AR is finished - thank you CW!

[S391]

I picked up a used AR earlier this year and decided that I wanted to make a few changes. I went with a flat top Bravo upper, a Midwest Industries BUIS, an YHM free-float lightweight quad rail, an OD Magpul MIAD grip, a Vortex flash hider and an EOTech XPS. As discussed elsewhere the OD CTR stock didn’t work out (was billed as a commercial buffer version but it wasn't) and I have another on order.

Overall I'm pleased with it and I think it will do everything I need it to do. Thank you to everyone at CW for your help and thanks to Stickman for answering my emails and crazy questions.

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[Stickman]

Good to see it all came together for you. How are you liking that Eotech so far?

[Bushwacker4]

Echoing Stick's question. I've been looking into that model of EOTech for a while now. ...I just wish somebody made a QD Mount for it...

EDIT: Seems that LaRue makes an Optic+Mount Combo for $550. Not a bad deal.

[Creeky73]

they do, but the mount isn't specific to that particular eotech model. It is their general eotech rail that has a second set of rails raised behind the optic, which is to allow for perfect lineup for their magnifier mount. looks like it works well.

[S391]

Sorry I didn't see this post, I was out of town visiting my family.

So far I'm very impressed with the XPS; I wasn't sure if it would be the best choice (EOTech sights in general) but I had so many people that I trust tell me it was the way to go that I figured I would give it a try.

I like the fact that it has a small footprint and that it only takes one battery. I would like to go with a QD mount at some point but that will be down the road. I haven't had a lot of range time with it yet but I plan on shooting it this weekend after our local IDPA match. I'll try to post a full follow-up next weekend.

[Castillo]

Needs some rail covers!

Other than that very nice build!

[S391]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/S682/AR/IMG_1213-2.jpg

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[Deaj]

I like it!

[S391]

Quick update....it only took me 2 months but I finally got the AR out to the range this afternoon. It ran great! Zero malfunctions and zero problems of any kind. I started out at 25 yards to sight in the scope and all I had to do was give it two clicks to the left and I was done. I took it out to 200 yards (fun to do with a zero magnification scope) and got all 20 rounds in the black.....

It has been a fun project and now I'm going to shoot the daylights out of it and have some fun.

Thanks once again,
Steve

PS I put rail covers on it since the last pics..... :)

[Randall Kepley]

Nice going S391! Nice blaster you have there. Where do you plan on taking it now? Or are you looking @ building a second? R.K.

[S391]

Nice going S391! Nice blaster you have there. Where do you plan on taking it now? Or are you looking @ building a second? R.K.

I plan on taking it to the range.... often ;) I think I'm done with it. I built it for general shooting and to use when our local IDPA club has an AR side match. I have to admit that I had a ton of fun shooting the thing.... it was nice to finally get it out on the range. It felt "tighter" than it did when I first got it / before the rebuild.

The one big surprise was how much I liked the various bits of Magpul gear: the MIAD grip offered a nice, sticky grip that filled my hand and the CTR stock was some of the best money I've ever spent. On a related note I wasn't 100% sold on the EOTech sight but now that I've had a chance to use it I am really glad I went with it. It was easy to use, offered a great sight picture and was downright stone cold simple to set up and use.

All in all the weakest link was the guy pulling the trigger. I would like to get a .22 conversion so that I can let me boys shoot it and I may take a run at building a 9mm carbine but I'm in no huge rush. I'm joining a club less than 2 miles from my house so I'm going to have some fun shooting it and see what happens.

EDIT: if I do change anything on the gun I'm going to go with an ARMS folding front sight / gas block set up. The standard front sight worked great but I really don't like staring at it when I'm shooting through the optic (I know, the current craze is to co-witness but I'm just a guy shooting at the range for fun so I think I'll be ok :) ).

I really need to send a big Thank You to Stickman, he answered a lot of questions that I had and was a big help as I navigated the waters of my first AR build / rebuild.

[HS2]

I plan on taking it to the range.... often ;) I think I'm done with it. I built it for general shooting and to use when our local IDPA club has an AR side match. I have to admit that I had a ton of fun shooting the thing.... it was nice to finally get it out on the range. It felt "tighter" than it did when I first got it / before the rebuild.

The one big surprise was how much I liked the various bits of Magpul gear: the MIAD grip offered a nice, sticky grip that filled my hand and the CTR stock was some of the best money I've ever spent. On a related note I wasn't 100% sold on the EOTech sight but now that I've had a chance to use it I am really glad I went with it. It was easy to use, offered a great sight picture and was downright stone cold simple to set up and use.

All in all the weakest link was the guy pulling the trigger. I would like to get a .22 conversion so that I can let me boys shoot it and I may take a run at building a 9mm carbine but I'm in no huge rush. I'm joining a club less than 2 miles from my house so I'm going to have some fun shooting it and see what happens.

EDIT: if I do change anything on the gun I'm going to go with an ARMS folding front sight / gas block set up. The standard front sight worked great but I really don't like staring at it when I'm shooting through the optic (I know, the current craze is to co-witness but I'm just a guy shooting at the range for fun so I think I'll be ok :) ).

I really need to send a big Thank You to Stickman, he answered a lot of questions that I had and was a big help as I navigated the waters of my first AR build / rebuild.

Very nice build! Thanks for the info on the XPS.

[S391]

And here a few final shots of the finished product. I installed the XS tritium front sight blade this evening and added the rail covers.....

For the record I think Magpul products are the best value on the planet! I LOVE their stuff. It works.

Thanks once again for all the help.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/S682/AR/IMG_1369.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/S682/AR/IMG_1370.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/S682/AR/IMG_1372.jpg

[Randall Kepley]

And once againg S391 thats a fine looking blaster you have there! The photo quality went up tremendosly also ,but again thats one fine looking weapon. It will only lead to another. [:D] R.K.