Finished my first AR build

[Rodman30]

I have finished my first AR build. Please tell me how I did I haven't test fired it yet been to cold around here. And yes I'll be putting BUIS on it just waiting till I have the funds. Magazines will be here this weekend.


Thanks

Specs:

Unnamed upper receiver got it from BCM

The barrel I got from Sportsmans guide again unnamed 1:7 twist

Barrel nut, upper receiver parts kit, charging handle, delta pack, A2 flash hider and collapable CAR buttstock kit from Model 1

Lower receiver and bolt carrier assembly are from Surplus Arms & Ammo

Gas block is from UTG 4 sided rails

Lower parts kit from DPMS

Red dot is from Tasco

 

[Trent]

Congrats on your first build! Always a good feeling to put together a rifle.

It ain't too cold in West Virginia. Get some layers on and go shoot! We had a low of 10 degrees F here in Illinois today, and I spent 6 hours out at the range with the bolt guns today.

 

[madcratebuilder]

Like potato chips you can't have just one. Nice job, congrats.

 

[kwelz]

Specs? Hard to give you a good opinion without knowing the internals.

 

[MrOldLude]

Specs? Hard to give you a good opinion without knowing the internals.

Or you could just worry less about passing judgment on someone's piece of gear simply because they may or may not gone with the Flavor of the Month component.

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Nice looking rifle. Simple, and clean. Now get out there and run a few mags through it.

 

[Tirod]

I'll go so far as to say, why even get BUIS? They are as expensive as another backup optic. Bolt gunners and hunters gave them up decades ago, nobody except the occasional traveling safari hunter needs to worry about it. They even recommend just taking a backup scope already zeroed to the gun.

Hard knocks duty guns might need them, light use firearms for range and hunting - most of what we really do with the millions of guns we get around to shooting - may not justify the expense.

A $200 set of BUIS - or $90 MBUS - or $60 Mako BUIS - all they do is resist being banged up while largely being ignored. We've already seen they aren't really missed on a lot of guns with optics, and a lot of hard duty guns now have a backup optic.

Of course, if anyone thinks they will need some, then only the GI FSB would do. It's the gold standard for extreme use, won't collapse, loosen, or fall off, is made to take hard knocks like banging off armor vehicle doors and not losing zero, and often comes "free." It's always ready to be used, and you practice with it when co-witnessed.

Quality well made or paint ball grade, the whole concept of BUIS needs to be thought through. For too many, it's boutique bling to dress up their closet queen.

 

[kwelz]

Or you could just worry less about passing judgment on someone's piece of gear simply because they may or may not gone with the Flavor of the Month component.

you know, except for the fact he said:

Please tell me how I did

. So he asked us what we thought of his build. It looks good but we have no idea what is in it to be able to give any valid opinion.

 

[kwelz]

Looks like a good range gun. Although honestly I would ditch the UTG railed gas block as soon as possible. The other components, while not my chosen make, will work fine for when you are looking to do. UTG however isn't really suitable for much of anything. I especially would not trust them on something as important as the gas block.

 

[sarduy]

that's a nice rifle, all you need is shoot it untill it wears out.

 

[TonyAngel]

It sounds to me like you put together a nice budget rifle. My only point of concern would be the gas block. I'm going to assume that it's made of aluminum. I've seen those burn through. It looks like it clamps to the barrel. This is good, but watch for movement. If it is aluminum, it might swell if/when it gets really hot and shift on you.

Were you able to get the proper amount of torque on the barrel nut AND have it line up correctly for the gas tube? If you left it too loose (rather than going too tight) the barrel nut will loosen up on you. The easy fix is to try a few different barrel nuts and see if you can find one that will allow at least 30lbs of torque while allowing the gas tube notch to line up.

Did you use a mil spec buffer tube or a commercial tube?

Lastly, if you want to go with a more "tactical" looking red dot, check out Primary Arms. They sell some pretty good Aimpoint knock offs for under $100. I wouldn't bother with BUIS, unless you just have to have them.

 

[UT PROSIM]

how much did it cost ya to build? im looking at building one myself but want/have to do it cheap