It's nothing too special but it was my first build. Had a good time doing it and learned a lot.
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When I read "first build" I assumed a PSA m4 clone was gonna pop up, but thats a good looking blaster you got there.
Haha my old man always told me I had wine taste on a beer budget so I may have overdone this one a little bit
Just standard OD cerakote, the lighting makes it pop more in these photos than it does in person.
Barrel is a 22" chambered by Baldwin Gun Works. I'm shooting 75 ELD M's w/ CFE223 @ 3000 fps. Lapua brass, CCI-450 primers, 28.1gr CFE. It's got a Superlative Arms adjustable gas block and I usually run it suppressed w/ a Sandman S w/ the eBrake.
The latest blaster.
13.7" pinned/welded. Surprised at how pleasant a shorter gun can be to shoot. Not as flat as my primary match gun but light years ahead of my 10.5" and noticeably softer than the 14.5" lightweight build.
13.7" pinned/welded. Surprised at how pleasant a shorter gun can be to shoot. Not as flat as my primary match gun but light years ahead of my 10.5" and noticeably softer than the 14.5" lightweight build.
It may sound corny, but nothing is harder on an AR-15 than training hard with an AR-15. Far, far more rounds are sent downrange in a professional work up cycle than will ever be fired in a tour of duty. A rifle built for professional use must have this taken into account with the selection of every single component. Nothing can fail.
Reliability and precision are ensured by only using top shelf components:
SanTan STT-15 full ambi billet receiver set
Noveske 14.5" hammer forged, chrome lined "Light Afghan" profile barrel with mid-length gas system - At 26.5 ounces in weight, these barrels are not not so heavy as to be burdensome and are sub-MOA capable. A full six ounces more steel comes in this profile than the Noveske "Skinny" 14.5" barrel as used in the previous build. The feed ramps are contoured and polished.'
Full mass Young Mfg. M-16 bolt carrier - forged, then centerless ground, then hard chromed, and lastly Ionbond DLC coated
Chromed and then DLC coated gas key, torqued and staked by yours truly
JP DLC coated bolt - headspaced at 1.4666"
LMT DLC coated firing pin and cam pin
Geissele Super Charging Handle
Geissele SD-C straight trigger
Geissele Mk 13 Rail
Vltor A5 recoil system with A5-H1 buffer
Surefire WarComp
TIG pin and weld of the muzzle device by Matt McLearn of McLearn Custom Guns
V Seven titanium receiver push pins, receiver end plate and tube nut, buffer stop, ambi safety selector, and grip screw
Magpul CTR stock and MOE+ grip
The final weight? A very manageable 6 LB 10 OZ, ready for hard use over many, many thousands of rounds.
Reliability and precision are ensured by only using top shelf components:
SanTan STT-15 full ambi billet receiver set
Noveske 14.5" hammer forged, chrome lined "Light Afghan" profile barrel with mid-length gas system - At 26.5 ounces in weight, these barrels are not not so heavy as to be burdensome and are sub-MOA capable. A full six ounces more steel comes in this profile than the Noveske "Skinny" 14.5" barrel as used in the previous build. The feed ramps are contoured and polished.'
Full mass Young Mfg. M-16 bolt carrier - forged, then centerless ground, then hard chromed, and lastly Ionbond DLC coated
Chromed and then DLC coated gas key, torqued and staked by yours truly
JP DLC coated bolt - headspaced at 1.4666"
LMT DLC coated firing pin and cam pin
Geissele Super Charging Handle
Geissele SD-C straight trigger
Geissele Mk 13 Rail
Vltor A5 recoil system with A5-H1 buffer
Surefire WarComp
TIG pin and weld of the muzzle device by Matt McLearn of McLearn Custom Guns
V Seven titanium receiver push pins, receiver end plate and tube nut, buffer stop, ambi safety selector, and grip screw
Magpul CTR stock and MOE+ grip
The final weight? A very manageable 6 LB 10 OZ, ready for hard use over many, many thousands of rounds.
