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<blockquote data-quote="technetium-99m" data-source="post: 719744" data-attributes="member: 3615"><p>They're interesting to do.</p><p></p><p>The best thing I can recommend to you is get quality reference materials (start with the Kuhnhausen manuals).</p><p></p><p>You will invest a lot in tools, I had no idea stones, a lug cutter, sear jig, and files etc. could cost until I added everything up afterwards.</p><p></p><p>Nothing will drop in like your AR-15 did, they don't just screw together like that. On my 2011 I just finished every part had to be touched with a stone or file, nothing fit right off the bat.</p><p></p><p>It was the hardest mechanical task I have ever undertaken but it was very rewarding. You will end up with a gun you will be unbelievably attached to, and if you have mechanical ability I think you will be able to produce something superior to factory pistols on your first try.</p><p></p><p>I am still trying to completely figure out the trigger on mine though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="technetium-99m, post: 719744, member: 3615"] They're interesting to do. The best thing I can recommend to you is get quality reference materials (start with the Kuhnhausen manuals). You will invest a lot in tools, I had no idea stones, a lug cutter, sear jig, and files etc. could cost until I added everything up afterwards. Nothing will drop in like your AR-15 did, they don't just screw together like that. On my 2011 I just finished every part had to be touched with a stone or file, nothing fit right off the bat. It was the hardest mechanical task I have ever undertaken but it was very rewarding. You will end up with a gun you will be unbelievably attached to, and if you have mechanical ability I think you will be able to produce something superior to factory pistols on your first try. I am still trying to completely figure out the trigger on mine though. [/QUOTE]
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