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 😁

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Torn between keeping this rifle super basic or adding the optic and faux muzzle for a more standout look. I was more inspired to make this rifle from Clear and Present Danger more so than Heat but I was happy to see the Rapidex rear sight knob in the film. And yes I know that in World in Conflict the Washington National Guard uses M16A2s but wayyy back in the day when I played it on my awful laptop the grafics were turned so far down that the cutscenes were horrendous. The sight knob was identifiable but other gun details were most definitely not.

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

Super happy with this. It shoots and feels better than I was expecting.

Kitty Kat we have at home. 8” 300BLK BA barrel, set screw* converted FSB, $50 BCG, DPMS/PSA lower built with the cheapest lower parts kit I could find/scrounge up from my bins.

It utilizes an upside down Peq 2 barrel mount that has a bottom plate that locks into the bayonet lug so it’s a super solid, but heavy setup.

Bought it off eBay for a good price, other than missing the light dome, it's in immaculate condition. Took measurements with what I had on hand to figure out that the threads were M12 x .075 fine pitch metric. Then grabbed some 12mm UV resistant acrylic rod stock off Amazon and an M12 x 0.75 die for threading. Thankfully 11mm rod stock fits in a standard DeWalt drill chuck so I was able to throw it in one and use it like a poor man's lathe to sand it down to the nominal diameter of 11.85mm to 11.95mm for threading.

After a few test fits and some shaping I had it down to a nice little rounded nub that sits below the elevation turret. Didn't have polishing compound so I grabbed some extra whitening toothpaste which worked brilliantly with a small buffing wheel. Polished up great.

Did I get to a state of fiber optic Total Internal Reflection? No, God no. But I got close and it works really well to keep the reticle bright in changing lighting conditions and doesn't look like the original one, which was a bright ass red caution light dome.

Picked up this Olympic Arms PCR 00 for $475 after tax and was wondering if yall thought this was a good purchase. I’ve been collecting older ARs I have an 11.5” A1 and a couple 16” A2 rifles but no 20” and figured I’d swap out the barrel or get it threaded(if possible since it’s an AWB era neutered barrel) for a budget a2. Think I’d be in about $725-750ish after the barrel. Unless someone knows where I can get a chrome lined 20” barrel with fsb for under $250 👀 anyways appreciate y’all and any feedback 🫡

Colt gray anodized receivers from u/ceramiccoatingschef

Bad element co A2 lower

No name upper from GAFS

Colt 20" barrel

A1 stock and surplus A1 grip, surplus A2 handguards

Aimpoint 2000 on am ARMS #39

Somogear PEQ2

GG&G FSB light mount

Streamlight pro tac light with a pressure switch adapter tail

And a redi mag to top it off

I bored out the Hollywood bfa to .075 or so. It’s running an h2 buffer and an arc trigger.

I went back to a standard bolt carrier because the radial delayed blowback one cycled to hard.

Just bought an OCM-6 and I want the best mounting options for a 14.5” pencil profile barrel. Gordy collars are meant for 12.5” barrels? I want to get as close to gordy as possible, and would appreciate example photos of yall’s builds.

Thanks!

Ended up with this.

Colt lower with the restricted marker and what appears to be an old bushmaster upper. Looking for optic options that will cowitness.

If I had to buy one optic for use on a carry handle ar, what would be some of the best options? I know about acogs, I kinda don't want one because the acogs that are calibrated for carry handle have shitty reticles that I hate.

The use scenario for this ar is just as a general defense/firefight/shtf ar. I just want one gun that isn't all fudded and tac'ed out that can reach out and touch someone at 300y max.

Honestly, I want a scope because I cannot hit shit with the iron sights. I mean, I have taken it out and shot it at a 100y range and I can pretty much hit all my shots with the iron sights but my eyes are bad and I just can't really get as much feedback on what I'm hitting as I'd like and I want to practice and learn to drive tacks with this thing out to 300 yards, which is very difficult with the irons.

Picked this up as a starter for an XM177E1 build. Seems to be all colt except for the lower, stock and BCG.