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My Wilson Combat in 6.8 SPC II. I love this rifle. All the silver parts are actually titanium that I polished. It looks badass in person. It's titanium YHM suppressor will eventually finish it off.
Finally finished my 308. Now i just need to go shoot it. I've built several ar15 based but never a large frame so hopefully it shoots well. Everything went together just fine.
Build specs:
Aero M5E1 build kit
LOWER
- Aero M5 buffer kit
- Aero M5 LPK
- Magpul moe sl-s stock
- Magpul moe + grip
- velocity 3lb trigger
UPPER
- Toolcraft BCG
- RA UM mod2 .308 w/AGB 20"
- MEGA charging handle
- Strike Industries J-comp
Athlon Midas Tac 66-24x50
SWFA SSALT 1 piece mount
Build specs:
Aero M5E1 build kit
LOWER
- Aero M5 buffer kit
- Aero M5 LPK
- Magpul moe sl-s stock
- Magpul moe + grip
- velocity 3lb trigger
UPPER
- Toolcraft BCG
- RA UM mod2 .308 w/AGB 20"
- MEGA charging handle
- Strike Industries J-comp
Athlon Midas Tac 66-24x50
SWFA SSALT 1 piece mount
Attachments
My first AR build.
BCM- Upper Reciever, Hand Guard, Furniture
Radian Weapon Systems- Bolt Carrier Group, Raptor LT and Ambi Safety
Norgon- Ambi Mag Release
Larue- 2 Stage Trigger
Anderson- Lower
Rainier Arms- Ultramatch 20" dmr profile 1-7.5 twist
SLR- Adjustable Gas Block
BCM- Upper Reciever, Hand Guard, Furniture
Radian Weapon Systems- Bolt Carrier Group, Raptor LT and Ambi Safety
Norgon- Ambi Mag Release
Larue- 2 Stage Trigger
Anderson- Lower
Rainier Arms- Ultramatch 20" dmr profile 1-7.5 twist
SLR- Adjustable Gas Block
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20" Criterion 223 Wylde barrel, CL CMV 1:8T HBAR profile, PA M4-72 brake.
used 0.0015" SS shim stock between barrel extension and upper receiver bore for tight fit.
front face of upper receiver lapped.
Daniel Defense clamp-on gas block, melonited gas tube, 17" UTG Pro handguard, clearanced for bottom of GB.
AIM NiBo BCG, Rainier Avalanche CH.
Primary Arms 4-14x FFP mil reticle scope, Switchview throwlever.
G trigger, scope mount.
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Three of my 12.5 ARs. Top to bottom:
Rainier Arms SS 12.5 middy with a NX8
Noveske CHF 12.5 with a Steiner P4Xi
Ballistic Advantage 12.3 Hanson with an EXPS 3.0
How does the BA do compared to the Rainier?
Damn, that pic is making me want a 12.5 barrel.
That BA Hanson barrel is great. No joke about that MOA guarentee. The Rainier Arms one is one of the most accurate barrels I have used. I have no joke gotten 1/2 inch 5 round groups at 200 yards. They really are two completely different barrels and i use them for different purposes, hence the optic choice.
Do you have any specific questions about either one of them?
That was pretty much it, thanks brother, just seeing how accurate the BA barrel was for you.
I agree about Rainier though, I bought a Rainier 6.5 Creed ultra match and a Rainier 223 wylde ultra match on here and they both hammered for sure. I think the Rainiers are probably my third favorite after craddock and cle for accuracy oriented builds from what I've tried so far.
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Finished this one this evening...
Kac receivers
Fcd lpk
Seekins bcg
Triggertech AR diamond
22” Compass Lake Engineering Bartlein barrel & bolt
Minox zp5 5-25 mr4.
Kac receivers
Fcd lpk
Seekins bcg
Triggertech AR diamond
22” Compass Lake Engineering Bartlein barrel & bolt
Minox zp5 5-25 mr4.
Recently, I was asked by a customer to build up some Aero Precision M4E1 lower receivers. I was impressed by the surprising level of quality at such a price point.
