First A/R first build

[ducksmasher]

A little background. I got the itch to purchase an a/r while on a elk hunt in Montana that my best friend took me on (still thanking him for that trip of a life time very thank full )! The guide took us out to a prairie dog town with 22lr's and 2000 rounds what a blast. So I decided in a couple years I would go on a p-dog hunt. After taking a few months of reading about different options out their, which is unlimited and that most AR users buy off the shelf guns and then add/change furniture to meet their needs/ wants. So I thought my first a/r rifle should be built to my specs good or bad. I did my homework and found their where 80% lowers out their and since I have access to a machine shop and someone to guide me through the operation process. Knowing theirs nothing more rewarding than doing it yourself. I chose to use tactical machine lower's and jigs. 2 reasons I chose TM. one they where very patient with my first timers questions over the phone and they are only 1-1/4 hr's from home. I drove over to pick up my material and the guys gave me a tour of the shop and let me play with some of their toys, what a great way to spend the afternoon. I gathered up the hard ware and I'm almost done. Here's the line up.

Timmney 3# trigger love this thing! even though I haven't shot it. It just feels so smooth.
TM lower's so glad I didn't screw that up
Mag Paul- trigger guard, mags and precision stock
Black whole LH railed upper 5.56
White oak 26" bull barrel 1:8 twist arriving 7/10
Hand guard will be a custom colored /slotted 2" Id free float still in design stage. So I borrowed one in pic.
Adams arms piston kit with a few custom adjustments
Stark SE-2 grip on the way
GTO lower parts kit


Tried to post pic but no luck. Will try on pc tomorrow
Brownell stock hardware
Bi pod a must with what she's going to weight loaded up
Nikon or leuopold scope undecided but thinking

[dr69er]

Build list sounds good...Good luck with it and enjoy.

[steelringer]

Sounds like a pretty solid build.

We will need some pictures of the completed rifle as well just to ensure that it meets with the standards.



Have fun with it!

[ducksmasher]

Pic Of build with out barrel

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[ducksmasher]

Upper & 80% lower finished still needs engraving and anodizing. I Have to complete making free float hand guard and barrel nut to match this 26" barrel. then off to get polished and anodized. I'm lucky my friend owns a bridge port. missing trigger guard and bolt release. i only wanted to fool with roll pin once.

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[GLSHOOTER]

That looks great and ejects on the proper side!!

Greg

[ducksmasher]

Got the barrel on Friday and installed it today. Now I have to wait 4 weeks to try it out.

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[clyancey]

So how much does the setup weigh? How do you like th raid upper/do you notice a difference with it compared to the standard? How well does it shoot?

[mkrouse]

Nice. great that you can finish an 80% lower. That skill set alone will turn that "itch" that you have into full blown BRD.

[spurman]

Nice rifle. I'm also working with a TM 80% lower. Hopefully my build will go as good as yours.