Getting there....craziness > Rifles, Uppers, Lowers, Barrels, and more

Posted: 6/28/2007 6:18:51 PM EDT

after some help from M4-Tuna himself with the rail cutting today, almost done with this build:

Posted: 6/28/2007 8:32:33 PM EDT

[#1]

WOW.
That is really nice!

(How does one go about finding KAC receivers?)

Posted: 6/28/2007 8:39:37 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
WOW.
That is really nice!

(How does one go about finding KAC receivers?)

A local shop has a complete upper for sale...with no lower though

just have to look here and there from what i have seen

Posted: 6/28/2007 8:50:10 PM EDT

[#3]

Nice

Posted: 6/30/2007 4:35:34 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Nice

you going to make the botter shoot steve?

eta: did some weighing, barrel weighted 35.5 ounces shipped from Wes @ MSTN, barrel after dimpling weights 29.5 ounces.

Posted: 6/30/2007 8:34:22 AM EDT

[#5]

Don't know yet. But I'd like to.

Posted: 7/27/2007 11:28:34 AM EDT

[#6]

Well I hope the person in who "misplaced" this package somewhere along its trip with fedex enjoys the new upper, looks like this one is a goner

Posted: 7/27/2007 11:44:01 AM EDT

[#7]

Why did you feel the need to grind on a KAC flip up FSB?

Posted: 7/27/2007 11:51:37 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Well I hope the person in who "misplaced" this package somewhere along its trip with fedex enjoys the new upper, looks like this one is a goner

..........damn sorry to hear about that.

Posted: 7/27/2007 11:53:24 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Why did you feel the need to grind on a KAC flip up FSB?

do a doubletake. the FSB wasn't touched. it was the rail.

and does it really matter anymore?

Posted: 7/27/2007 12:46:35 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Why did you feel the need to grind on a KAC flip up FSB?

do a doubletake. the FSB wasn't touched. it was the rail.

and does it really matter anymore?

I see that now. But the KAC flip up is rare unless they are making them again.

Posted: 7/27/2007 1:14:20 PM EDT

[#11]

read my post a couple up...

Posted: 7/27/2007 5:34:35 PM EDT

[#12]

Wow, that sucks. How much did you have it insured for?

Also... I am about to cut a rail. Did you find it necessary to chamfer the leading edges of the rail to remove the sharp right angle left when cutting? What did you do to refinish once you had bare aluminum showing?

That was a sweet, rare, and one of a kind upper. You must be sick.

Posted: 7/28/2007 4:16:27 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Wow, that sucks. How much did you have it insured for?

Also... I am about to cut a rail. Did you find it necessary to chamfer the leading edges of the rail to remove the sharp right angle left when cutting? What did you do to refinish once you had bare aluminum showing?

That was a sweet, rare, and one of a kind upper. You must be sick.

yes to your 2nd question, i was planning on painting the entire rifle so I left the edges bare

Im not so much upset about losing the gear, its just gear, just objects. The value of the upper is quite high, but i'll be made whole again financially. But its the AMOUNT OF TIME it took me to put this together, now all the wasted time/energy that went into that upper is now fruitless and wasted. That is what makes me sick the most.

Posted: 7/28/2007 2:37:31 PM EDT

[#14]

I'm surprised I missed this thread... I still can't believe it got lost. It took a lot of time and effort from a lot of people to get this thing done.

Posted: 7/31/2007 2:44:15 PM EDT

[#15]

You guys wont believe this....the upper has been found!

The packing label must have fell off, fedex opened the package and looked inside and found paperwork from the shim kit instructions that had knights information on it.

They packed it back up and sent it to Knights!

They didn't have a scan on it since the shipping label was knocked off, and it made it from Olive Branch, Mississippi all the way down to Titusville, Fl.

I got an IM from Lt. Col Lutz (coldblue) today saying "hey, look, i got this upper, it looks like yours in your pictures"

And its all down hill from there...pretty amazing story.

My ass is driving down friday morning to pick this up...

Posted: 7/31/2007 2:55:33 PM EDT

[#16]

I thoght i recognized it when i opend up the box!
that's some nice work on the barrel

Posted: 7/31/2007 2:56:27 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
I thoght i recognized it when i opend up the box!
that's some nice work on the barrel

you are joking? it came to you? thats just ironic.

Posted: 7/31/2007 3:00:47 PM EDT

[#18]

It showed up at the shop i dont know who received it in

Posted: 7/31/2007 3:48:08 PM EDT

[#19]

F*CKING INSANE

Posted: 7/31/2007 3:52:55 PM EDT

[#20]

Thats crazy dude. Glad you got it back.

Posted: 7/31/2007 5:36:16 PM EDT

[#21]

you're a damn dirty h0r Chrome. That rifle is beyond sick

Posted: 7/31/2007 6:42:36 PM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
you're a damn dirty h0r Chrome. That rifle is beyond sick

The only thing that scares me, if in that package, was *entire* weapon. Fedex would have opened it up saw a firearm...who knows what would have happened

Posted: 7/31/2007 6:58:04 PM EDT

[#23]

I'm glad to hear your beauty is coming home

Posted: 7/31/2007 8:23:15 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Why did you feel the need to grind on a KAC flip up FSB?

do a doubletake. the FSB wasn't touched. it was the rail.

and does it really matter anymore?

I see that now. But the KAC flip up is rare unless they are making them again.

Well I would love to have a KAC flip up sight , If you find any please let me know thanks .

Posted: 8/1/2007 1:02:34 AM EDT

[#25]

I don't think you could have gotten any luckier

Posted: 8/1/2007 6:08:08 AM EDT

[#26]

That's crappy what you went through, but that is one awesome looking rifle. Nice work.

Posted: 8/1/2007 9:22:54 AM EDT

[#27]

Someone upstairs like you!

Posted: 8/1/2007 10:20:24 AM EDT

[#28]

glad the upper was found and you'll have it soon. i can understand how upsetting it is to lose packages.

Posted: 8/1/2007 3:20:39 PM EDT

[#29]

Dude, Will you buy me a lotto ticket?

Mike

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