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Posted: 1/2/2003 7:26:08 PM EDT
[#1]
AWSOME! Looks like a pro job youve done there. Im still waiting to build up my first lower. You sir deserve a pat on the back. [beer]
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Posted: 1/2/2003 7:33:00 PM EDT
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FMJunkie,
I just build my 1st lower also, in fact, on the same lower as you, except I used a RRA LPK Feels good, doesn't it [:D] Jamie |
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Posted: 1/2/2003 7:37:59 PM EDT
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Good Job!!!!!!!
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Posted: 1/2/2003 8:30:26 PM EDT
[#4]
what kind of deal did they have?
Nice work. |
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Posted: 1/2/2003 8:40:32 PM EDT
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FMJunkie: You did good! I built an Oly Arms lower a few years back. I lost one of the push-pin detents. Those push-pins are such a pain to install. The fire control stuff was pretty easy to install. Now for the proof of the pudding, to go out and shoot it. Make sure you put something like 2-3 rounds in the mag for the first try; my buddy built lower also, he forgot to put that itty-bitty spring in the disconnector, well anyways, it went rata-tat-tat and scarced the piss out of everybody around him. It emptied the whole 20 round mag in 10 seconds, but in the mean time he had to hold on to it.
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Posted: 1/2/2003 8:45:53 PM EDT
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Have you turned it upside down yet to see if anything falls-out [:)]?z
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Posted: 1/2/2003 8:57:21 PM EDT
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Here is a quick test to see if the trigger group functions properly.
Cock the hammer, then pull the trigger (don't let the hammer slam into the lower). WITHOUT releasing the trigger recock the hammer and then WITHOUT releasing the trigger smack the top of the cocked hammer with the palm of your hand. If it does not release then your lower passes this function test and will probably not "go auto". If the hammer releases with your finger still on the trigger then you have some "problems". [x] |
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Posted: 1/2/2003 9:29:06 PM EDT
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Glad you enjoyed the process. BTW, if you still want to feel like less of a man, then, by all means get married!
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Posted: 1/2/2003 10:00:29 PM EDT
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Quoted: Glad you enjoyed the process. BTW, if you still want to feel like less of a man, then, by all means get married! Don't listen to him: A man is not complete untill he is married,Then he is finnished! Bob [:D] |
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Posted: 1/2/2003 10:01:34 PM EDT
[#10]
Awesome feeling to do it, isn't it?
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Posted: 1/3/2003 4:05:06 PM EDT
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Thanks everyone!
Let's see, there were a few questions in here: The Cav Arms deal was $80 for the stripped lower. This is an even better deal since the pistol grip and buttstock are integral to the unit. Also, you don't need a buffer tube as its molded into the buttstock. I picked up an Armalite lower parts kit for $60 and voila! $140 lower. Being a novice do-it-yourself'er, the first two things I did were 1) check for leftover parts and 2) turn it upside down and shake it. Luckily, I got a negative on both counts! Being prior Army, the third thing I did was perform several function checks. Everything is quite stiff but, all functions fine!! |
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Posted: 1/3/2003 7:51:36 PM EDT
[#12]
Same report, mine arrived today and my first build appears to be a success. [:D]
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Posted: 1/3/2003 7:57:52 PM EDT
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Man, that is great, cuz!
Now, do yourself a favor, and put an upper on it. Congrats, cuz. ColtC. |
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Posted: 1/3/2003 8:25:43 PM EDT
[#14]
Now you've done it.....
I'm gonna have to get one too! |
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Posted: 1/3/2003 8:29:20 PM EDT
[#15]
Congrats.
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Posted: 1/4/2003 8:46:00 AM EDT
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I still have my stripped lower. Me and VA-gunnut didn't build it up because I am waiting to get a kit. I only have to get about 140 more dollars, before I can buy a kit.
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Posted: 1/4/2003 8:51:50 AM EDT
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How did you keep from getting all that arm hair in the way, or becoming tangled in the springs?!
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Posted: 1/4/2003 8:57:37 AM EDT
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Congrats on the build. Looks awesome. I'll probably wait until I get an AR to start thinking about building one. I plan on buying a NIB Bushy, so my second AR will probably be a built AR. Looks like a nice build great job.
Now just one small question why aren't there any "labels" next to the selector switch? Just the lower or what? |
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