AR-15 and M-16 Show And Tell

[dhamby]

Nice rifle dhamby, what kinda sights/optic you thinking about?

Not sure. May go with BMUS sights or I have a red dot laying around I may end up throwing on it.

 

[Manatee]

Black & Tan M4

 

[stephen87]

A better pic from a camera instead of a phone.

 

[gregkl]

A better pic from a camera instead of a phone.

I like the clean, minimalist look! Very nice. Tell me about the rear sight. Is it like the carry handle sight only without the handle?

 

[stephen87]

It's a DPMS rear sight. I haven't used the carry handle sight, but from what I can tell, it's exactly like that. I'm not in the state right now, but when I get back I can upload some pictures of the sight if you'd like.

Picture thread::

 

[ghostdncr]

Here's my latest, a 16" HBAR chambered for the .300 Blackout. Although I haven't applied the FDE finish to the upper (thanks, flu!), I'm really digging the balance on this one and just love the Aimpoint Micro T1. As currently set up, it's one of the most intuitive AR's I've ever handled, at least with the dry-firing drills I've been running. The FDE MagPul BUIS were just extras sitting in a drawer, but they cowitness perfectly with the T1. Haven't fired a single round through it yet, but picking up some Pmags tomorrow and hope to start breaking it in sometime in the next couple of weeks:

 

[dhamby]

Here's my latest, a 16" HBAR chambered for the .300 Blackout. Although I haven't applied the FDE finish to the upper (thanks, flu!), I'm really digging the balance on this one and just love the Aimpoint Micro T1. As currently set up, it's one of the most intuitive AR's I've ever handled, at least with the dry-firing drills I've been running. The FDE MagPul BUIS were just extras sitting in a drawer, but they cowitness perfectly with the T1. Haven't fired a single round through it yet, but picking up some Pmags tomorrow and hope to start breaking it in sometime in the next couple of weeks:

How do you like that mag tactical lower? Really wanting to pick one up to do a pistol/Sbr build.

 

[ghostdncr]

How do you like that mag tactical lower? Really wanting to pick one up to do a pistol/Sbr build.

I love it. The weight difference between the MAG Tactical and any of my other lowers is kind of astounding. I visited their new plant just as they were getting settled in a few months ago. The big Haas machining center these are milled out on is completing a lower in something like seven (?) minutes! It's essentially a new machine so their tolerances should be tight for at least a couple more years, I'd think. This lower build went together flawlessly but I can't speak to its performance/endurance yet. I spent some time picking the brain of their lead sales guy at a suppressor shoot back in February of last year and his Blackout apparently had all kinds of mileage on it, serving as a test gun and "dealer sample" of sorts. I liked it so much that I set about building a similar carbine for myself!

 

[dhamby]

I love it. The weight difference between the MAG Tactical and any of my other lowers is kind of astounding. I visited their new plant just as they were getting settled in a few months ago. The big Haas machining center these are milled out on is completing a lower in something like seven (?) minutes! It's essentially a new machine so their tolerances should be tight for at least a couple more years, I'd think. This lower build went together flawlessly but I can't speak to its performance/endurance yet. I spent some time picking the brain of their lead sales guy at a suppressor shoot back in February of last year and his Blackout apparently had all kinds of mileage on it, serving as a test gun and "dealer sample" of sorts. I liked it so much that I set about building a similar carbine for myself!

That's good to hear. I've been able to handle the lower and it is pretty crazy the weighg difference. I am really hoping they release the matched upper theh have been working on soon. That would surely make for a decent total weight savings.

 

[mvician]

 

[baddyna96]

My POF 7.62x51, 14.5 barrel, Diamond Head iron sights and a Viper Razor HD II 1x6 scope on a Bobro mount.

 

[indybrad]

Just got done putting this one together.

RRA lower
Geissele G2S trigger
UBR stock
MIAD grig
RRA upper
WMD Nickel Boron BCG
16" ICE arms SS barrel
Fortis 14" rail
Troy BUIS
SJC Titan Comp
Bobro mount with Vortex PST 1-4

All parts purchased at USDS
Scope and mount from A&A optics

 

[nipprdog]

Here's my latest, a 16" HBAR chambered for the .300 Blackout. Although I haven't applied the FDE finish to the upper (thanks, flu!), I'm really digging the balance on this one and just love the Aimpoint Micro T1. As currently set up, it's one of the most intuitive AR's I've ever handled, at least with the dry-firing drills I've been running. The FDE MagPul BUIS were just extras sitting in a drawer, but they cowitness perfectly with the T1. Haven't fired a single round through it yet, but picking up some Pmags tomorrow and hope to start breaking it in sometime in the next couple of weeks:

Sweet looking build, but shouldn't the optic be on the receiver, not the rail?

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Got one with a 16" fluted stainless barrel, and a AR pistol too... Have to take a photo of them.

 

[ghostdncr]

Sweet looking build, but shouldn't the optic be on the receiver, not the rail?

I slid it up there in anticipation of a friend bringing his 3x magnifier by for me to try. I'm not aware of any reason an optic of this type can't be mounted anywhere along the receiver or rail. In light of your question, I just attached the optic at the end of the rail up against the front sight. I could shoot it just fine in that configuration, although it's pretty easy to lose the dot inside the optic at that distance if your cheek weld shifts a bit. Same story when set against the rear sight, but the optic really starts eating up your field of view when it's set that close to your eye. With red dots in general, I seem to shoot much better with them mounted out away from my eyes, somewhere at the forward end of the receiver or back end of the rail. Unlike a "regular" scope which has a specific eye relief, red dots are not tightly constrained by this effect.

 

[tradertator]

The reason people mount the optic on the receiver rather than rail is it's less likely to flex when your bearing down on the rifle. You'll still have plenty of room for the magnifier as long as your rear sight is mounted on the furthermost slot towards the butt stock (which it looks like you do). Typically, I mount the optic on the furthermost slot towards the barrel, without it extending over onto the handguard.

 

[loony1]

 

[YoungMilsurpGuy]

My POF 7.62x51, 14.5 barrel, Diamond Head iron sights and a Viper Razor HD II 1x6 scope on a Bobro mount.

Especially with that muzzle brake, must be one hell of alot of head pounding ear crushing fun to shoot.

 

[baddyna96]

Especially with that muzzle brake, must be one hell of alot of head pounding ear crushing fun to shoot.

For sure! It gets quite a lot of attention at the range!

 

[SpaldingPM]

Jesus Mary and Joseph this is beautiful!