AR-15 BS Thread

Is that how the damaged one happened?

 

no, wrong numbers in the mill...

 

Oldie but a goodie...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32GXla637s4

 

Researching and planning on getting an AR15 pretty soon. Subbed

 

same, trying to decide if i want to just buy the S&W sport 2 or build my own ... can't decide

 

How fast were you running to snap an endmill in aluminum?

 

I blew an endmill apart trying to lathe (lateral pressure) with a cheap drill press. Runout/chatter was too much. Cut my thumb all to heck. Learned a good lesson.

I was inletting an aluminum bedding block for a B&C stock.

 

Ah, I thought you were using a mill rather than a drill press. My %80s are getting done next weekend

 

Ya, I've been looking at that one. Heard good things about it

 

color filling my lower. The unfinished part is red just like "fire", the sunlight is just hitting it

 

Came out alright

 

did you just use nail polish?

 

No I used testors model paint. The lighter was just the closest thing to keep my rifle level lol

 

it looks good for a little while, eventually solvents get the best of it though

 

a couple my of these showed up today!

 

I always say build. Numerous valid reasons for either way but here's my .02 If you purchase the sport or any rifle for that matter in the under $1k range. 95% of people start "making it their own" new furniture/drop in trigger/Kns Locking roll pins etc.. Then you have that drawer filled with useless items you won't put on anything lol (to much first hand experience)

HOWEVER, when you build your own rifle. A "Second Kind of Cool" (<-- yes I'm a TNPer, some will know what I mean) will come in. It's a sense of pride/accomplishment such as your first oil change when you were 16. You understand the rifle more and why each part does what. Plus and possibly the biggest is you aren't purchasing twice. You buy what YOU want every step of the way.

Plus thanks to YouTube ANYONE can step by step put one together with MINIMAL tool knowledge and experience. Sorry for taking up so much room just trying to share some personal opinions. Good luck with either route..

 

I'll leave this here: http://monsterhunternation.com/2016/01/11/ar-lowers-with-free-mhi-laser-etching-january-only/

 

Thank you very much for your reply, A guy I work with owns a gun shop and he's offering me and Anderson arms optics ready AR 15 for 489 out the door. And or $60 lowers . So I think I'm going to pick up a lower from him and build my own.

 

Anytime you can pick up an AR under $600 is a deal. Being O.R its gonna be pretty stripped which is Perfect if you plan to throw Flip-up sights, Different Furniture etc... I just hate seeing people pay $1100 for something and then throw another $300-$500 in switching exterior parts around. But $60 for a lower, go for it man. Only bad thing is, once you start with one you won't stop..

 

Yeah I get the whole getting bitten by the bug part. I was thinking Daniel defense lower parts kit, and a complete upper from PSA. With moe furniture ...

That or I get the Anderson of my buddy and tinker with it a little.