AR Builders.....?

[TackleberryMCS]

Wow, a 100 or so builds, this one is my Cherry Popper and it isn't even a total build.

Everyone has to start somewhere. I started 17 years ago. I have learned a lot over the years.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

A little tape to protect the receiver finish is not a bad idea. I used to do that until I really got the hang of things. I have right at about 100 builds under my belt. I did away with the tape a long time ago.

I let my Bride assemble them, lol

 

[USAF Sarge]

I let my Bride assemble them, lol

That reminded me of something funny. Prior to my dad passing away I inherited 3 of his guns. Tore the 22 down, cleaned it, sent the buttstock out for repair, tore the 44 down cleaned it.

Went to tear the Remington 1100 down, having never done it before, so I was watching a video trying to figure it out. My wife walked out looked at me and asked if I was done. Told her I was still trying to figure out how to tear it down. She grabbed it, and then laid out a pile of parts, told me to call her when I was done, and she'll put ot back together.

She was the Department Manager over Sporting Goods at Wal Mart and had to assemble/disassemble them all the time. All I knew about it was I fired it once in 1975-76 and never touched it again, until 2011. She'll tell people she had to teach me how to take my shotgun apart.

 

[USAF Sarge]

Type D buttstock on order, A1 pistol grip will be here Monday or Tuesday. Waiting on some smaller stuff too such as the handguard ring, and the short screw for the buttstock along with the roll pin punches to show up.

Was playing around with the rear sight parts earlier, and ended up spending an hour on the floor looking for the detent pin.....My wife found it, stuck it to painters tape and told me to leave it alone, until I install it.

It was comical, there I am crawling around on the floor, first the Husky, and then the Malamute showed up, then the damn cat decided to show up and join in on the floor staring contest. Almost an hour later my wife walks in asks what's going on, 5 minutes later she goes is this it.

In my defense I went into a coughing fit (From the crud) and dropped it.......That's how it was lost!

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Great deal....

Welcome to Delta Team Tactical - Unbeatable Prices on the Best Tactical Gear

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[TackleberryMCS]

Great deal....

Welcome to Delta Team Tactical - Unbeatable Prices on the Best Tactical Gear

www.deltateamtactical.com

That would be a good deal for someone who:
1. Is not worried about the color
2. Is willing to finish it in a correct XM Grey (or similar shade)
3. Is building a rearsenal 603 type clone as they were refinished in black.

The upper is a Nodak Spud NDS-16A1. Nodak Spud usually sells these for right around $160. The question is, did Delta Tactical acquire the forging and did the machining and anodizing or did they purchase them complete from Nodak Spud? In any event, still a good buy.

 

[USAF Sarge]

Well the PG arrived today......

 

[USAF Sarge]

Type D buttstock is slated to be here tomorrow.....So I guess I'll attempt to change it and the pistol grip out to the A1 soon.

The rest of the small parts and the roll pin punches will be here Saturday, so I can install the A1 rear sight. That will make the entire back end built, and ready for the barrel.

I have the weld spring, snap ring, barrel nut, gas tube, flash hider lock washer, 3 prong flash hider, A1 style handguard slip ring, triangle handguards on hand.

Lacking at this point, barrel (In work), triangle handguard cap (In work), complete FSB (In work).

Need to get a sling and bayonet. She's closer to getting done.

 

[TackleberryMCS]

Type D buttstock is slated to be here tomorrow.....So I guess I'll attempt to change it and the pistol grip out to the A1 soon.

The rest of the small parts and the roll pin punches will be here Saturday, so I can install the A1 rear sight. That will make the entire back end built, and ready for the barrel.

I have the weld spring, snap ring, barrel nut, gas tube, flash hider lock washer, 3 prong flash hider, A1 style handguard slip ring, triangle handguards on hand.

Lacking at this point, barrel (In work), triangle handguard cap (In work), complete FSB (In work).

Need to get a sling and bayonet. She's closer to getting done.

You can find a great many original M7 bayonets w/ M8A1 scabbards on ebay. Get your nylon M14 sling from What-a-Country.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Type D buttstock is slated to be here tomorrow.....So I guess I'll attempt to change it and the pistol grip out to the A1 soon.

The rest of the small parts and the roll pin punches will be here Saturday, so I can install the A1 rear sight. That will make the entire back end built, and ready for the barrel.

I have the weld spring, snap ring, barrel nut, gas tube, flash hider lock washer, 3 prong flash hider, A1 style handguard slip ring, triangle handguards on hand.

Lacking at this point, barrel (In work), triangle handguard cap (In work), complete FSB (In work).

Need to get a sling and bayonet. She's closer to getting done.

Get that barrel pre assembled..... trust me. At a minimum the fsb already on.

 

[USAF Sarge]

Get that barrel pre assembled..... trust me. At a minimum the fsb already on.

Waiting to hear if JJ found the FSB to the barrel he offered up......

 

[TackleberryMCS]

Get that barrel pre assembled..... trust me. At a minimum the fsb already on.

I fully agree. Find a complete A1 profile barrel assembly. If you get the barrel, endcap, and FSB separately, you are going to pay addition money to have someone install the FSB and they need to know what they are doing so as to align the FSB with gas port before the tapered holes are drilled as they have to be matched to the FSB. I know a guy who does this and he is extremely good at what he does. He charges about $65 and that does not include shipping costs. In lieu of this, it is extremely advantageous to get a complete A1 profile barrel assembly.

 

[SAWMAN]

Hey Sarge. - -> How much do you figure you will have into this when complete ?? --- SAWMAN

 

[USAF Sarge]

Hey Sarge. - -> How much do you figure you will have into this when complete ?? --- SAWMAN

I'll have to add my invoices all up, but under a grand......

 

[USAF Sarge]

Hey Sarge. - -> How much do you figure you will have into this when complete ?? --- SAWMAN

Without the barrel I'm at $734.65 right now.....Plus if I decide to sell the A2 buttstock and pistol grip, I'll recoup a few bucks......

 

[USAF Sarge]

Woo hoo the Type D buttstock arrived today, and the screw will be in tomorrow. You can definitely tell the difference in length just looking at them.

 

[USAF Sarge]

OK, been laid up for over a month now, lumbar is better (After the first round of injections) but my hip and knee are making it darn near impossible to walk, and I can forget about driving. I've been in some sort of pain since 06 Jul and this is getting old. Managed to get up and about a little yesterday, and did a little work on the Faux 604.

Changed out the buttstock (Looks better), pistol grip, got the slip ring, well spring and snap ring installed. Started installing the A1 rear sight, but got confused, I tried to keep the sight aperture centered, when installing the screw, but it either goes all they way to the right, or goes all the way to the left. That's why I haven't installed the windage drum and the other parts yet. Is there a trick to this, or will it center with adjusting the windage drum? Or am I just overthinking this....?

Pain today is bad enough today that I haven't been able to move around very much. Hopefully tomorrow it'll be better and I can finish installing the rear sight.

 

[Raven]

OK, been laid up for over a month now, lumbar is better (After the first round of injections) but my hip and knee are making it darn near impossible to walk, and I can forget about driving. I've been in some sort of pain since 06 Jul and this is getting old. Managed to get up and about a little yesterday, and did a little work on the Faux 604.

Changed out the buttstock (Looks better), pistol grip, got the slip ring, well spring and snap ring installed. Started installing the A1 rear sight, but got confused, I tried to keep the sight aperture centered, when installing the screw, but it either goes all they way to the right, or goes all the way to the left. That's why I haven't installed the windage drum and the other parts

PM sent

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Ouch!! Project is looking good!!!

 

[FrankT]

I will never miss those, glad they are what they are today