unboxan, buildan, shitpostan

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>>32644856
but what could it be?

I don't have the patience to tease, so this is basically gonna be an image dump. Feel free to ask questions or share general AR armory experiences.

How many anons have assembled their own uppers?
I built my lower out from parts and started with a PSA premium upper, which has performed flawlessly, but I couldn't get over having a half-built half-bought AR, and wanted to put together my own upper.

So I did it. Because I can.

>What's in the box?

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>>32644880
>das contents

should be able to tell from the pic but if anyone has questions about a specific part feel free to ask.

I will admit straight away that I was too retarded to order a light mount for my rail when I ordered my light. So . . . gonna have to fix that as soon as I decide what kind of mount I want. So many options.

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>>32644904
so, taking those parts down into the basement workshop/armory we go to begin making mistakes!

this is all the stuff from the box, plus my current AR with the PSA upper.

From these disparate components a new upper shall emerge

>>32644904
>Not giving enough time for Dragon Dildo response
Fuck you, OP.

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>>32644989
ah god I fucked up


I saw 16 lbs on the package and thought it would make a great dildo joek, but it's my first thread and I'm all squirrely. My bad


anyway, I'm gonna be honest here I fucked up. Anons, if you're ever going to do this make sure you assemble the upper parts kit first, because you can't get the dust cover door installed if the barrel is on. And installing the barrel is the bitchiest part, second only to uninstalling the barrel, which I did like 9 times because I'm fucking retarded.

That being said, here I am coating the barrel . . . part . . . thingy. . . with aeroshell grease.

the umbrella corp is all that I could find that was available "right now" so I went with it. You need about 99% less than what I bought for a single build. This grease is supposed to help the barrel glide into place and also prevent some kind of weird chemical welding/corrosion due to aluminum (the upper receiver) being put against steel (the barrel) under high pressure/temp (during firing).

That being said, the upper receiver is an aero precision which has been anodyzed type 3 and then cerakoted battleship grey. So there is multiple treatments between aluminum and steel. All the same, there's no such thing as overkill.

>>32645061
>>32644944
honestly when i build my next rifle and i assemble the upper, id rather get a giessle reaction rod than use the block like OP.

that block puts unnecessary stress on the receiver pins.

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>>32645061
given that this is Aero Precision gear, they have a proprietary/bullshit barrel nut that's all weird and shit and you can't install it unless you remove the barrel or the gas block. Since the barrel was uninstalled, I removed the gas block and slipped the barrel nut on before seating the barrel.

also, side note, that brownells AR-15 punch is a fuckin' godsend.


A few people told me to invest in a gas block vice block in order to drive the gas block roll pin home. I said fuck that, and threw it into the vice and was able to seat and drive the gas block roll pin home without any issues.

>>32645115
>not adding extra dielectric grease so it squashes out from the receiver and then coats your barrel nut threads

plebian

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>>32645109
hey man tell me more

the receiver pins on the vice block are entirely expendable since they aren't the pins that sit in the actual weapon. Maybe you're talking about the pin-holes in the upper receiver itself?

I will say that through this whole process, the most stressed part would have been the threads for the barrel nut on the upper receiver. I was super afraid I would snap them off trying to drive the barrel in.

Which, pic related

In order to seat the barrel you line the round post up with the square hole and push. But this is an aero precision upper which is known to be a tight fit, with an extra cerakote layer to make it even more virginal, so I had to bring in the persuader. Which is the lower vice block used to protect the end of the barrel from the hammer, to drive it home. Gently. And with great love.

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>>32645155
funny you should mention that, because

>>32645170
here we see the barrel fully seated. I manually added extra "dielectric grease" to the threads before screwing the barrel nut down because I knew some anon would get shitty about it later. But then I didn't photographically document my pre-counterargument.

LOL XD ya faglord.

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>>32645193
here we are torquing down the barrel to the recommended 30-60lbs of torque.

In case curious, when torquing, set your wrench at a 90 degree angle to the AR tool in order to properly transmit mechanical torque.

If you do it in a straight line, you have to do like math and stuff in order to figure out what 30-60lbs of torque translates to because of physics. So just throw an elbow in it and you're good.
Unfortunately for me I could only line up with the gas port on the upper receiver between 10 or 90 lbs of torque, so . . .

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>>32645227
you may notice that there is no barrel nut in that pic.

please refer to:
>>32645061
>I'm gonna be honest here I fucked up

Anyway I bought a torque wrench for this project and this is the only pic of it in use, so there.


MOVING ON

since the barrel nut would not seat within proper spec, I had to use these shims.
They go on the barrel, between the chamber lip and the barrel nut itself.

