AR-15 Thread

[Dave Markowitz]

With all the posts we have on THR it occurred to me that we don't have an AR-15 thread going. Well, now we do.

This is my Colt AR-15A3 Tactical Carbine. I bought it (gently used) in celebration of the AWB sunset. It's stock except for the DPMS ambidextrous safety, the British L1A1 sling, and the IOR Valdada 3x25mm CQB scope. I used to have a Hakko scope which was good, but I wanted something more rugged. The mag is a 30 round Magpul PMag.



Read it and weep, Feinstein:





Now let's see your black rifles.

 

[RobG5538]

Heres mine: Stag upper/lower, MI FF rail, CTR stock, EO 512 and clone 3x mag both in LT mounts, Grip Pod, and yes, CA neutered with locked 10 round mag.:banghead:

 

[twofourthree73]

This is a good idea, I did a search and didn't find any AR-15 owners thread or "club." I'm in, I still need my upper from CMMG. I'll post a pic when it comes in.

 

[Schleprok62]

hmmm... does my "work in progress" project AR count???

I plan to put a mid-length upper to it in the next week or so...

 

[MGshaggy]

The favorite right now - with a Spike's .22 upper and SRT Cheyenne XL suppressor.

 

[RockyMtnTactical]

 

[yosarian]

I'll play

 

[gunman42782]

Here are mine:

 

[Yo2slick]

My work in progress. Going for a flat top M4 look.

 

[TIMC]

I'll play, My AR's

Stag Arms model 6 Super Varminter .223


Alexander Arms .50 Beowulf


Colt HBar .223


Bushmaster AR-10 .308


Bushmaster M-4 .223

 

[kansas45]

I'm in.

 

[lightweight]

My first,new in1984.

 

[Seven©]

 

[MMcfpd]

Colt 6520 converted to a flattop:


And a lightweight 14.5" pencil barrel:

 

[Walkalong]

A modest rifle.

RRA Lower. NM Trigger
Model 1 Sales Upper.
S.P.O.T. Red Dot with Bushnell mount.
No BUIS yet.
Probably use the YHM-9835A flip sight tower with bottom rail & YHM-9680-A1 flip rear sight.

 

[Evenflo76]

DPMS Sportical 5.56, Pentax Gameseeker 1.5-6X40 on a Wilson Combat mount.

 

[Spyvie]

I wanna join the club...



My one and only for now... RRA middy, EOTech 512, UTG Quad.

 

[Dave Markowitz]

Nice looking rifles, all. How about some details from guys who posted only pictures?

hmmm... does my "work in progress" project AR count???

Certainly!

Colt 6520 converted to a flattop

I really like this one. I've considered rebarreling my rifle with one from a 6520.

 

[3pairs12]

Model 1 6.8 upper on Lauer lower. Can be the club treasurer?

 

[jwalt01]

great i'll join if that's ok
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[ir3e971]

Just built yesterday

Finished my first AR Friday. Took it out today and broke in the barrel. After that approx 100 rds with absolutely feeding issues.

DPMS Lower.
DEL-Ton Kit (Mid-Length, chrome).
Mag-Pul and Brownells mags.
Bushmaster carry handle (used from internets).

And my favorite part, a SMLE Sling.

Total cost was approx 700.

 

[Rubber_Duck]

My turn to share with the club!

My plain Jane carbine, following the KISS principle. No batteries to go dead, no light bulbs to burn out.

This is my Bushmaster XM15-E2S. Changes include National Match sights, Bravo Co. M16 bolt carrier group, M4 handguards, 4-pos CAR stock, and MagPul trigger guard. My mags are all Okay Industries USGI 30-rounders and Lancer L5s. No stoppages or problems of any kind so far.

I like this rifle a lot, it's very light and handy, and the A1 sights stay where you set them.

 

[theken206]

my DPSM AP4 with surefire quad rail streamlight tlr-1, bushy folding forward grip and Trijicon ACOG ta-11



next to my dads ap4 with eotech 557 {and now the 4x magnifier} with surefire m900a light/forward grip combo

 

[MMcfpd]

Some very nice gats in here. I like that SP-1 up there.

How about some details from guys who posted only pictures?

Sure.

The 14.5" lightweight I posted has a CMMG pencil barrel with a PRI tube on a Les Baer lightweight upper (no forward assist). Inside it uses a Young N/M Lite skeletonized chrome BCG and bolt and a Geissele SSA FCG. On the back is an Ace Ultra Light stock. While I started with the lightest tough red dot, a Burris FastFire in a LaRue IronDot, because it has no irons I went to the uber reliable Aimpoint T-1 in a LaRue mount.

The 6520 converted to a flattop..., well, that pretty much describes it. Brownells provided a Colt A3 upper and it got a Geissele DMR FCG, as well as an Aimpoint Micro up top. It's a very sweet little carbine.

Of course doing that conversion left me with an unemployed Colt A2 upper receiver. You know how that goes - like a seed in the garden. It turned into a Bushy barrelled 14.5" M4 profile carbine with an LMT BCG and an LMT two stage trigger with an ARMS #2 holding an Aimpoint Micro on the carry handle and a CAR stock:



I do tend to like 'em light, with strong guts.

But I have concocted a relatively heavy one; a CMMG 20" government profile with furniture by Ironwood Designs:




ETA - I didn't really think about it until after I'd posted, but all of the above have 1:7 twists.

 

[Reddbecca]

Here's mine at the moment. More is expected later.



DPMS model Lite-16/A-15, absolutely no thrills but solid functionality.