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Well gentlemen, here is my first build. It truly was a learning experience and fun to complete. While I am well versed in military marksmanship, I had no armorer experience. I by no means consider myself an expert now, but I do have a greater understanding of my weapon system.
Here is my build list:
Anderson Manufacturing forged lower
BCM forged upper
Stag Arms small parts pack
Magpul stock and pistol grip (FDE)
BCM large Gunfighter charging handle
Lilja 18" medium/heavy barrel
RCA M16 nitride bolt carrier with adjustable gas key
RCA nitride cam pin, firing pin, and firing pin retaining pin
BCM H3 buffer
Vltor low profile clamp on gas block
Wilson Combat gas tube
Wilson Combat flash hider (similar design to the Smith Vortex but supposedly no ringing sound)
Nordic Components NC1 extended rifle free float hand guard
The upper, lower, and hand guard have been Cerekoted in a three color Kryteck style camo. I did lap the upper receiver and bedded the barrel with blue loc-tite. The feed ramps were polished and the ejector pin was radiused by LR 52 when I bought the barrel. I also lapped the bolt and polished the trigger. I intend to replaced the trigger group once I make up my mind on which way I want to go. I used green loc-tite when I installed the gas tube and bedded the gas block with blue.
Overall, I am pleased with the way this rifle turned out. I have my NV scope on it now and hope to get to the range this week to zero it. I'm hoping I don't have a lot of tuning or issues, because I would like to do some yote hunting soon and would really like to plan a cheap hog hunting trip next month...hint, hint to anyone who may have leads on a good place to hog hunt. I will also be ordering a Vortex scope in the very near future and will use a LaRue QR mount since I will bounce between NV and day scope.
Like I said, I am excited to get to the range and see how it runs. Although I haven't chatted directly with most of you, your various threads have given me great information. Any feedback from the group is appreciated, especially on hog hunting opportunities.
Here is my build list:
Anderson Manufacturing forged lower
BCM forged upper
Stag Arms small parts pack
Magpul stock and pistol grip (FDE)
BCM large Gunfighter charging handle
Lilja 18" medium/heavy barrel
RCA M16 nitride bolt carrier with adjustable gas key
RCA nitride cam pin, firing pin, and firing pin retaining pin
BCM H3 buffer
Vltor low profile clamp on gas block
Wilson Combat gas tube
Wilson Combat flash hider (similar design to the Smith Vortex but supposedly no ringing sound)
Nordic Components NC1 extended rifle free float hand guard
The upper, lower, and hand guard have been Cerekoted in a three color Kryteck style camo. I did lap the upper receiver and bedded the barrel with blue loc-tite. The feed ramps were polished and the ejector pin was radiused by LR 52 when I bought the barrel. I also lapped the bolt and polished the trigger. I intend to replaced the trigger group once I make up my mind on which way I want to go. I used green loc-tite when I installed the gas tube and bedded the gas block with blue.
Overall, I am pleased with the way this rifle turned out. I have my NV scope on it now and hope to get to the range this week to zero it. I'm hoping I don't have a lot of tuning or issues, because I would like to do some yote hunting soon and would really like to plan a cheap hog hunting trip next month...hint, hint to anyone who may have leads on a good place to hog hunt. I will also be ordering a Vortex scope in the very near future and will use a LaRue QR mount since I will bounce between NV and day scope.
Like I said, I am excited to get to the range and see how it runs. Although I haven't chatted directly with most of you, your various threads have given me great information. Any feedback from the group is appreciated, especially on hog hunting opportunities.
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