
[#12]
Edited to add the charging handle nubs thing.
8/15/2009 2:47:03 PM EDT
[#13]
Great post. Thanks for taking the time to put that together.
8/15/2009 3:10:34 PM EDT
[#14]
Tag.




I printed out a good portion of the Maryland AR15 How-to's and put them in a notebook.  It's an excellent resource.



Too bad they shut the site down.

"RED DAWN, THE OBAMA YEARS" Coming soon to a neighborhood near you. Bend over, It's here.

Official Guardian of the Arsenal of Paranoia
8/15/2009 6:50:52 PM EDT
[#15]
Originally Posted By ecgRN:
Nice post. Great pics.

I vote for a tack in the maintenance forum.


Agreed! straight to the point and very clear pictures.  good job!
Chris
11M 84-87
Dare to be different
Oh cruel fate, to be thusly boned. Ask not for whom the bone bones, it bones for thee.
8/16/2009 3:35:44 PM EDT
[#16]
Excellent! More clear than all the manuals. Can you do one on barrel removal?

Thank You!
8/16/2009 5:22:47 PM EDT
[#17]
Originally Posted By Halschick:
Excellent! More clear than all the manuals. Can you do one on barrel removal?

Thank You!


There is a thread in the BIY thread that covers re-barreling.
8/16/2009 11:13:31 PM EDT
[#18]
Thank You!
8/17/2009 1:36:54 PM EDT
[#19]
Nice set of photos.  Good tutorial for noobies.
8/23/2009 1:48:34 PM EDT
[#20]
Great post. Excellent photos.
8/30/2009 9:45:34 PM EDT
[#21]
After 3 1/2 years on this forum this post has given me the information & mostly the the "How To" in a series of very clear, easy to understand photos to disassemble clean and reassemble my bolt carrier group.  This to me is the best thing since sliced bread.  Now all I need is something this simple on lubing an AR.
8/30/2009 10:17:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Winn][Edited] [#22]
Originally Posted By CNL390:

After 3 1/2 years on this forum this post has given me the information & mostly the the "How To" in a series of very clear, easy to understand photos to disassemble clean and reassemble my bolt carrier group.  This to me is the best thing since sliced bread.  Now all I need is something this simple on lubing an AR.



+ 1 on a great resource ...

Kudos to beavo451 for taking the time to put it together, and for sharing it with everyone.

Also, since you're a Team member you should be able to access THIS archived thread from several years ago in which bigbore demonstrates his simple lubing method.  I thought it was very informative and quite helpful as well.


Poznai Sebia ... Know Yourself
8/31/2009 10:27:34 PM EDT
[#23]
Awesome pictorial.............thanx!
9/1/2009 7:29:39 PM EDT
[#24]
i like it. nice pics and good looking gun. might point out lube points and check wear here now that it is tacked. the problem is the only guys that will not read this are the ones that need to. thread delivers.
...grease, 3-1 oil, motor oil, saliva, WD40, Urine, CLP, Slip 2000 and Vagisil will all keep the gun running. However, Urine smells, and some of the other stuff doesn't last long. -Pat_Rogers
9/3/2009 11:35:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Arr6][Edited] [#25]
Very nice talk about bad ass pics.

ETA. You should do a cleaning and lube series.
9/8/2009 11:36:36 PM EDT
[#26]
Nice, simple with great pictutres.
Thanks
9/9/2009 7:30:55 PM EDT
[#27]
Really clear how-to thread and great photos
9/16/2009 2:55:58 PM EDT
[#28]
Fantastic thread, great job OP, it is much appreciated!

If possible, big +1 on the "How to lube" idea already posted.  I just bought my first AR Saturday, and I'm leery of cleaning it without some sort of guide.
9/16/2009 3:11:21 PM EDT
[#29]
I'm reluctant to do a lubrication guide because it seems to be a very personal and sensitive topic.
9/27/2009 12:19:03 PM EDT
[Last Edit: slashsplat][Edited] [#30]
Originally Posted By beavo451:
I'm reluctant to do a lubrication guide because it seems to be a very personal and sensitive topic.