I tried one, it didn't work, then two, no good, then 4, too many, and finally settled on three after taking up the maximum possible amount of choices. Good times.

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>>32645170
the holes going threw the top of the receiver will have majority of your torque on them. a reaction rod is better as it keeps the stress on the barrel and gives you a more true torque.
>im an aviation mechanic, argue with me about it please.

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>>32645255
HOLY FUCK BOYS SHE'S SETTLED IN


So, with barrel, barrel nut, shims, and gas block all properly settled, we are checking clearance for the gas tube.

Pic related is what it should look like. The upper receiver has a 4-leaf design which you can kinda see at the top, in order to make it easier to tell if you're lined up.

This is sitting at 3 shims, 58lbs of torque, and a clear run for the gas tube.

By god I got something right.

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>>32645263
>keeps the stress on the barrel and gives you a more true torque.
huh, neat. I looked at the Giessele reaction rod but couldn't do it. I've already bought a G SSA-E trigger and braided buffer spring, couldn't drop that kind of dosh on a one-time use object.

I will back you though, if you're gonna be building lots of AR's then it's a good buy.


ANYWHO
Here's me fucking up the order of pics, but in an earlier test this is the only pic I saved of the gas tube test fitment.
With all things in place you can see the end of the gas tube ready to push into the gas block, once it gets put in place.

I'm fucking with timeline here, but it's a neat and I think informative pic.

>>32645348
let me back padel a little.
if i was going to build an expensive rifle with a expensive barrel i would buy the rod.

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>>32645348
I just want to take a moment and say fuck this guy.
The roll pin is so small I can't hold it and a punch and hammer at the same time.

Also I'm revealing my final weakness. Check that roll pin at the bottom, it's sticking out an equal amount on the other side. I had to just accept that it wasn't the proper length since it has so much overhang on both sides, but it's the roll pin that came with the gas block, it has to go there. So fuck.

It gets covered by the rail later so I guess it's ok.

>>32645263
the magpul BEV block has a metal part that fits into the barrel extension just like a reaction rod, just in case you didn't know.

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>>32645377
I feel ya

My barrel in this project is a Ballistic Advantage 16" Hanson profile, picked up for $168.
So not super expensive.

>>32645383
anyway enough with the fkn barrels

Here's the slip-on fitment of the aero m-lok rail

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>>32645428
so there's 8 screws in total to secure this thing.
I fucked up, I used the AR armorers wrench to drive the screws in and over-torqued one, pic related.

So that's just a thing I have to live with, I'm missing one screw. I was able to drive the broken post out with a flathead screwdriver and a hammer, but it's always going to be missing. Pic related is the broken screw. In my defense it offered no tactile resistance and I couldn't believe it broke so easily.

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>>32645493
so here is a pic of the chamber now that the barrel is seated and the rail is attached. Some how things appear to have lined up properly.

I compared the gas tube here with the gas tube in my pre-assembled PSA upper an they're the same (or close enough)

>>32645193
it's doesn't relly matter
I was just giving you shit

>>32645263
reaction rods can damage the barrel extension pin and slot

>>32645263
and I'm a diesel mechanic
that doesn't mean you or I know anything more about hte subject than each other you autist

>>32645493
Generally most of the time, unless torquing is required, you only want to go finger tight with a standard screwdriver on most screws. If you're worried about it backing out use a dab of loctite blue.

Doing that on scope rings is a great way to crush your scope, too.

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>>32645512
moving out to the business end, we attach our muzzle device.

a keen eye might also notice the picatinny attachment with front BUIS.
I installed that to test, but in the end decided I wasn't going to include BUIS at all until I test fire and make sure it fires/cycles reliably.

Side note, this rail only cost me $90, and it's solid and gtg. Only downside is that it is heavy. This whole upper is heavier without any optics/sights than my PSA upper with standard hand guards, 2 MOA red dot, and 3X magnifier.

Which is kind of a bummer, desu

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>>32645517
>it's doesn't relly matter
>I was just giving you shit
I tried to respond in kind. It's absolutely within the realm of minutiae.

>>32645526
>Generally most of the time, unless torquing is required, you only want to go finger tight with a standard screwdriver on most screws. If you're worried about it backing out use a dab of loctite blue.

See, I had 2 screws back out of my chinkshit red dot after 90 rounds and ever since I've been torquing the fuck out of everything because I'm a reactionary sky-is-falling chicken. Never used locktite but seen it oft-mentioned. If I ever settle down on a single configuration I would totally do it, but my biggest problem right now is that I can't stick with a single setup for more than a month.