So, I picked up several complete M4E1 upper and lower receiver sets. To go with them, I obtained some of the new Dark Hour Defense (aka "DHD") lower receiver parts. DHD is a subsidiary of V Seven, the guys that make the best AR' parts out there out of titanium and aluminum. DHD parts are just as well made, Ionbond DLC coated as well, but made of steel. The DHD parts are the equal in every respect, just weigh a tad more - and cost less.
In my first Aero Precision build, the really important parts in an AR' I left the same: Noveske HFCL 14.5" mid-length "Skinny" barrel; JP Enhanced Bolt, DLC coated; Vltor A5 recoil system; Young Mfg. DLC coated bolt carrier; and Surefire WarComp. I also went with the unbeatable LaRue MBT trigger, BCM MCMR forend, Geissele Maritime Latch, and Surefire WarComp, pinned & welded.
The result is a sub-six pound, hard use capable AR' that will cost over 13% less than a billet and titanium version of the identical weapon, and weigh just a few ounces more.
So, I picked up several complete M4E1 upper and lower receiver sets. To go with them, I obtained some of the new Dark Hour Defense (aka "DHD") lower receiver parts. DHD is a subsidiary of V Seven, the guys that make the best AR' parts out there out of titanium and aluminum. DHD parts are just as well made, Ionbond DLC coated as well, but made of steel. The DHD parts are the equal in every respect, just weigh a tad more - and cost less.
In my first Aero Precision build, the really important parts in an AR' I left the same: Noveske HFCL 14.5" mid-length "Skinny" barrel; JP Enhanced Bolt, DLC coated; Vltor A5 recoil system; Young Mfg. DLC coated bolt carrier; and Surefire WarComp. I also went with the unbeatable LaRue MBT trigger, BCM MCMR forend, Geissele Maritime Latch, and Surefire WarComp, pinned & welded.
The result is a sub-six pound, hard use capable AR' that will cost over 13% less than a billet and titanium version of the identical weapon, and weigh just a few ounces more.
Just curious @MSTN , do you have any particular preference when it comes to rails? Whats your favorites?
The forend is the least important part of the AR, from my perspective. So long as it isn't too heavy, free floats, and doesn't contact the gas block, I'm happy.
I do NOT particularly like installing forends that require indexing the barrel nut via torque. I like forends that have barrel nuts totally independent of the gas tube, like BAD, BCM, Fortis, Hodge, Geissele, Triarc, etc.
SLR adjustable gas blocks are working their way into a lot of my builds. So, I like a forend to have room inside of it for an adjustable SLR. Why all forends don't is a mystery to me. The Geissele rails are fine with a fixed gas block, but not the SLR adjustable ones. The BAD, BCM, Fortis, Hodge, and Triarc rails all seem to work fine with an SLR adjustable gas block.
I'm sure there are plenty of others that work fine with them, and no doubt some that don't. I just haven't used them all.
I do NOT particularly like installing forends that require indexing the barrel nut via torque. I like forends that have barrel nuts totally independent of the gas tube, like BAD, BCM, Fortis, Hodge, Geissele, Triarc, etc.
SLR adjustable gas blocks are working their way into a lot of my builds. So, I like a forend to have room inside of it for an adjustable SLR. Why all forends don't is a mystery to me. The Geissele rails are fine with a fixed gas block, but not the SLR adjustable ones. The BAD, BCM, Fortis, Hodge, and Triarc rails all seem to work fine with an SLR adjustable gas block.
I'm sure there are plenty of others that work fine with them, and no doubt some that don't. I just haven't used them all.
We finally completed our Mega trio.
300 BO Subsinic/Suppressed 24/7
Billet Valkyrie shooting 90gr SMK @ .4
Maten 6.5 shooting 142 SMK @ .5 after preliminary break in!
300 BO Subsinic/Suppressed 24/7
Billet Valkyrie shooting 90gr SMK @ .4
Maten 6.5 shooting 142 SMK @ .5 after preliminary break in!
