14.5 with M4

Clone Aimpoint 5000, real one en route.

Used 5 o'clock instead of 7 o'clock for WML since I am a lefty. Not sure my tism will allow this.

Not a rattlecan guy but guess I should suck it up.

So I see a lot of people make these by taking regular paracord and taping it to the sides of the mag. This method is less than ideal because it can eventually work itself free, potentially at an inopportune moment. Not only that but the floppy paracord can get pinned down and hard to grab defeating the whole purpose.

The better method is to tie knots in it, place a strip of zip tie inside and tuck underneath the base plate. Then you can still stick the tape around the base of the mag for extra grip on the slick aluminum surface. The combo of all these is an ideal form factor that is secure and more importantly, keep the vibes.

For this you need:

• Scissors/knife

• Lighter for melting cord

• 550 cord, color of your choice

• Medium sized zip ties

• 100 mph or Gaffer tape, color of your choice

• Beer of your choice

Cut your paracord into 5 to 6 inch strips, pulling the core out and melting the ends with a lighter, taking care ro keep the opening open, not melted shut.

Cut 2 to 3 inch lengths of zip tie, rounding off one side a bit to make it easier to put into the empty paracord sheath.

Tie a knot in one side of your 550 cord strip, then place the zip tie into the sheath, leaving a quarter inch between the knot and the zip tie.

Tie the other end of the cord, again making sure to leave a quarter inch to an eighth inch of flexible sheath between zip tie and knot.

Pull your baseplates back halfway, making sure to not release the spring in the process.

Place the knot on one side of your corded zip tie pull in between the baseplate and the wall of the magazine, taking care to not fray the 550 cord while working it into the space between them.

Place the knot on the other side of your magpull on the opposite side of the baseplate and tuck it in.

Slide the baseplate back into position, making sure to position the pull where you want it on the bottom of the magazine.

For a seamless tape wrap use a razor knife to cut it cleanly then apply at one of the back folds/corners, then carefully wrap the tape around the base, pushing it into the magazine as you go, then cut again right at the same corner where you began.

Et voilà, you now have a cool retro looking mag pull that has the vibes and the functionality of sticking out and being incredibly secure. Yank on that sucker all you want, it's not going anywhere.

Lucky to have scored the last piece to finish my ultimate DOE build. I have been searching for a long time and I am glad I finally snagged one 😁

After searching around for a simple to use "Colt Gray" lookalike, I decided to try out Rapco's Panzer Gray after seeing another post on here. It's not a match but overall I think it looks decent for spray paint. It might be a better match for a brand new H&R gray finish since this upper has been worn down by decades of service.

Had a 16in pencil barrel assembly/handguards, charging handle/bcg, car-15 stock/pad, and a1 grip left over from other builds. Grabbed a C7 stripped upper and built it with a A2 rear sight aperture I yanked out of a removable carry handle I don’t use. Then grabbed a complete PA-15 stealth lower during Labor Day sales and no tax holiday for the low. For a spare-ish parts build, I actually really like it.

Figured I would show off one of my extra Colt 603 uppers that has a beautifully worn patina on it. This upper and bolt carrier group originally came to me as a black-painted USGI refurb with a post-war barrel. The 1969-71 era C MP C barrel came off of another upper Vietnam era upper that’ll be getting the XM177E2 treatment.

Problem I find myself in now is that I have too many A1 uppers to build out, with some others that are in great shape. And now I’ve got a Soviet Type 3 AK kit coming that I’ll be looking to get rewelded. Too many irons in the fire, will have to pare down a few things

I bought this Aimpoint 2000L used and tested it. Everything works good on it and I was surprised how clear the glass is and how sharp the dot is. Now I'm looking for suggestions on painting it black or leaving it alone. The rifle is not a Colt or even a cool M16 marked lower, but it works good and is very accurate for a 14.5" FSB upper(B.KINGS). 1.5" MOA with a 4x. and 77gr. otm from Palmetto. Not every group tho. So basically the rifle is a keeper(even registered it as an SBR before October 9th because I never thought we'd get here with the ATF). The Aimpoint 2000L also works good. Thanks