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4/30/2005 4:43:18 PM EDT
Well, I finally got my build done.  Thanks to all who put up with me for so long.  Parts came from Del-Ton yesterday, although I was still on the way home from college, but today, she got put together.

The gun has a DPMS lower, and is paired with a Del-Ton A2 rifle kit.  Total cost was $606 dollars, not counting magazines.  I got three USGI mags at $10 each, and was lucky enough to find one LEO only marked one.

Total time took 3 hours, although I was being distracted by teh Busch race.  Could have gone much quicker. Spent probably a half hour loking for a missing hammer pin and trigger roll pin.

To anyone considering building, I would definitely reccomend roll pin punches.

Anyway, here are some pics.

http://66.188.31.111:81/images/ar15%20009.jpg
http://66.188.31.111:81/images/ar15%20010.jpg
http://66.188.31.111:81/images/ar15%20011.jpg
http://66.188.31.111:81/images/ar15%20012.jpg
http://66.188.31.111:81/images/ar15%20013.jpg

Finish doesn't exactly match, and the selector and trigger really don't match.  But at over a $250 savings from the lowest priced Bushy and RRA that I could find, I don't mind.

Question 1: there is a bit of a wiggle between the lower and upper when connected.  Is that a concern?

Question 2: anywhere I can download the 25-yard sightin targets?
4/30/2005 6:25:44 PM EDT
[#1]
Every colt and bushy I looked at while shopping far my ar was lose fitting between upper and lower. After finding AR15.com Idecided to build my own and got lucky on a perfect fit up between a cav arms upper and ameetec lower. Colors even matched perfectly. Don't swet the wiggle, it's normal and some seem to think it's good. Don't know where to get a zero grid but here's a link to a good way to zero an a-2 sight.  http://groups.msn.com/TheMarylandAR15ShootersSite/improvedbattlesightzero.msnw
4/30/2005 10:50:40 PM EDT
[#2]
Looks good.

You could always contact Stickman(I think there is a tutorial about this) about using Norrels to refinish the stuff that doesn't match. Cheap and easy from what I have read.

fanoblack
5/1/2005 3:00:22 AM EDT
[#3]
Nice looking build, give us a report after you go to range
5/1/2005 3:26:06 AM EDT
[#4]
Congrats on the build and looks good. The Maryland AR15 shooters site is a good reference for sighting in an AR.  I get my targets from Wally World.

here is a clickable link....groups.msn.com/TheMarylandAR15ShootersSite/zeroingmethods.msnw


edited to say:  Just look down the sidebar for "zeroing methods".  Looks like no matter what link is used, it takes you to the same start page.
5/1/2005 4:30:26 AM EDT
[#5]
OK, one mopre question.  THe buttstock is a bit wobbly.  Nothing bad, just barely noticable.will that cause any problems, is there a way to fix it?
5/1/2005 5:56:50 AM EDT
[#6]

Quoted:
OK, one mopre question.  THe buttstock is a bit wobbly.  Nothing bad, just barely noticable.will that cause any problems, is there a way to fix it?



Tighten the screw in the back down hard.

You did put the A2 spacer in there, on the end of the buffer tube, right?
5/1/2005 1:05:58 PM EDT
[#7]
Looks great!

An Accu Wedge will clean up some of that rceiever wiggle.  I have a Colt that came with one.  Its a two doller piece of rubber that goes in the back of the lower reciever.
5/1/2005 2:21:11 PM EDT
[#8]

You did put the A2 spacer in there, on the end of the buffer tube, right?


Yep.  I stuck a piece of plastic wrap in the little indent that the buttstock goes into under teh buffer tube, seemed to take away teh wiggle.
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