Still, a baseline for newbies would be great.  You could document a "wet" (for non-dusty/sandy environment) and a "dry" (for sandbox) approach and refer to generic lubricants of use choice.  Certainly nobody could complain too badly about showing the use of CLP/LP or even Mobil1 used in conservative and liberal amounts.  The key would be the particular places to lube.  Then the user could determine their preference for frequency and saturation level.

You could almost just annotate the existing pix with a different color text...

DON'T FEAR THE FLAMES!

Great work.
10/3/2009 6:32:57 PM EDT
[#31]
Thanks so much for this step by step guide.    Now I don't have to keep asking my friend at the range.

10/13/2009 3:18:46 AM EDT
[#32]
Thanks, this is actually the reason I jumped into this site –– needed a good guide since I only fire my AR about once a year
10/15/2009 1:21:09 PM EDT
[#33]
Awesome!  Best how to on disassembly I have seen on this site.

PLEASE< PLEASE do a how to on cleaning and lubrication.  Basic stuff, for newbs like me.  
10/24/2009 7:31:15 AM EDT
[#34]
Great photos!!

Your photos, combined with the earlier post including the link to lubing an AR, is a good start for a newbie like me.  

Thanks,
Don
10/26/2009 7:12:13 AM EDT
[#35]
Very nice pics and guide!

As an added reference, the NRA has a field stripping article in the latest issue (November 2009) of American Rifleman. Maybe it will be a useful addition to beavo451's excellent work. If not, mods can delete this post.

Article: http://www.americanrifleman.org/ArticlePage.aspx?cid=1&id=1948
Downloadable/printable PDF of article with exploded view of AR: http://www.americanrifleman.org/Webcontent/pdf/2009-10/20091015105555-armalitem15exploded.pdf
11/13/2009 3:58:57 PM EDT
[#36]
Originally Posted By Burnsy87:
Fantastic thread, great job OP, it is much appreciated!

If possible, big +1 on the "How to lube" idea already posted.  I just bought my first AR Saturday, and I'm leery of cleaning it without some sort of guide.


+1  for a newbie like me a good starting point would be great... even if there are mix thoughts on how to do it...

Thank  you again for such clear photos outlining this procedure.  Excellent!!
11/13/2009 6:13:17 PM EDT
[#37]
Originally Posted By wachuko:
Originally Posted By Burnsy87:
Fantastic thread, great job OP, it is much appreciated!

If possible, big +1 on the "How to lube" idea already posted.  I just bought my first AR Saturday, and I'm leery of cleaning it without some sort of guide.


+1  for a newbie like me a good starting point would be great... even if there are mix thoughts on how to do it...

Thank  you again for such clear photos outlining this procedure.  Excellent!!


Found this thread:

Quibs AR 15 Lube Points
12/4/2009 9:20:05 PM EDT
[#38]
What a GREAT help to a new owner like me - THANKS!!
12/11/2009 4:52:59 PM EDT
[#39]
Originally Posted By FEV:
What a GREAT help to a new owner like me - THANKS!!


+1 Thanks!!
1/4/2010 2:11:06 AM EDT
[#40]
Beavo451  GREAT POST
1/7/2010 12:10:50 AM EDT
[#41]
very nice well done.      
1/9/2010 5:58:06 PM EDT
[#42]
Great help. Thanks for step by step and good pics.
1/12/2010 6:34:39 PM EDT
[#43]
As a new AR owner thanks for this great post.
1/26/2010 5:32:54 PM EDT
[#44]
Great post on disassembly.  Helped me a lot.  Thanks.
2/4/2010 1:14:55 PM EDT
[#45]
Thank you this was vary helpful.
2/6/2010 11:39:30 PM EDT
[#46]
Thanks for the field stripping guide, very helpful to a newb like me.
2/14/2010 9:59:47 PM EDT
[#47]
Bravo sir. Just got my first AR today. Best date ever! I expected the breakdown to more complicated but you make it sound so easy.
2/18/2010 3:18:27 PM EDT
[#48]
Thanks for the great pics!  I had broken mine down for cleaning but had never broken down the BCG.  Just what I needed to finish the job.  Thanks again!
Proud Member of Ranstad's Militia
2/19/2010 1:42:12 PM EDT
[#49]
thanks, that is very helpfull for a newbe like me. you must stay at holiday inns all the time...
2/21/2010 12:05:59 PM EDT
[#50]
Great, just great

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