Help! AR Build
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There are alot of really cool AR lowers and uppers. I spent over a year collecting parts for just 1.
MVB true ambi bolt catch/release
Gibbz left side charging-non reciprocating
BA 14.5 barrel pinned and welded to16"
Not real happy with Griffin arms brake, I much prefer BCM
Adams arms piston kit
Kak handgaurd modified for piston
Hyperfire fcg
Amd few more from the pile
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4lbs. I can carry that all day .
niceWhat about the ODG one ? I like the ālookā of that one. Although not to hip on the army green ā¦it would look really great in Navy Blue
Thank you.4lbs. I can carry that all day .
What about the ODG one ? I like the ālookā of that one. Although not to hip on the army green ā¦it would look really great in Navy Blue
The green 1 is a Piston , MVB lower and Gibbz G4 upper.
That 1 actually required effort, micrometer, file, mill and alot of cussing
I built the 350s for hunting season last, but the world had other plans, lol. 350legend is AWESOME!!!! 180gr's of hate. It like a 357 Super Duper Magnum Max
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Michele if you decide to build one later first determine what you want out of an AR platform. Plinking? Bench shooting? Home defense? Hunting medium game and varmints?
Any of the rifle cartridge ARs are good for target/bench shooting.
For example the AR10 in 308 is good for just about any large game animal in North America with a max effective range of about 1000 meters. What that really translates to is the rifle/round is capable of far more than most owners can do. The 6.5 Grendel in the AR 10 platform is good out to about 800 meters with slightly better accuracy than the 308 out to 800 meters. I don't know enough about the ballistics on it to decide if I'd trust it for something like Grizzly bear. The AR15 in 223/5.56 and others calibers may be good out to about 600 meters but I'd be hesitant to go much past 400 or so for hunting deer, goat and smaller animals.
As far as brands? Lots to pick from. I've used PSA, Faxon, Areo, MAS and many other parts. Ill never use another Bear Creek barrel while the Faxon barrel for a machine standpoint is super nice. You just gotta pay the piper.
You must know the laws, both federal and state. For example most often with a adjustable stock overall barrel length needs to be 16" to keep it out of the Short Barrel Rifle rating that requires a tax stamp. Pistol length is a whole new ball game. Technically building a pistol the lower is always considered a pistol by the ATF even if you put a regular stock and long barreled stock on it. The reverse is true if you want to convert a pistol AR into a rifle.
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Any of the rifle cartridge ARs are good for target/bench shooting.
For example the AR10 in 308 is good for just about any large game animal in North America with a max effective range of about 1000 meters. What that really translates to is the rifle/round is capable of far more than most owners can do. The 6.5 Grendel in the AR 10 platform is good out to about 800 meters with slightly better accuracy than the 308 out to 800 meters. I don't know enough about the ballistics on it to decide if I'd trust it for something like Grizzly bear. The AR15 in 223/5.56 and others calibers may be good out to about 600 meters but I'd be hesitant to go much past 400 or so for hunting deer, goat and smaller animals.
As far as brands? Lots to pick from. I've used PSA, Faxon, Areo, MAS and many other parts. Ill never use another Bear Creek barrel while the Faxon barrel for a machine standpoint is super nice. You just gotta pay the piper.
You must know the laws, both federal and state. For example most often with a adjustable stock overall barrel length needs to be 16" to keep it out of the Short Barrel Rifle rating that requires a tax stamp. Pistol length is a whole new ball game. Technically building a pistol the lower is always considered a pistol by the ATF even if you put a regular stock and long barreled stock on it. The reverse is true if you want to convert a pistol AR into a rifle.
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I don't believe I've seen it mentioned, but an AR-22 is a whole lot of practical fun. No gas, no buffer tube needed if you want a PDW style pistol with or w/o a brace. Super easy to build, any upper (the slick side is nice on a .22), .22 LR barrel, CMMG/RTB bolt and barrel collar and your choice of handguard. Works with any lower. Works great with a binary trigger as well, for extra giggles.
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Don't do the endo mag conversion if you're milling the lowers. Purchase an AR9 80%. They use glock mags. I don't know what jig you're using but the 5D gen2 will do 15,9 and 308 lowers.
The AR9 has been my best build so far. It eats those 32 round glock mags and if your run out you always have your 19 pistol mag for backup.
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I know this is an old thread, but for anyone reading this anew, I'd suggest sticking to the AR-15 platform as a first rifle build. Considering the price of commercial lowers, get one in addition to the whatever 80% you choose. (The reason being you can use it as both a reference as well as a fallback if the 80% actually does get a successful ban.) The AR-15 is so well understood, and information so readily available, that it is practically goof-proof.
Where to put the money... as with any rifle, you spend it on the barrel. My personal preferences are mil-spec, 1-7 twist, hammer-forged, M-4 replacement barrels (to which I install a long birdcage A2 flash hider, with a pin and weld to stay out of SBR territory.) For service rifle A2 target rifles, then a stainless 20" 1-8 twist to stabilize the 80gr. It isn't sexy, but it works. From my perspective, keeping simple and looking like the millions of plain-jane AR's already in existence. I'm a needle hiding in a stack of needles.
Caliber, 5.56 NATO is probably the best choice. Though with the current joker in office, cheap XM855 is looking like a thing of the past. But you can still run commercial 223 Rem in it. What ever caliber you choose, get a set of reloading dies. 300 Blackout is a good alternative chambering, and a handy compliment to the 5.56 NATO/223 Rem setup, since your spent brass can be reformed into the 300 Blackout.
If a ban comes into effect, and it survives legal challenges.... well... I can dismantle an AR into a pile of parts in about an hour. The commercial lowers, along with the documentation, are the firearms according to the laws at the time they were purchased. The rest will become a fight in the courts.
Where to put the money... as with any rifle, you spend it on the barrel. My personal preferences are mil-spec, 1-7 twist, hammer-forged, M-4 replacement barrels (to which I install a long birdcage A2 flash hider, with a pin and weld to stay out of SBR territory.) For service rifle A2 target rifles, then a stainless 20" 1-8 twist to stabilize the 80gr. It isn't sexy, but it works. From my perspective, keeping simple and looking like the millions of plain-jane AR's already in existence. I'm a needle hiding in a stack of needles.
Caliber, 5.56 NATO is probably the best choice. Though with the current joker in office, cheap XM855 is looking like a thing of the past. But you can still run commercial 223 Rem in it. What ever caliber you choose, get a set of reloading dies. 300 Blackout is a good alternative chambering, and a handy compliment to the 5.56 NATO/223 Rem setup, since your spent brass can be reformed into the 300 Blackout.
If a ban comes into effect, and it survives legal challenges.... well... I can dismantle an AR into a pile of parts in about an hour. The commercial lowers, along with the documentation, are the firearms according to the laws at the time they were purchased. The rest will become a fight in the courts.