miata2fast

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What? You don't recognize the floor? Lol. In my build thread, half the picture of parts are on that floor.

rleete

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What's the doohickey (technical term) in front of the trigger? Light switch?

Leafy

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thats he lever for the ambi bolt release. The solution for that on ars that dont have a specially milled receiver is less than elegant.

I thought you were trolling because thats maximum tacticool.

miata2fast

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It's the most gimmicky gun you can get. It's ridiculous. But I am going with it. Not sure what I should do first.

Monk

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Ditching the scope, the foregrip, the laser, the flashlight, and the bulky quad rail should be job one.

miata2fast

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I am going to take it out back, shoot cantaloupes, and not give it a second thought.

fooger03

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seconded, though I don't know the specs on that scope, so it might actual be useful.

AFG and cleaner looking handguards are options

Monk

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Actually, the scope might be decent, but it does look like it is way too far forward.
I would be curious to see the eye relief on that thing.

miata2fast

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I just stuck it on there so it wasn't floating around in the case. I don't like the laser or the forward grip, but I do like the flash light, I don't care how cheezy it is.

It is what it is, but it got me back to thinking more about guns again. I just want to play with it, and see where it takes me. Last year I shot clays and had a great time. Want to do more of that too.

Roda

Bushnell 3-9x... $100 scope. 'Nuff said. A (quality) light is a good thing, a laser not so much.

Kinda funny it has the ambi bolt catch contraption, but still has the stock charging handle.

I personally find a vertical foregrip useful (but usually use a Magpul stubby), but I really don't like the goofy ones with the built-in bipod.

samnavy

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M2F, my completely not-based-on-science approach to a gun that you may need to shoot a person with someday in self-defense is to do the math. What are the odd that I will be faced with Scenario-X and how do I prepare to counter the threat... do that with every scenario that could be X and build a gun that covers all the bases as well as you can. Training and having/rehearsing a plan goes a long way. My best advice for HD gun is to keep it ******* simple. My nightstand gun is Glock17 with night-sights. My HD shotgun is a Mossy 930 with no bells or whistles, and my HD rifle has a milspec stock and Magpul MBUS sights on a ALG Defense V1 MLOK (slick all around) rail. No fancy attachments or add-ons. I train with them like I intend to use them and none of that extra fancy **** will help me be more accurate or make better decisions in stress overload defending my family.

As for that boat anchor you got... WOW, that thing has to weigh 12lbs... probably heavier than a Garand. The scope is out of place on that gun, so is the grip/pod and the light and laser... plus, he's got the scope mount doubled on the receiver and the hand-guard, which is a great way to make sure your accuracy is for ****. Come on, seriously? A flashlight/vis-lase AND a hunting scope? WTF are people thinking? Plus, that muzzle break is way out of place for the look/purpose of what the gun appears to be going for... Pep Boys CQB/Sniper version.

If I were you, I'd ditch everything, including the Magpul ACS stock (which is totally unnecessary on a basic carbine) Get rid of the scope and all the rail covers and the light/grip... all that **** adds weight and complexity that you haven't trained to use, and will cause confusion when the stress hits. Ditch the gigantic muzzle-brake and replace with a basic compensator (Strike Industries JComp is ****) that weighs less and is cheap. It looks like a carbine gas-system, so if you want to soften up the cycling a bit, an H2 buffer will help it shoot softer.

If you want a good flashlight/mount, get one of the $5 clamp-on rail-mounts from Amazon (sold under a bunch of names, but Olight Offset Flashlight Mount on Amazon is what I use) and a Streamlight Polytac... set it up so you can activate it with your left thumb when you hand is grabbing the rail in a natural standing shooting position.

If you want some bling, a Magpul MOE stock gets the job done vs. a regular adjustable... plus a set of Magpul BUIS or good fixed irons (Daniel Defense or Troy).

Shitcan the fancy bolt-release unless you plan to train with it exclusively or put it on every other AR15 you own... otherwise if you learn and develop muscle memory using it, if you ever pick up another gun without one, you won't have the intuition to quickly get the gun back into battery during a mag-change.

I do like that it's Windham Weaponry (supporting my boys up in Maine)... and looks like some kind of upgraded trigger (maybe an ALG).

Just my .02.

shooterschmidty

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Oscar

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Last gun class finally introduced us to semi-auto. **** me it's fun. We may need to stretch our budget to a bolt rifle and something in .22 semi

miata2fast

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Samnavy, I appreciate the good info. I wasn't in the market to buy it when I was offered. I was just trying to help an old friend get through the holidays, and did not spend any time researching. Now I feel like I've been had. Super fantastic.

Not particularly inclined to invest too much in it. It's all brand new parts. Think it will be tough to sell off the parts? If I come out ok, I would like to improve it.

samnavy

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The current deals with the "Tactical Expert" discount is unreal... you've got until the 18th to take advantage of the extra 10% off (postmarked by 18th). I want a Stealth in 6.5CM REALLY BAD!!! But I'm trying to fund my day-trading account and all my spare pennies are going there instead.

stratosteve

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Removed some weight from my trunk gun today. That is allowing me to install some accessories. Spare tire that doubles as a bipod, complete with QD F1 style attachment. Hydration tank with mandatory squiggly straw (pipe cleaner for mock up only). 20mm nipbomb for those missions deep behind enemy lines. Thinking I will call this MT.net2000?

calteg

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How do I fix light primer strikes? Built a lower with a polymer LPK and the ******* thing is just barely dimpling the primers. Bigger spring?

Leafy

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Before you go "spinning *****" by changing parts. Measure ****. Is you firing pin long enough, is it straight? Does your hammer move freely? Is it actually dropping from the sear or is it bumping or catching on the disconnector. Etc

samnavy

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Take your entire fire-control assembly apart and clean it... then take the BCG apart completely for a cleaning, and spend some time inside the receiver on the lug abutments... maybe some build-up causing the bolt not go into battery by a few thousandths. You could also have a worn firing pin, or an out-of-spec firing pin. What ammo are you using? Are you using low-power springs? JP Low Power springs are known to be hit/miss with most Russian steel-case stuff.

Just for shitz... you put the hammer spring on the correct way, yes?

calteg

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All parts are brand new, so cleaning shouldn't be an issue. Good points about inspecting the firing pin. Spring is on the right way, that's the first thing I checked.

I was shooting shitty Tula that day, that's all I had on hand.