ANYWAY

here's me eyeballing a level muzzle device. We're at somewhere around 25lbs of torque on that piece.

>>32645594
blue loctite backs right out with a hand torque

>>32645594
So now we have
>barrel
>barrel nut
>gas block
>rail
>muzzle device
>front BUIS

all installed.

I've also installed the upper parts kit (Dust Cover, DC spring/rod, forward assist, FA pin)

Here I am slippin' her the old bolt. The BCG is a PSA premium NiB BCG with standard A2 charging handle. I can't bring myself to spend on a fancy CH because . . . . I can't see the need for one.
Also that BCM gunfighter mod 3 has been installed. Which was a weird experience, because I was disappointed when I first finger/palm fucked it but after installing and clearing rooms/running operations drills I'm actually really liking it.

At random I will choose this moment to open up about battleship grey.
I had originally intended to rattlecan this upper to flat black with high tempt paint, but after thinking and installing the UPK/Barrel/rail, I kinda like the break up of colors

I'm currently thinking of doing the upper in battleship dazzle

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>>32645281
Cool shot.

>>32645552
Nice pick. I've got the VG6 Epsilon on my 14.5" AR.

>>32645694
A nice charging handle is nice.

>>32645744
everything on this gun is a meme

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>>32645694
aw god I fucked up

pic related

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>>32645744
>>>32645281 (You)
>Cool shot.
thx bruh

>>32645744
>>>32645552 (You)
>Nice pick. I've got the VG6 Epsilon on my 14.5" AR.
I have not run a single round but the internet tells me it's good. This build is primarily an HD build, so I want to eliminate muzzle rise as much as possible.

>HD build
honestly I need to run at worst a 14.5", ideally a 300 blk pistol build, but the VG6 costs me nothing compared to the ultimate perfect ideal build.


>>>32645694 (You)
>A nice charging handle is nice.
Is it? CH falls into this weird place for me, like I don't like the standard A2 but it's functional so I don't want to spend money on it. It's the first AR part that feels like I would be spending dosh on a frivolity, but the standard A2 CH constantly annoys me. Completely on the fence about it.


MOVING ON
Here she is naked, without any optics. I swapped out an A2 grip for BCM gunfighter Mod 3, which I mentioned earlier. Here's what it looks like all together
I dunno but I love the color contrast.

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>>32645874
here it is with all the things installed on both upper and lower. Optic will be up next

honestly I'm just showing off at this point. That's a Geissele buffer pumping a geissele braided buffer spring which makes a world of difference.

next up is the whole thing snapped together with my chinkshit optic attached

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>>32646033
>Optic will be up next


well here ya fakken go then lads

>>32644856
No one cares, everyone and their mom knows how to build an AR.

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>>32646076
I'm dipping onto random shit now, here's a quick once-over that I did on the BCG before installing it. Just rubbing a little CLP into her.

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>>32646094
and here is what happens when you rack the bolt a bunch before you clean it


this is a pic of the dirty lines left when you throw a 500 round BCG into a 0 round AR upper

>>32646093
that's a hard fuckoff there squirrely dan

>>32645775
What went wrong?
Also why is the upper white?
I had that PSA NiB BCG. Shit was actually pretty smooth.

>>32645874
Mmm I am liking it, except the flat trigger guard and the white upper. BCM Mod 3 is definitely better than the A2. I like the look of the ACE.

You can get decent charging handles for about $50.

>>32646033
Oh nice you got the Nazi spring.

What irons?

>This build is primarily an HD build, so I want to eliminate muzzle rise as much as possible.
This doesn't quite follow. HD specific muzzle devices are going to be blast compensators like the KX3, Griffin Blast Shield, and the the Linear Comp, The goal being not to destroy your ear drums. The Gamma is a high performing brake and comp. It is going to create a huge side concussion blast that will be absolutely terrible indoors. You would be better off with an A2.

My suggestion to you would be to buy the Blast Shield, and keep in on the gun when the gun is at home. Take it of when you go outside.

http://www.griffinarmament.com/Griffin-Armament-QD-Blast-Shield-p/gaqdbs1.htm

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>>32646125
meanwhile I was doing this, mr postman knocked and I got a boxa shite I forgot I ordered

>>32646093
Why so salty?

>>32646094
Oh they are putting their logo on there now? Shame. I'm not the biggest PSA fan even though their NiB BCG did me well.

>>32646153
There's a lot of videos on YouTube and other places that show you how to build an AR from start to finish. This is just taking up valuable thread space.

