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Posted: 1/16/2015 1:35:46 AM EDT
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I am new to the site but not new to guns. I've been reading this forum for a while and there seem to be a lot of good people here with a lot of knowledge. Just kinda wanted to say hello to you all first.
While I'm very familiar with ARs this is my first complete from scratch build. I scored a great price on a few Aero Precision stripped uppers and lowers a year or so ago so they've all been sitting in the safe waiting to be built. For the rifle i am currently building, I am doing a mid length gas system on a 16" BCM SS410 barrel. Bolt carrier group is going to be Nickel Boron (still trying to decide on manufacturer). Low profile gas block with a Spikes SAR3 13.2" rail. Optic is going to be a vortex viper pst 1-4x24. FYI I have been a big LMT guy for most of my life and I have a LMT setup with an Eotech so that's why on this rifle I want some magnification. Trigger is an ALG ACT, I've pulled a lot of these before and they are a lot better feeling than a standard mil spec trigger but cheaper than a Geissele. I'm a very particular person when it comes to my guns and especially since I am building this one from the ground up I want it to not only function well but I want it to be a good looking rifle too. Both receivers are black and the rail will be black, however all the furniture will be FDE. So I have two questions. What are your experiences with b5 Sopmods and Vltor imods. I have always used LMT Sopmods (because they came on my rifles) but I cannot see paying that much for a stock when you have the other options I just listed. In your experience how does the FDE on the two stocks listed above match Magpul FDE? I am already aware that LMT FDE is a lot darker than Magpul. Thanks in advance for any input, pictures of the rifle will be uploaded as build progresses. |
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