Last week I ordered a Bushmaster M4 from a local dealer. Hopefully I will have it by the end of this week. However, I have a good friend who is currently in Afghanistan, who emailed me asking me to buy an M4 for him when he returns on leave. He wants an exact M4 copy, and the Bushmaster certainly fits the bill.
I have been wanting to build my own custom gun for a while now, and here is an opportunity. I can sell the Bushmaster to my buddy in a few months, and build my own perfect carbine from the ground up.
What do you recommend? I don't know anything about putting in the trigger parts, or even how to install/uninstall a buttstock. I would, however, certainly like to put one together slowly, exactly like I like it.
Is a build more trouble and more costly than a 'stock' weapon? Keep in mind here, mine will be very similar to a normal M4 either way. No flashy VLTOR stock, or fluted barrel, or anything.
I will probably get the new Magpul pistol grip, an A3 upper, some excellent BUIS, and possibly an upgraded trigger, is what I am thinking right now.
What say all of you?