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Posted: 6/12/2018 11:46:38 PM EDT

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Now with moar Corn Cob

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Posted: 6/13/2018 2:05:11 AM EDT

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Posted: 6/13/2018 11:28:01 AM EDT

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Beautiful.

The re-release of the KAC MRE has me eyeing a build using one.

Posted: 6/13/2018 12:42:16 PM EDT

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My current setup:

BCM 14.5in Upper

cut down to a 13.8" barrel

BE Meyers 249Saker pinned

DD Omega 7.0 rail

Aero Precision NiB BCG

BCM foregrip with a spare bolt assembly inside it

Haley Strategic Thorntail mount

Arisaka 300 series scout light

Trijicon RX06 w/polarizer

KAC 600m rear sight

Spikes Tactical Honey Badger Lower

Peep & Bones engraved by the wonderful Weapon Genetics at CWTX2

Geissele SSA-3 from CWTX2 now swapped for a S3G from CWTX3

CMC Trigger Pins because otherwise they start to come out after 2 quick mags

Troy Trigger Guard

B5 Grip in Kryptek Typhon

H3 Buffer

VLTOR IMOD Clubfoot Stock with 6 CR123A batteries for the light

This is the second upper I've had on this lower, and it's been running great for about 2k rounds now, 4k on the lower. Not sure if BCM just massively over-gasses things like your uncle on his fifth beer at a BBQ when two people doubled up on bringing beans, but I could probably go to an H4 or 5 buffer without issue. Having an H0 in here caused a loose gas key on a previous BCG after barely 2k rounds. Much nicer shooting and ejecting now though, so it's good enough.

Posted: 7/4/2018 1:42:50 PM EDT

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Now this is a thread I like.
I was thinking of picking up an EMR V1 since they are pretty cheap and chopping it to fit my M&P. I'd like a RAS,but I don't got the patience to sit on EE to catch one within 5 minute sof being posted.

Posted: 7/4/2018 4:56:34 PM EDT

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MRE #2

Posted: 7/8/2018 10:22:45 AM EDT

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Did everyone crap out since 4th of July? I figured this would be a weekend of builds, because... 'Murica. I'd post pics of mine, except it isn't an fsb build.

Let's see what everyone else has created, regardless of completion status.

Posted: 7/8/2018 8:31:00 PM EDT

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My current setup:

https://i.imgur.com/5vHqUhs.jpg

BCM 14.5in Upper

cut down to a 13.8" barrel

BE Meyers 249Saker pinned

DD Omega 7.0 rail

Aero Precision NiB BCG

BCM foregrip with a spare bolt assembly inside it

Haley Strategic Thorntail mount

Arisaka 300 series scout light

Trijicon RX06 w/polarizer

KAC 600m rear sight

Spikes Tactical Honey Badger Lower

Peep & Bones engraved by the wonderful Weapon Genetics at CWTX2

Geissele SSA-3 from CWTX2 now swapped for a S3G from CWTX3

CMC Trigger Pins because otherwise they start to come out after 2 quick mags

Troy Trigger Guard

B5 Grip in Kryptek Typhon

H3 Buffer

VLTOR IMOD Clubfoot Stock with 6 CR123A batteries for the light

This is the second upper I've had on this lower, and it's been running great for about 2k rounds now, 4k on the lower. Not sure if BCM just massively over-gasses things like your uncle on his fifth beer at a BBQ when two people doubled up on bringing beans, but I could probably go to an H4 or 5 buffer without issue. Having an H0 in here caused a loose gas key on a previous BCG after barely 2k rounds. Much nicer shooting and ejecting now though, so it's good enough.

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How do you like the DD rail? Do you have to leave the handguard cap on?

Posted: 7/19/2018 11:32:47 PM EDT

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Posted: 7/20/2018 4:21:13 PM EDT

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I would love one of those uppers.

Posted: 7/20/2018 4:48:42 PM EDT

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What is that?

Posted: 7/21/2018 3:41:50 AM EDT

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I could be wrong, but it looks like a Centurion Arms CMR MLOK rail with FSB cut. Very nice... and rare.

