alamo5000
28 October 2014, 19:10
I am starting this thread to let you know what I am up to.
First off, thank you to Stickman and CMT. I won an slick side CMT UPR4 Billet upper from Stickman (and CMT) in his giveaway.
I fully intend to A) show my appreciation for the gift B) hopefully make a Stickman worthy build on my very first ever AR build.
Pics will only be put up after I get this bad boy all assembled and running. I would also like to say thank you to UWone77 and several other members here who have been MORE than generous with their time and expertise. I would love to name everyone but I would be scared to leave someone out... you guys have all been great. The sense of community here is awesome. No questions are treated as stupid... well unless they really are stupid [crazy] LOL!!!
Here is what I have procured thus far... (I just counted and I am about $1500 bucks into this thing)
I bought a CMT matching billet lower (Gen 2). So far those two things are the only things in my possession. The rest is in USPS, FEDEX, or UPS at present :)
I have specific reasons why I bought what I bought... and some of it I just kind of gambled (a little) on not really knowing everything.
Now here's my list.
Slick side billet upper w/dust cover and a Gen2 billet lower from CMT
Geisselle SMR MK2 15" rail
Rainier arms select medcon 16" 1:8 twist polygonal barrel (black) plus a (black) Rainier RAC compensator
Magpul MOE grip (you guessed it--black) and a Magpul ACS-L Carbine stock (black) and a rainier arms milspec buffer tube kit
Rainier Arms Phosphate bolt carrier group
Seekins enhanced billet mag release button, seekins enhanced bolt catch, and a seekins melonited black gas tube, and a black rainier arms low profile match grade gas block
My trigger is a CMC flat (w/lower hook) 3.5 pound custom trigger
My charging handle is a Rainier Arms Ambi Raptor
Aside from that there are a few bits and pieces...all in the mail. I hope I didn't forget to order anything [:D]
Will keep you updated as I go along.
I have a buddy who is a professional (he's my FFL too) and a certified gunsmith and is an all around nice guy who speaks "french" a lot [:D] (Not the french in Paris but rather the more salty kind)... he's a total hoot. Funny guy and very nice.
He's offered to put the whole thing together for me for no more than $40 while showing me how to do it in the process. I am sure I could figure out most of it but he has the tools and blocks and vices and crap and the last thing I want to do is mar up my build.
Usually though with Jim if he tells me $40 it tends to be like $20 depending on his mood LOL.
First off, thank you to Stickman and CMT. I won an slick side CMT UPR4 Billet upper from Stickman (and CMT) in his giveaway.
I fully intend to A) show my appreciation for the gift B) hopefully make a Stickman worthy build on my very first ever AR build.
Pics will only be put up after I get this bad boy all assembled and running. I would also like to say thank you to UWone77 and several other members here who have been MORE than generous with their time and expertise. I would love to name everyone but I would be scared to leave someone out... you guys have all been great. The sense of community here is awesome. No questions are treated as stupid... well unless they really are stupid [crazy] LOL!!!
Here is what I have procured thus far... (I just counted and I am about $1500 bucks into this thing)
I bought a CMT matching billet lower (Gen 2). So far those two things are the only things in my possession. The rest is in USPS, FEDEX, or UPS at present :)
I have specific reasons why I bought what I bought... and some of it I just kind of gambled (a little) on not really knowing everything.
Now here's my list.
Slick side billet upper w/dust cover and a Gen2 billet lower from CMT
Geisselle SMR MK2 15" rail
Rainier arms select medcon 16" 1:8 twist polygonal barrel (black) plus a (black) Rainier RAC compensator
Magpul MOE grip (you guessed it--black) and a Magpul ACS-L Carbine stock (black) and a rainier arms milspec buffer tube kit
Rainier Arms Phosphate bolt carrier group
Seekins enhanced billet mag release button, seekins enhanced bolt catch, and a seekins melonited black gas tube, and a black rainier arms low profile match grade gas block
My trigger is a CMC flat (w/lower hook) 3.5 pound custom trigger
My charging handle is a Rainier Arms Ambi Raptor
Aside from that there are a few bits and pieces...all in the mail. I hope I didn't forget to order anything [:D]
Will keep you updated as I go along.
I have a buddy who is a professional (he's my FFL too) and a certified gunsmith and is an all around nice guy who speaks "french" a lot [:D] (Not the french in Paris but rather the more salty kind)... he's a total hoot. Funny guy and very nice.
He's offered to put the whole thing together for me for no more than $40 while showing me how to do it in the process. I am sure I could figure out most of it but he has the tools and blocks and vices and crap and the last thing I want to do is mar up my build.
Usually though with Jim if he tells me $40 it tends to be like $20 depending on his mood LOL.