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>>32646131
>>>32645775 (You)
>What went wrong?
I posted without attaching pic

>Also why is the upper white?
it's "battleship grey" but I'm slamming it with a spotlight for clarity which is washing out the color.

>I had that PSA NiB BCG. Shit was actually pretty smooth.
I bought it because I've heard multiple people say that. It has failed to fully seat into the chamber on a pre-assembled PSA upper, but after 90 rounds it's flawless.

It failed to seat fully into this thread's build for like 5-6 cyclings, but appears fine after that.

I guess I would say it's a little tight, but I would rather that than a little loose.
I have no complaints desu. It's total sum failures have been fixed with a little application of "umph"
hey at this point thanks for the detailed feed back
>This doesn't quite follow. HD specific muzzle devices are going to be blast compensators like >the KX3, Griffin Blast Shield, and the the Linear Comp, The goal being not to destroy your >ear drums. The Gamma is a high performing brake and comp. It is going to create a huge >side concussion blast that will be absolutely terrible indoors. You would be better off with an >A2.

>My suggestion to you would be to buy the Blast Shield, and keep in on the gun when the >gun is at home. Take it of when you go outside.

>http://www.griffinarmament.com/Griffin-Armament-QD-Blast-Shield-p/gaqdbs1.htm

I will look into that. One caveat, I keep earpro on the bedside. My #1 priority is to magdump 30 rnds into target, from less than 10 feet, as fast as possible with as small a spread as possible, and maybe salvage some hearing as an afterthought. Violence of action is prioritized above salvaging hearing. Frankly I'd rather be deaf and alive than anything else.

meanwhile, here's a pic of the BCM grip install.
They come with flathead screws which is kinda annoying

>>32646167
>Valuable thread space
Sure. Okay.

>>32646264
>Failed to seat
Haha now way? Mine had the same issue. After a few mag dumps and a clean it has run 1k rounds flawlessly. Unfortunately I just let it go in a rifle I sold.

Just lube it up and shoot it a bunch. I'm confident It'll start working.

>>32646264
Those flathead screws are stupid. I've stripped a few.

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>>32646167
>valuable thread space.
LOL

let's check the front page shall we?

>Why is shooting a downed pilot seen with such negativity?
tangential at best

>Patch Thread: Buy, Sell, Trade, Create and feel.
just legitimately not board related. kk. moving on

>Why are navies still a thing?
Christ. Fucking come on.

>Generic cop show
. . .

Meanwhile you're shitting on me for posting
>/k/ - Weapons

anywho here's more board related content, pic related

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>>32646318
>Just lube it up and shoot it a bunch. I'm confident It'll start working
I've failed to elucidate.

That PSA NiB BCG has about 500 rounds through it. It failed to return to battery for approx 90 rounds, but literally ZERO issues after that.

It was a tight fit but after wearing in, it's as smooth as a leading black actors voice over.

MOVING ON

here's me demonstrating how not to approach tactical light options. What you see in pic related is my mexican light mount holding a gifted non-tacticool light that doesn't fit and moves when you try to turn it on.


I fix this in coming posts

also the paint I was gonna rattlecan my upper to be matte black with. But I wound up liking the battleshit grey and kept it.

>>32646325
Don't worry, I'm having more fun on this thread than all the others on the front page. Even if I don't like any AR.

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>>32646398
the el zetta mount is made of plastic and therefore melts under anything approaching even half-assed usage.


But it does come with a super handy thumb release screw as indicated by the screwdriver.

Also note that the non-tacticool light is recessed within the housing. This is why you buy high speed low drag, folks.

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>>32646412
aww man, thanks. For real.

People on this board are so sperglord srs 25/8 it gets a little exhausting.

I'm just trying to vomit up some casual funs.


ANYWAY

>>32646431
here's the old and the new side by side

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>>32645428
Nice, I've got a few ballistic advantage barrels as well. A 10.5" barrel on my pistol, 12.5" that i replaced with the 10.5" because I wanted it a bit shorter. Last is the 18" that I got for pic related.

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>>32646448
and here is the replacement.

Keen minds might notice that this is being installed on the old PSA upper.

You're correct! and for that we salute you

this is done because I know the PSA upper is functional/accurate/reliable whereas the upper I built above has not had a single round run through it.

Would be a bit foolish to trust my HD raffle to something not-broken-in, yeah?

Kind of related but would it be any cheaper putting it together yourself instead of buying something like a PSA (i know to stay away from PTAC) complete upper?

>>32645606
This. You see it everywhere, like the screws in a laptop. It even helps hold if you remove and replace the screw.