Posted: 7/21/2018 8:32:33 AM EDT

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I could be wrong, but it looks like a Centurion Arms CMR MLOK rail with FSB cut. Very nice... and rare.

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The attachment system at the receiver definitely looks like Centurion so I bet you are right. Never knew that existed.

Posted: 7/21/2018 9:42:44 AM EDT

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The attachment system at the receiver definitely looks like Centurion so I bet you are right. Never knew that existed.

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They have nice FSB cut CMR rails, usually only available as part of a complete upper. Very rare they are out there for individual sale.

Posted: 7/21/2018 11:10:20 AM EDT

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The attachment system at the receiver definitely looks like Centurion so I bet you are right. Never knew that existed.

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I could be wrong, but it looks like a Centurion Arms CMR MLOK rail with FSB cut. Very nice... and rare.

The attachment system at the receiver definitely looks like Centurion so I bet you are right. Never knew that existed.

Look closer. It’s not MLOK, it’s the regular CMR. As far as I know, only available on complete uppers that you’ve got to call/email to order.

Posted: 7/21/2018 1:46:58 PM EDT

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Look closer. It’s not MLOK, it’s the regular CMR. As far as I know, only available on complete uppers that you’ve got to call/email to order.

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I stand corrected. Good eye!

Posted: 7/21/2018 8:22:03 PM EDT

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You guys are correct. Its is a mid length Centurion CMR FSP rail. One of these days I hope to find a carbine length FSP rail to round out a shorter twin. This photo shows the details a little better.

Posted: 8/14/2018 7:57:00 PM EDT

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Viking Tactics (Troy) FSB rail with a Colt SOCOM 14.5" bbl, YHM QD suppressor mount. Les Baer big pin flat top upper on a select-fire SP1 lower.

Kinda old school/modern mashup.

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Posted: 8/14/2018 8:54:30 PM EDT

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Viking Tactics (Troy) FSB rail with a Colt SOCOM 14.5" bbl, YHM QD suppressor mount. Les Baer big pin flat top upper on a select-fire SP1 lower.

Kinda old school/modern mashup.

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Awesome to the Max... Looks like something a Stormtrooper might carry.

Posted: 8/15/2018 2:33:11 PM EDT

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Posted: 8/15/2018 2:51:37 PM EDT

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Bruh!!!!!!!!!! That’s amazing. When I grow up I wanna be like you and @5pt56. 100% jealous right now.

Posted: 8/18/2018 8:40:13 PM EDT

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Posted: 8/18/2018 11:46:45 PM EDT

[#23]

Redacted for ignorance.

Eta: placeholder for FSB!

Posted: 9/9/2018 2:11:23 PM EDT

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Boat anchor of a handguard, but it does look cool :o

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Posted: 9/9/2018 5:37:32 PM EDT

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Since I repurposed my C8 SFW with a KAC RAS, this is my only free float quad rail gun.

Posted: 9/12/2018 2:42:24 PM EDT

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@Infidel4life11 I'm just tryin' to keep up with you bruh!
My first pistol build. My Multicam cerakote.
Faxon gunner 11.5 mid length gas
Vltor VIS upper
Gemtech G5 brake and flash hider
BCM enhanced LPK and grip
SB tactical brace
Super soft shooter.....

http://i.imgur.com/dtNBqZ5.jpg

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@Infidel4life11 I'm just tryin' to keep up with you bruh!
My first pistol build. My Multicam cerakote.
Faxon gunner 11.5 mid length gas
Vltor VIS upper
Gemtech G5 brake and flash hider
BCM enhanced LPK and grip
SB tactical brace
Super soft shooter.....

http://i.imgur.com/dtNBqZ5.jpg

Looks cool, but wrong forum. No FSB.

Posted: 9/12/2018 2:50:15 PM EDT

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Damn...I'm that guy. I swore I put this in the build thread.

