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Help me BUILD MY AR...lol I need your ideas
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<blockquote data-quote="Sharingan" data-source="post: 1520826" data-attributes="member: 11761"><p>OK, now were good. lol.... Torqued it down to ~ 55 lbs</p><p>[ATTACH=full]90232[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Gas tube is in..</p><p>[ATTACH=full]90233[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I forgot to take a pic because I was so inently set on getting it in- but the gas tube pin WAS A PAIN IN THE ASS.. I will definitely invest in a lil starter punch/pin tool for that next time.</p><p></p><p>YHM quad rail on..</p><p>[ATTACH=full]90234[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Set screwed down..</p><p>[ATTACH=full]90235[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And Voila.. functional AR- ( Well I have to test it at the range first)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]90236[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Vltor Upper -200</p><p>Centurion Arms Barrel -315</p><p>Low profile pinned gas block - 50</p><p>Spike Lower -100</p><p>Spike BCG -140</p><p>BCM Gunfight CH -38</p><p>DTI LPK -60</p><p>YHM Quad Rail -75</p><p>YHM Phantom flash hider -25</p><p>CAA Grip- -25</p><p>Magpul VFG -25</p><p>Magpul Pmag -17</p><p>Magpul MBUS -35(?)</p><p>Magpul MOE stock -60</p><p>Magpul Bad Lever -30</p><p>Buffer tube ext -10</p><p>Buffer/spring -15</p><p>Gas Tube -10</p><p>ACTION BLOCK (DPMS) -40</p><p>VICE FROM LOWES -90</p><p>TORQUE WRENCH -85</p><p>ARMORERS TOOL -20</p><p>PUNCH SET -12</p><p></p><p>Building my own AR for the first time- ~$1477</p><p></p><p></p><p>Beginning the relationship of getting to know my weapon system inside and out, especially for future troubleshooting and building. <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /> - Pricele$$</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Next is optics. Eotech + Magnifier = co witness happiness.</p><p></p><p>I do plan on going with a spike tactical battle trigger set. Different buffer spring and buffer. Ready mag too.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Some things I learned while building this AR..</p><p></p><p>+ That if the gas tube pin was a person. I would physically assault him.</p><p>+ After visually witnessing the low profile gas block and how it was pinned, I see the reason why it is sturdier.. I also see that I must pay attention to which side of the pinned hole I punch the pin back in because apparently one side is tapered. I noticed this when the pin started shaving itself on the side of the hole LMAO.</p><p>+I will probably attempt to pin my own gas block from now on.</p><p>+I wont use another DTI kit.. Everything else works great, but you will probably end up wanting to switch out the trigger anyway, lol.</p><p></p><p>+ IF I DIDNT HAVE THE PROPER TOOLS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPONENTIALLY MORE DIFFICULT. </p><p></p><p>Scale of 1- 10 on difficulty.. 10 being a gyroscopic mass oscillator and 1 being two legos snapped together.. This was about a 2.8</p><p></p><p></p><p> Range Reports To Follow...... <img src="/images/smilies/hyper.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hyper:" title="Hyper :hyper:" data-shortname=":hyper:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> -Will</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sharingan, post: 1520826, member: 11761"] OK, now were good. lol.... Torqued it down to ~ 55 lbs [attach=full]90232[/attach] Gas tube is in.. [attach=full]90233[/attach] I forgot to take a pic because I was so inently set on getting it in- but the gas tube pin WAS A PAIN IN THE ASS.. I will definitely invest in a lil starter punch/pin tool for that next time. YHM quad rail on.. [attach=full]90234[/attach] Set screwed down.. [attach=full]90235[/attach] And Voila.. functional AR- ( Well I have to test it at the range first) [attach=full]90236[/attach] Vltor Upper -200 Centurion Arms Barrel -315 Low profile pinned gas block - 50 Spike Lower -100 Spike BCG -140 BCM Gunfight CH -38 DTI LPK -60 YHM Quad Rail -75 YHM Phantom flash hider -25 CAA Grip- -25 Magpul VFG -25 Magpul Pmag -17 Magpul MBUS -35(?) Magpul MOE stock -60 Magpul Bad Lever -30 Buffer tube ext -10 Buffer/spring -15 Gas Tube -10 ACTION BLOCK (DPMS) -40 VICE FROM LOWES -90 TORQUE WRENCH -85 ARMORERS TOOL -20 PUNCH SET -12 Building my own AR for the first time- ~$1477 Beginning the relationship of getting to know my weapon system inside and out, especially for future troubleshooting and building. :D - Pricele$$ Next is optics. Eotech + Magnifier = co witness happiness. I do plan on going with a spike tactical battle trigger set. Different buffer spring and buffer. Ready mag too. Some things I learned while building this AR.. + That if the gas tube pin was a person. I would physically assault him. + After visually witnessing the low profile gas block and how it was pinned, I see the reason why it is sturdier.. I also see that I must pay attention to which side of the pinned hole I punch the pin back in because apparently one side is tapered. I noticed this when the pin started shaving itself on the side of the hole LMAO. +I will probably attempt to pin my own gas block from now on. +I wont use another DTI kit.. Everything else works great, but you will probably end up wanting to switch out the trigger anyway, lol. + IF I DIDNT HAVE THE PROPER TOOLS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPONENTIALLY MORE DIFFICULT. Scale of 1- 10 on difficulty.. 10 being a gyroscopic mass oscillator and 1 being two legos snapped together.. This was about a 2.8 Range Reports To Follow...... :hyper: -Will [/QUOTE]
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