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>>32646461
ugh I want a meme upper. Deus Vult for lyfe.

Let me ask you this:
Out of a 10.5" barrel, in a HD scenario, 5.56 or .300 blk . . .

What's your choice, and why?

>>32646325
I forgot to show, this is how it fit into my .30 cal blank ammo can.

BTW if you're trying to stockpile 556 into a conveniently carryable platform, this specific ammo can is amazing.

>>32646536
I personally prefer the .50 cal ammo cans, they strike the best balance for me in terms of ammo capacity but not being too big as well.

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>>32646536
I couldn't tell you the pros/cons for them. But I would guess the .300 would be would be better, especially if you have a suppressor, but if not I would say a 110-220 grain bullet would be pretty good. I would hope you have some hearing protection tho. Pic related is what I changed the 12" to 10" for. mostly because I didn't like how far the barrel was sticking out of the handguard.

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OY fuck off here's a casualty list


these are the parts I broke in the above build

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>>32646736
lets do another, here's the upper parts kit pieces, prior to installataion

a keen mind might note that there is a roll pin missing


a keen mind would be right

>>32646607
that suppressor is so fucking sexy anon

what's the name?

is it effective at eliminating noise?

>>32647173
Its the specwar 762, havn;t had a chance to shoot it yet, but all the data shows it being bretty good.

>>32646325
I thought this was going to be something fun. It's basically just watching you assemble your gun. This isn't any different from assembling after a detail strip and clean. At least start with an 80%or something. No fitting, machining, welding, fabricating, and basically no risk. What's the fun?

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>>32647473
oh shit I didn't realize I was making threads to cater to your needs anon.

You know you're cancer right? This is a weapons board full of shitposting and the only thing you're contributing is to shit down on me for posting actual weapons related content?


Post your 80% build faggot.
Post you welding anodized aluminum you fukkin hahahaha
Where's your machine shop?


Meanwhile, over in the land of people who actually contribute, here's the fitment of the barrel lined up with m4 feed ramps on the M4 upper receiver

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>>32647571
Well I didn't take pictures through the whole process because I'm not a prima donna that needs to show the whole world. I'll just show a pic all the parts, reciever bent with the trigger pack, and the complete gun, with a pic or 2 of some problems I ran into. Feeds great, ejects 20 feet 90 degrees away from the gun, but there's occasional light primer strikes, but I'm getting a new hammer spring at the end of the month that should fix it. Only thing I did different than a standard build was I fit the front weldment for a gen3 magpul mag instead of a stanag mag. I also dyed the mag for fun, but it's pretty off from the rest of the furniture, looks even worse on my camera, in real life it's actually a much lighter green. (Probably going to throw some tan dye into the dark green I used last time when I do it next) I had a problem where the holes in the stock were in a different position because it's an early gen stock, so I had to use a mill to bring the holes in the reciever, weldment, and trigger pack back. It matches very well and everything on the gun is very tight. Pictures are being posted in reply to this with a short explanation of what they are. There's literally 5 instead of 35, the filenames will explain what they are.

Also, as far as welding anodized aluminum, just remove the anodized coating with an angle grinder and you're good to go. I'm also not saying you need a machine shop, but a thread that's about 35 pictures of you assembling an AR is pretty lack luster.

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>>32648489

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>>32648509

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>>32648652

>>32648489
>Well I didn't take pictures through the whole process because I'm not a prima donna that needs to show the whole world.

lol

gee that's a nice
>>32648489
>>32648509
>>32648604
>>32648652
>>32648664
pics you immediately posted after saying you didn't need to show the whole world.


Shit talking aside, that's nice work. Shame about the welds but they're good enough to grind out and paint over. It'll be ok.

>a thread that's about 35 pictures of you assembling an AR is pretty lack luster.
I mean there is no pleasing you people. I could post a thread of 5 pics, and I would get shit on for starting a thread with no content.
This thread has assembling an upper, unboxing 2 different things, adding a light, stowing ammo, modifying a lower . . . I mean it's like 5 things in one and you still have to be a salty cunt about it. Your faggy G3 ripoff is shit and your welds are shit and you fucked up with your mag conversion and you should probably KYS. Is that /k/ enough for ya?

>>32648843
Yeah, my welds are shit, but they'll hold plenty, and you won't be able to tell the difference once it's painted like you mentioned. Better than any of the welds I'm seeing from you. My faggy G3 ripoff will be more interesting to me than any other AR people assemble, just a personal thing though. (I also don't know if you're being genuine at that shit talking aside part? Maybe I'm stupid) That aside, how was the mag conversion a fail?