My build “inspired by” the Honey Badger—certainly not a clone. The KAK short buffer plus Magpul SL-M lets it collapse down almost as short as the HB brace does. It’s got a 6” barrel, so more of an in-between on the Rattler and HB length wise. I’ve obviously got the tucked rail, but I think that will be changed in the future—I discuss some of the pros and cons in the video. Anyone else have a similar build?
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Honey Badger too bougie? Meet the Frugal Ferret.
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My build “inspired by” the Honey Badger—certainly not a clone. The KAK short buffer plus Magpul SL-M lets it collapse down almost as short as the HB brace does. It’s got a 6” barrel, so more of an in-between on the Rattler and HB length wise. I’ve obviously got the tucked rail, but I think that will be changed in the future—I discuss some of the pros and cons in the video. Anyone else have a similar build?
Very nice. One thing you could do for adjustable gas is drop in a Bootleg Adjustable Carrier. Adjusts through the ejection port, so no need to even disassemble or anything. Throw in a winter trigger guard and off to the races.
I didn’t hear if you rattle-canned or Cerakoted it.
I didn’t hear if you rattle-canned or Cerakoted it.
Forgot to mention it, but just spray paint. And yes, I have a Bootleg for my AR-10, which is a good option. I’m going to be going bufferless on this build in the future, though…
Die Free Co Kung Fu grip. I really like it, but it’s a tad short. Works for me, but I only have medium sized hands.
Hmmm…. Now I’m wondering how a 6(ish) inch or maybe 7.5” 300BLK barrel would work on my PDW named “James”… serial #007, LoL. Currently sporting a 9” 300BLK barrel with a Bootleg rail I cut down to ~7 inches.
Gears turning.
I do like running some cans under rails, but generally only on 16” or longer barrels. Or 12.5” in this case, LoL; it now has a hand guard wrap like the PCC below:
…but also on this SBR’d 10” PCC in .45ACP:
…and on my thumper upper: 10” 450BM with an 11” Bowers 458 Versa can, LoL
Rarely get off more than a couple shots at a time with those though, so not too much concern with heat buildup…but yeah, gloves. Always!
Gears turning.
I do like running some cans under rails, but generally only on 16” or longer barrels. Or 12.5” in this case, LoL; it now has a hand guard wrap like the PCC below:
…but also on this SBR’d 10” PCC in .45ACP:
…and on my thumper upper: 10” 450BM with an 11” Bowers 458 Versa can, LoL
Rarely get off more than a couple shots at a time with those though, so not too much concern with heat buildup…but yeah, gloves. Always!
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I’ve tried to do a circumcised SBR build a couple of times. Both times I moved away from the “tucked” suppressor in favor of shorter rails. Shorter rails are lighter, can be thinner, and pose fewer suppressor associated problems.
“What do I do if I want to shoot unsuppressed for some reason? Do I replace the rail? Should I get a blast forwarding device? What a pain.”
“Fuck, I removed the suppressor, but the fucking adapter stayed with the mount. Now I need to remove the rail to remove the adapter. What a pain.”
“What do I do if I want to shoot unsuppressed for some reason? Do I replace the rail? Should I get a blast forwarding device? What a pain.”
“Fuck, I removed the suppressor, but the fucking adapter stayed with the mount. Now I need to remove the rail to remove the adapter. What a pain.”
