[Kramer Krazy]

I figure my wife, Missashot, would like to share her first AR-15 build with the members of THR. She bought a Stag Arms lower, DPMS lower parts kit, Calvary Arms purple stock kit (my Xmas present to her), and a complete XM177 upper from "Model 1 Sales". Missashot determined what configuration she wanted and assembled everything herself with very minimal assistance from me (she used my Bushy as a guide to assemble the lower). We are hoping to test fire a few rounds through it this afternoon. Here it is.....

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/Kramer_Krazy/purple_CAR_1.jpg

Special "Thanks" to Michael Williamson (aka - Madmike) for his assistance with the project.

[deadly50bmg]

I gotta get one of those for my wife. Maybe I could get her on the range more often.

[Chipperman]

Nice, but does she have the matching shoes and handbag yet? :neener:

[pax]

Excellent~! :cool:

One of my range buddies is a woman who shoots an AR with candy-apple red furniture. She of course has a matching red range bag, red shooting visor, and red-tint safety glasses. She even wears fingernail polish to match.

You know what I think about that? I think she shoots really, really well because she practices a lot. And she practices a lot because she has so much fun getting out to the range with stuff that looks cool to her.

Missashot, I hope you have as much success on the range with this beautiful gun as my friend has had with hers!

pax

[grimjaw]

I don't care what it looks like, I'd hate to be looking down the wrong end of the barrel. :uhoh:

Congrats, enjoy!

jmm

[musher]

Nice, wonder if you could get mags anodized in a matching color for her.

[Chipperman]

"Nice, wonder if you could get mags anodized in a matching color for her."

That would look really cool. I've seen some really neat colors in anodized aluminum.

[Janitor]

Could Duracoat the mag(s) if she wanted.

Looks fine as it is too. Great project - I hope missashot enjoys it in good health.
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[Dienekes]

My daughter in law would love it. SWAT team Barbie.

[Kramer Krazy]

Nice, wonder if you could get mags anodized in a matching color for her.
Actually, it is near impossible to find any paint that matches the stocks, but I did find a "plum" colored can of Krylon and we picked up a slightly used 30-round mag to paint. A couple of nights ago, I discovered that the mag is not a simple light sanding and degreasing and then painting. Appearantly, the grey coating is a dry-lube/teflon coating, and paint will not stick to it. Laquer thinner and paint stripper will not remover the coating, so.....I sanded the mag housing with 220-grit sandpaper. Now, hopefully, it will allow paint to stick to it.

As for other matching items, we've been talking about trying to find some close-matching nylon to make a sling out of (I'd also thought about painting/powder-coating the visable parts of the trigger, selector switch, and a few other parts).....I'd talked about getting a set of yellow stocks for my Bushmaster and putting "Ducati 748" stickers on it, but Missashot told me that the velocities will be too low and that I should get blue stocks and put GSXR stickers on it for better performance. :neener: :D

[deadly50bmg]

Kramer, Go with Big red, HONDA

[MartinS]

Missashot I like your rifle, I like your style. In the photo the color of the magazine sort of works with the rest of it.

[rero360]

pretty cool idea, and when I go to the sandbox I'll put harley stickers on my M2, 'cause they're both big and loud as hell :neener: and damn near indestructable:D

[Preacherman]

Kramer, check out what hso did for his daughter - see this thread (http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=172937) for details. I'm sure his gunsmith could do a similar job on your wife's AR in the color(s) of her choice.


http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=33003&d=1135482931

[lycanthrope]

Makes me want to go have some kids.....

[artherd]

One of my range buddies is a woman who shoots an AR with candy-apple red furniture. She of course has a matching red range bag, red shooting visor, and red-tint safety glasses. She even wears fingernail polish to match.

Pax, that's awesome :) Nice AR Kramer! If you take the mag apart, and sandblast the body (and possibly floorplate) you should be able to paint it. Paint will wear with use however.

I like Pax's references to matching range bag, and glasses (and any other accessories :) rather than going furthur detail into the gun.

[Kramer Krazy]

If you take the mag apart, and sandblast the body (and possibly floorplate) you should be able to paint it. Paint will wear with use however.
I sanded the body and floorplate really well with 220-grit sandpaper and primed and painted the mag last night. I just wish it matched the stocks. I'm going to slowly bake the finish this evening and probably reassemble the mag on Saturday.

I like Pax's references to matching range bag, and glasses (and any other accessories :) rather than going furthur detail into the gun.
Missashot likes shooting her S&W 629 with magnum loads and likes shooting her two 1911s, so I was quite tickled when, a day or two before buying and building the lower, she was giddy as a schoolgirl when she'd gotten her nails done (something she hadn't done in several months). I guess girls will be girls.....even if they do have a 44 magnum in their hands. ;)

[Correia]

That is awesome. :)

My 3 year old wants a purple one. And my 5 year old wants a pink one. The purple must have Hello Kitty stickers and the pink one has to have Barbie.