new toy

[Blindside]

I just thought I'd share the AR I finished building last week. I bought the stripped lower from a SLC gunshop and ordered the kit online. I impatiently waited for the several UPS deliveries (mags, rear-sight, complete upper kit), and when they finally did, a couple of hours later I had her done. Well, she wasn't done until today when I went to the range and started zeroing the sights (and made sure I didn't screw something up when I built it!). LOTS of fun to shoot. I've got a rear flip up sight, because at some point I'm planning on putting an optic on it, I figure I'll get well acquainted with the iron sights first though.

If anyone is interested in an AR, I highly recommend building it yourself, I learned so much that I probably would never have learned if I had bought it complete, plus you save a bit of money. Another bonus was that I was able to install the ambidextrous controls (I shoot rifles lefty) during the course of the build. With no further ado.....

 

[Andy Moynihan]

Is there a benefit to the inverted mag?

 

[Blindside]

Is there a benefit to the inverted mag?

Actually its not a mag, its a .45 shell holder, and I was just using it as a stand.

 

[Explorer]

So, is it a .223 or .308? I like my .223 a lot. A great, great rifle. With the right ammo, it's pretty accurate too.

 

[Blindside]

So, is it a .223 or .308? I like my .223 a lot. A great, great rifle. With the right ammo, it's pretty accurate too.

.223, I can't afford .308. I looked long and hard at getting (or building) a FAL, but if I went with .308, I'd have to get into reloading, and I don't want to do that right now.

 

[SFC JeffJ]

Nice job, you made a good rifle there it looks like.

Jeff

 

[KenpoTex]

Nice looking gun...what brand are the main components (upper, lower, etc.)?

 

[Blindside]

Upper and lower are Rock River Arms, I'm not sure about the lower internals, but the trigger is a RRA 2 stage, and the stock is for an M4.

Lamont

 

[arnisandyz]

good looking rifle. Is that an actually middy with the mid-length gas tube or the carbine tubing with a midlength handguard?

 

[Blindside]

good looking rifle. Is that an actually middy with the mid-length gas tube or the carbine tubing with a midlength handguard?

Mid-length gas tube. Honestly I half got it for aesthetics and half for the benefits of the longer gas tube. I think alot of the civilian ARs look a bit silly with 8 inches of barrel hanging out the end. With standard carbines I always felt like my front arm was forced to be too tight to the receiver, the longer handguard allows me a more comfortable angle in my arm. The comfort thing is probaly left over habits from using my shotgun. The middie seemed like a good compromise, the added benefit of lower chamber pressures was just gravy.

Lamont

 

[Blindside]

I think alot of the civilian ARs look a bit silly with 8 inches of barrel hanging out the end.

Great, there I go, insulting the aesthetics of Andy's AR.... which I just saw on the other thread. Andy, please apologize to your carbine for me.

Lamont

 

[arnisandyz]

No problem! I like the midlength looks better too. I heard that is smooths out the cycling a little compaired to the M4 length tubes. I would have gotten one if they made one in a lefty.