Infidel4life11
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Yesterday a friend came by while I was tinkering with my ARs and said that he wanted me to build him an accurate rifle....
Me: Remington 700 .260 or .308?
Friend: Neither
Me: Um what then
Friend: An AR
To skip the rest he basically wants a 5.56, Accurate, under 18" barrel, Quality everything, as easy on budget as I can get. I'm thinking a Recce or MK12 SPR? Well then he hits me with the idea that he wants to use this unicorn for courses, 3gun, target, truck gun, hunting varmints, HD etc etc. So it needs to me lighter and easy to handle. So recce it is, he's really stressing the accuracy.
(disclaimer: I know nothing starts an internet fight like, government, religion and ARs. Lets try to have an adult discussion and not get my thread locked. I'm going to lay out a parts list with some reasons why I chose them knowing I build rifles to fit people not trends. My way is a way not THE way so please don't try to kill me or others in this thread)
Starting back to front:
Stock: Magpul CTR. He didn't like the weight of my UBR or VLTOR, MOE and USGI had too much wiggle for him so CTR it is.
Buffer tube: Mil-spec. Because I have them on hand, they're strong and hes probably going to change the stock a time or two
Buffer and Spring: Spikes's ST2 heavy buffer and USGI spring. This combo doesn't make a whole lot of noise and helps calm down recoil. Plus he likes it
Grip: Tango down battle grip. Texture and Ergonomics.
Receivers: Both upper and lower are going to be forged 7075alum and T marked. It's strong and light, billet was out of the price range. I don't know what brand yet but more than likely it will be BCM I also have a Noveske chainsaw lower laying around some where.
Parts: BCG will be BCM, Trigger will be a ALG ACT with JP springs(I have a geissele on hand but didn't have it in a gun, he didn't like 2 stages) Bad ASS lever and a B.A.D Lever.
BUIS: Magpul. cheap and they work
Handguards: I'm a little torn here. I was thinking a troy alpha or Vtac 13". I have a JP, Noveske NSR 13.5, DD Modular 12" and YHM todd jarrett. He doesn't want a quad rail and likes all the above but couldn't really tell me which he wanted. IDK help me out.
Barrel: My thought is to go with a 16" 410SS mid weight contour, Mid length gas, 1/8twist with 5R rifling and a wylde chamber. The problem is getting one. Personally I think a CHF 4150 CMV mid length 1/7 556 will do the job just fine, I've had more than good luck with this barrel. IDK help me out
Muzzle: I thinking something out of the 3gun world IDK yet. I want this thing to stay flat while shooting.
I know I left a few things out like M4 feed ramps and the small stuff which will be USGI/Mil-spec things. Leupold 1x-4x optic probably (he's providing the optic)
So there it is, what do you think? Again please don't fire shots at me I would like opinions that are actually going to help and if you have an idea on a part different from what I have here let me know and give me a good reason why. I'm all ears.
Me: Remington 700 .260 or .308?
Friend: Neither
Me: Um what then
Friend: An AR
To skip the rest he basically wants a 5.56, Accurate, under 18" barrel, Quality everything, as easy on budget as I can get. I'm thinking a Recce or MK12 SPR? Well then he hits me with the idea that he wants to use this unicorn for courses, 3gun, target, truck gun, hunting varmints, HD etc etc. So it needs to me lighter and easy to handle. So recce it is, he's really stressing the accuracy.
(disclaimer: I know nothing starts an internet fight like, government, religion and ARs. Lets try to have an adult discussion and not get my thread locked. I'm going to lay out a parts list with some reasons why I chose them knowing I build rifles to fit people not trends. My way is a way not THE way so please don't try to kill me or others in this thread)
Starting back to front:
Stock: Magpul CTR. He didn't like the weight of my UBR or VLTOR, MOE and USGI had too much wiggle for him so CTR it is.
Buffer tube: Mil-spec. Because I have them on hand, they're strong and hes probably going to change the stock a time or two
Buffer and Spring: Spikes's ST2 heavy buffer and USGI spring. This combo doesn't make a whole lot of noise and helps calm down recoil. Plus he likes it
Grip: Tango down battle grip. Texture and Ergonomics.
Receivers: Both upper and lower are going to be forged 7075alum and T marked. It's strong and light, billet was out of the price range. I don't know what brand yet but more than likely it will be BCM I also have a Noveske chainsaw lower laying around some where.
Parts: BCG will be BCM, Trigger will be a ALG ACT with JP springs(I have a geissele on hand but didn't have it in a gun, he didn't like 2 stages) Bad ASS lever and a B.A.D Lever.
BUIS: Magpul. cheap and they work
Handguards: I'm a little torn here. I was thinking a troy alpha or Vtac 13". I have a JP, Noveske NSR 13.5, DD Modular 12" and YHM todd jarrett. He doesn't want a quad rail and likes all the above but couldn't really tell me which he wanted. IDK help me out.
Barrel: My thought is to go with a 16" 410SS mid weight contour, Mid length gas, 1/8twist with 5R rifling and a wylde chamber. The problem is getting one. Personally I think a CHF 4150 CMV mid length 1/7 556 will do the job just fine, I've had more than good luck with this barrel. IDK help me out
Muzzle: I thinking something out of the 3gun world IDK yet. I want this thing to stay flat while shooting.
I know I left a few things out like M4 feed ramps and the small stuff which will be USGI/Mil-spec things. Leupold 1x-4x optic probably (he's providing the optic)
So there it is, what do you think? Again please don't fire shots at me I would like opinions that are actually going to help and if you have an idea on a part different from what I have here let me know and give me a good reason why. I'm all ears.
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