I've been enjoying my stock EagleArms AR15-A2 for months, now. 2000 rounds through it and all is well. I'm so hooked on this rifle that I'm already looking to build another, with a bull barrel and floated handguards. Thing is, though, that I want to go with a walnut stick and grip (found a set at Brownells) and I want the whole of the rest of the rifle to be silver (not chrome-flashy, just silver anodized).
I've been poking around for parts like this, but it seems like everywhere I go I see basic black. To qualify that, Brownell's does offer a silver lower from SOCOM, and I have to admit that I've seen silver lowers at a couple sites, but darned if I could find a silver upper.
Seems like ARs are a bit like model Ts -- "You can get one in any color you like, as long as its black." I say that with tongue firmly in cheek, btw, as I've seen photos here of red and blue AR rifles.
So, a couple questions:
1) Can anyone recommend vendors that have some color variety? I'm really interested in getting high-quality parts, too, so hopefully color choice won't compromise that goal.
2) Has anyone ever seen a free-floating handguard for an AR rifle that either is made of wood, or sports some wood on it? I know it may strike some purists as a dumbass question, but I like wood furniture.
Many thanks, as always.
-- Randy