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Post by jajwrigh on Dec 16, 2009 23:02:32 GMT -5
This is nothing fancy, but its my first full build (lower and upper) and its extremely satisfying! ;D I am going to send some rounds downrange this weekend. I need to install the front sling mount, but thats no big deal right now. Winter is my favorite time of year for projects!  |
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Post by Decatur on Dec 16, 2009 23:28:31 GMT -5
VERY nice! What was the total damage if you don't mind me asking?
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Post by jajwrigh on Dec 16, 2009 23:59:33 GMT -5
Thats a good question actually...I did it slowly over a year, so I will have to think about that one for awhile!
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Post by Decatur on Dec 17, 2009 0:03:24 GMT -5
;d
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Post by smokeeater on Dec 17, 2009 2:11:27 GMT -5
Congrats, Very nice
.308 or .223?
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Post by jajwrigh on Dec 17, 2009 5:37:22 GMT -5
This one is .223 and I have started working on building a lower in .308 as well.
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Post by dbd870 on Dec 17, 2009 7:14:21 GMT -5
Looks good to me.
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Post by barton174 on Dec 17, 2009 8:24:49 GMT -5
Awesome! What parts are in it?
Mike
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Post by barton174 on Dec 17, 2009 8:40:02 GMT -5
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Post by jajwrigh on Dec 18, 2009 21:55:32 GMT -5
Delton M4 barrel and fore grip
Magpul flip up rear sight
Bravo Company M4 upper receiver
CAA stock
DPMS bolt/bolt carrier from Bravo Co too
Stag lower w/ DPMS internals
Hogue grip
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Post by ccdeer1960 on Dec 20, 2009 22:57:53 GMT -5
What kind of trigger?
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Post by jajwrigh on Dec 20, 2009 23:04:53 GMT -5
Just a standard trigger is installed for now. At some point, I would like to replace the front handguard with a free float quad rail to give me some additional flexibility.
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Post by Flatlander54 on Dec 21, 2009 23:18:32 GMT -5
Nice. just started my own Ar build. Just got the upper today, its a DPMS Hi-Rider upper w/.204 Ruger 24" fluted barrel. 1:12 twist. Went ahead and temporarily mounted the scope on it and there is very little clearance between the top of the rail and the bottom of the turret mount. Will most likey have to go with a little higher rings, there is only about 1/32" clearance. I figure if the rings are tightened down there will probably be contact.  |
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Post by barton174 on Dec 22, 2009 16:00:19 GMT -5
Nice. just started my own Ar build. Just got the upper today, its a DPMS Hi-Rider upper w/.204 Ruger 24" fluted barrel. 1:12 twist. Went ahead and temporarily mounted the scope on it and there is very little clearance between the top of the rail and the bottom of the turret mount. Will most likey have to go with a little higher rings, there is only about 1/32" clearance. I figure if the rings are tightened down there will probably be contact. Just an FYI, you'll need different scope mounts for that... You'll want the scope to be set forward so that the rearmost part of the scope is in front of the charging handle, so your face can be in the right spot for the eye relief... There are a metric crap-ton of people who make the offset bases/rings for the standard height Pic. rails on the AR platform, but I don' tknow who makes them for the super-high rails... My match rifle, shown below, is shootable, but just barely (could go forward about an inch), and when I'm slung up in prone, I've got my neck back at a funny angle to get the eye relief right... I'm getting the LaRue offset ring/mount as soon as my wife finds a job... stores.homestead.com/Laruetactical/Detail.bok?no=30  Mike |
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Post by Flatlander54 on Dec 22, 2009 21:59:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads up, I kinda wondered about that. Thats why I didnt lock-tite anything yet, waiting for the lower to get to me before I started mounting more securely.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Dec 23, 2009 8:32:02 GMT -5
Excellent.
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Post by M4Madness on Dec 24, 2009 11:52:23 GMT -5
Looks great! Even if you don't actually save any money by building vs. buying, you learn your rifle inside and out, as well as gain satisfaction in knowing you did it yourself.  |
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