Posted: 9/13/2018 8:37:30 PM EDT

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Here's mine for now, it will be going through a major facelift this weekend....more pics to follow

Posted: 9/15/2018 11:37:31 AM EDT

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Boat anchor of a handguard, but it does look cool :o

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Hell yeah! Maybe I'm just getting old here but I'm tiring of the same MLOK handguard at every corner. These retro mall ninja builds - old ARMS and KAC rails and Aimpoint/Eotech/Surefire parts - are the new hottness for me! Collapsible FSB on this one:

Slightly different configuration of my rifle on page 4:

Posted: 9/15/2018 7:07:58 PM EDT

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Posted: 9/15/2018 7:40:46 PM EDT

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anderson upper and lower .
ballistic advantage 20 inch 1/7 twist dmr profile barrel.
ar stoner enhanced trigeer group with j.p. yellow springs .
bplt carrier and bolt I dont know it was in my spare parts drawer .
rock river national match free float tube . hand guards came with the tube .
butt stock bushmaster .
super sniper 10x moa/moa and weaver 30 mm mount .
yhm 7.62 phantom .

Posted: 9/16/2018 12:49:15 AM EDT

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Hell yeah! Maybe I'm just getting old here but I'm tiring of the same MLOK handguard at every corner. These retro mall ninja builds - old ARMS and KAC rails and Aimpoint/Eotech/Surefire parts - are the new hottness for me! Collapsible FSB on this one:

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I agree! I do like the way a thin, modern handguard feels, but I appreciate the history and looks of the old timers a bit more. Your build is beautiful and maybe one day I’ll apply for the stamp myself. As for my build, I’ve installed a VLTOR sight tower and I really dig the uncluttered field of view. I’ve been searching for the top rail to the #50 rail and I found a whole nother rail on eBay with it so I had to buy it haha

Posted: 9/24/2018 4:53:02 PM EDT

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Just put this little number together.

Posted: 9/24/2018 6:13:02 PM EDT

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Awesome shit, kind of had a similar idea for a .300 BLK!

Posted: 9/26/2018 12:05:19 AM EDT

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Posted: 10/6/2018 11:38:43 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/13/2018 9:22:08 PM EDT

[#37]

Painted up

Posted: 10/14/2018 9:57:16 AM EDT

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Hell yeah! Maybe I'm just getting old here but I'm tiring of the same MLOK handguard at every corner. These retro mall ninja builds - old ARMS and KAC rails and Aimpoint/Eotech/Surefire parts - are the new hottness for me! Collapsible FSB on this one:

https://i.imgur.com/yEV6SSK.jpg

Slightly different configuration of my rifle on page 4:

https://i.imgur.com/jLAzzPi.jpg

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Is your DBAL mounted directly to the rail?

Posted: 10/14/2018 11:22:51 AM EDT

[#39]

Wrong thread.

Posted: 10/14/2018 3:03:15 PM EDT

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Untitled by j b, on Flickr

Posted: 10/15/2018 5:13:39 PM EDT

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As will happen, I could not leave well enough alone... This brings us to the latest iteration of the build that kicked off this thread. I replaced the EXPS3-0 with an Aimpoint T2 on a Larue LT-660 mount. Also, I tried to reduce some forward heft by swapping out the CQBL-1 with a Laser Devices ITAL mounted on a Larue LT-271 mount. This is controlled by a Streamlight Dual Function tapeswitch that I modified to work with the laser. I'm digging the ergonomics of where this sits near my IR WML, as well as the fact that the clicky button gives me a "constant on" capability on a momentary only laser. Finally, my pride and joy... a new Tango Down QD stubby grip that I dyed to match my OD Green Magpul furniture. Way more comfortable than the RVG. It has the benefit of being able to remove on the fly, plus the additional battery storage (AAs in the K2+ grip core and CR123As in the Stubby).

We'll see how long this setup lasts, but for now, I'm in love again with my modern take on a timeless classic.

Posted: 10/15/2018 9:07:41 PM EDT

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Some short ears.

