Thompson
7 November 2014, 21:19
Whelp ... I wanted to wait a little for the dust to settle before posting this, so I guess now's a good of a time as any to do so.
Just to remind everyone, I won a CMT billet upper UPUR-4 (slick side, no FA, no shell deflector, just dust cover) and a Parabellum Armament ADO charging handle.
(Pictures can be found here: Did You Win Post Your Pics Here (http://www.weaponevolution.com/forum/showthread.php?6490-Did-You-Win-Post-Your-Pics-here/page4)) (Another big shout out to Stick, UW, the Giveaway team, Rainier Arms, CMT, and Parabellum Aramament.)
I know that I want to do a really impressive build that hopefully Stick would approve of. So in other words, a no bars held build; only the very best of parts. Although I will say that this build will have to take the course of over a couple years due to my current living/financial situation (aka college).
I have a possible idea of where I'd like to go with this build. I was recently watching a video about supressors - and I got the idea: to do a suppressed 300 BLK build - amongst other ideas (competition gun, weight-saving theme, pistol build). However at this point I'm entertaining all ideas; this was just one idea that I had that really peaked my interest. I am also thinking about doing it as two-tone build (all black receiver set; FDE'ish rail, pistol grip, stock).
Some parts that I know I want right of the bat:
CMT billet lower
BAD-EPS
BAD-ASS (cerakoted in Magpul FDE)
Seekin Precision billet magazine release
Geissele trigger (not sure which yet - perhaps a flat trigger, had the chance to shoot with one and I liked it)
B5 SOPMOD/Magpul CRT (one of those)
Not sure what BCG yet - have yet to start researching the different types of coatings/treatment - I will say that I probably wont go with a BCM BCG, just for the sake of variety (some ideas I threw around: Parallax Tactical TiN, WND NiB, UCWRG, and Fathom Arms) I've been kind of poking around at Fathom Arms at the moment.
Quick note about the CMT billet lower. From looking on their site, it looks like they give the option to do a custom engraving. So I figured what better of a way to commemorate a build, than by doing an engraving. So ... I'm not sure if this is possible, but I was thinking about doing something like either a Stickman logo (since this is his giveaway) or a WEVO/logo (like at the top of the webpage: Weapon [logo] Evolution). So if a mod (I guess someone like UW or Stick) could chime in on this, I'd greatly appreciate this!
... the one thing that I'm not really sure of is, how necessary is the FA (in the sense of having one on a duty/SHTF/go-bag gun)? Is it actually worth having? I know I've read some people say that you don't really need it for an immediate drill. So depending on what this answer is, this may just turn into a range/plinking gun if the FA is really that necessary.
Another thing I wanted to ask. I was thinking about maybe doing a 10" build with 6" a pinned and welded suppressor (so still being technically 16" legal) - while also being able to shroud the suppressor inside a rail. .... how practical is this? Especially from a heat/warmth perspective after shooting a while.
But we'll see; I'll probably have a better idea where I'd like to go with this after I pick up the Jack.
Open to any and all comments, suggestions, constructive criticism, thoughts, ideas, and GOST threads.
Just to remind everyone, I won a CMT billet upper UPUR-4 (slick side, no FA, no shell deflector, just dust cover) and a Parabellum Armament ADO charging handle.
(Pictures can be found here: Did You Win Post Your Pics Here (http://www.weaponevolution.com/forum/showthread.php?6490-Did-You-Win-Post-Your-Pics-here/page4)) (Another big shout out to Stick, UW, the Giveaway team, Rainier Arms, CMT, and Parabellum Aramament.)
I know that I want to do a really impressive build that hopefully Stick would approve of. So in other words, a no bars held build; only the very best of parts. Although I will say that this build will have to take the course of over a couple years due to my current living/financial situation (aka college).
I have a possible idea of where I'd like to go with this build. I was recently watching a video about supressors - and I got the idea: to do a suppressed 300 BLK build - amongst other ideas (competition gun, weight-saving theme, pistol build). However at this point I'm entertaining all ideas; this was just one idea that I had that really peaked my interest. I am also thinking about doing it as two-tone build (all black receiver set; FDE'ish rail, pistol grip, stock).
Some parts that I know I want right of the bat:
CMT billet lower
BAD-EPS
BAD-ASS (cerakoted in Magpul FDE)
Seekin Precision billet magazine release
Geissele trigger (not sure which yet - perhaps a flat trigger, had the chance to shoot with one and I liked it)
B5 SOPMOD/Magpul CRT (one of those)
Not sure what BCG yet - have yet to start researching the different types of coatings/treatment - I will say that I probably wont go with a BCM BCG, just for the sake of variety (some ideas I threw around: Parallax Tactical TiN, WND NiB, UCWRG, and Fathom Arms) I've been kind of poking around at Fathom Arms at the moment.
Quick note about the CMT billet lower. From looking on their site, it looks like they give the option to do a custom engraving. So I figured what better of a way to commemorate a build, than by doing an engraving. So ... I'm not sure if this is possible, but I was thinking about doing something like either a Stickman logo (since this is his giveaway) or a WEVO/logo (like at the top of the webpage: Weapon [logo] Evolution). So if a mod (I guess someone like UW or Stick) could chime in on this, I'd greatly appreciate this!
... the one thing that I'm not really sure of is, how necessary is the FA (in the sense of having one on a duty/SHTF/go-bag gun)? Is it actually worth having? I know I've read some people say that you don't really need it for an immediate drill. So depending on what this answer is, this may just turn into a range/plinking gun if the FA is really that necessary.
Another thing I wanted to ask. I was thinking about maybe doing a 10" build with 6" a pinned and welded suppressor (so still being technically 16" legal) - while also being able to shroud the suppressor inside a rail. .... how practical is this? Especially from a heat/warmth perspective after shooting a while.
But we'll see; I'll probably have a better idea where I'd like to go with this after I pick up the Jack.
Open to any and all comments, suggestions, constructive criticism, thoughts, ideas, and GOST threads.