Posted: 10/15/2018 9:44:30 PM EDT

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As will happen, I could not leave well enough alone... This brings us to the latest iteration of the build that kicked off this thread. I replaced the EXPS3-0 with an Aimpoint T2 on a Larue LT-660 mount. Also, I tried to reduce some forward heft by swapping out the CQBL-1 with a Laser Devices ITAL mounted on a Larue LT-271 mount. This is controlled by a Streamlight Dual Function tapeswitch that I modified to work with the laser. I'm digging the ergonomics of where this sits near my IR WML, as well as the fact that the clicky button gives me a "constant on" capability on a momentary only laser. Finally, my pride and joy... a new Tango Down QD stubby grip that I dyed to match my OD Green Magpul furniture. Way more comfortable than the RVG. It has the benefit of being able to remove on the fly, plus the additional battery storage (AAs in the K2+ grip core and CR123As in the Stubby).

We'll see how long this setup lasts, but for now, I'm in love again with my modern take on a timeless classic.

https://i.imgur.com/bMtAKFS.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/U6MW0SR.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/fZDzb9M.jpg

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What’s the story on your front sight?

Posted: 10/15/2018 10:19:15 PM EDT

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It's the Daniel Defense improved FSB design. Lighter weight, anti-reflective shi'ite on the back edge, blah blah blah. I'm digging it way more than the old clunkers I used to have. They came out with these back in 2012/2013. Here's my barrel:

https://danieldefense.com/14-5-5-56mm-1-7-gov-profile.html

Posted: 10/15/2018 10:31:50 PM EDT

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It's more the angle I took the pic, plus the fact that I had to raise the post up a click above flush when I zeroed it. I'm deaf from my time in far away lands anyway, so big ears are just extra drag with no added benefit. On a serious note, though, I seem to shoot better with this one than with my Troy flip-up fronts. Not sure why. Maybe I drank the Kool Aid.

Nice Ponies.

Posted: 10/16/2018 10:05:22 AM EDT

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I just ordered a DD Barrel with FSP for my next FSP rifle build. Can you confirm that the FSP is dimpled on the bottom of the barrel?

Posted: 10/16/2018 11:23:39 AM EDT

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I just ordered a DD Barrel with FSP for my next FSP rifle build. Can you confirm that the FSP is dimpled on the bottom of the barrel?

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Slightly confused by your question. Barrel is not dimpled, as the DD FSB does not use set screws. It uses taper pins like a standard FSB. The barrel includes the cuts for the taper pins.

Posted: 10/16/2018 11:33:14 AM EDT

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OST.

Posted: 10/16/2018 2:27:02 PM EDT

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Hell yeah! Maybe I'm just getting old here but I'm tiring of the same MLOK handguard at every corner. These retro mall ninja builds - old ARMS and KAC rails and Aimpoint/Eotech/Surefire parts - are the new hottness for me! Collapsible FSB on this one:

https://i.imgur.com/yEV6SSK.jpg

Slightly different configuration of my rifle on page 4:

https://i.imgur.com/jLAzzPi.jpg

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Boat anchor of a handguard, but it does look cool :o

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/455660/C2AEA01E-3604-4EF8-B85E-63BB4ED1471C-666430.JPG

Hell yeah! Maybe I'm just getting old here but I'm tiring of the same MLOK handguard at every corner. These retro mall ninja builds - old ARMS and KAC rails and Aimpoint/Eotech/Surefire parts - are the new hottness for me! Collapsible FSB on this one:

https://i.imgur.com/yEV6SSK.jpg

Slightly different configuration of my rifle on page 4:

https://i.imgur.com/jLAzzPi.jpg

Agree. I wasn't trying to make a statement with this one. I just think these are good, solid parts that are still very functional. 11.5" Colt Commando with an RASII, Aimpoint PRO in a Larue mount, Lone Star A1 grip and early Vltor stock.

It's my house gun and it's perfect for me.

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Posted: 10/16/2018 5:55:40 PM EDT

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I have only two that qualify in this thread. One is factory and the other is a build of sort.

My Travis Haley Bushmaster clone.

Bushmaster XM-15E2S HBAR A3 Target (Windham, ME) with an A.R.M.S.® #59™M S.I.R.® System NSN 1005-01-574-2540.

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My factory BCM Mid-16 Mod 2

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