Building my first .223 Wylde

ChrisD said:

https://www.brownells.com/aspx/search/productdetail.aspx?sid=201887&pid=104321
This is what the OP (my daughter) purchased. We will be doing a build together( first for both of us).

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outrider58 said:

Are you guys doing it at home or in a sLotar class?

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taylord97 said:

I’m looking for recommendations for reasonable price for carbine length build:
Gas block
Gas tube
Hand grip and Barrel nut
Buffer tube and spring
castle nut
Bolt carrier group
Charging handle
Etc.

I have the heavy profile barrel, lower parts kit, stripped lower, and upper.

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jrumann59 said:

Gas Block should be low profile and any from most places will be fine attachment method will cause arguments. Best attachment method is cross pinned pretty much makes it permanent but it will not move. Clamp on next best but imparts pressure on the barrel, alos the screws can work loose, so rockset or small stake on the set screws. Set screw is 3rd option slightly below clamp on since the set screw is the only thing providing pressure, recommend dimpling the barrel, using a ste screw with knurling on the bottom and either small stake or rockset the set screw. If you want an adjustable gas block SLR is probably the best route though there are others that are catching up.

gas tube pretty much any that will fit your build, melonite ones cost less and work and so do the stainless which cost more. preference and pretty much joebobs, brownells, midway will have what you need.

Your handguard and barrel nut, how much do you want to spend? Seriously you can get handguards for as a low as $100 and they can get close to $400-500. Then you have choices of picatinny rails, m-lok attachment, key-mod attachment, screw attachment. Throw in in diameter some small diameter will not fit a suppressor. Most rails come with their own proprietary barrel nut, Joebob has a nice selection as does BCM but if you doa google search you will have a ton of results. Middle of the road I would say Spikes, Midwest Industries and you will be fine


Buffer tube a mil-spec 6-8 position if you want adjustability, 6 pos ones are pretty cheap. For the spring definitely go with carbine length flat wire by Tubbs, I have strike industry one that I am testing so jury is still out.


Castle nut - not too many options most run the standard castle nut, there are some one offs that a slight twist on the design but it still only holds the buffer tube to the lower.


BCG - Toolcraft nitride. Best overall one out there. There are more expensive and fancy coated ones but to do the job Toolcraft standard BCG with the black finish in the $125 ball park.


Charging handles - depends on what you want standard ones work and are cheap but there are some out there in $100 ball park with ambi or oversized latches some even have low friction coatings. I prefer ambi or over sized latches but go with what you like.

Barrels - you get what you pay for. I say if BCM sells it you should be fine.


Stocks have a lot of choices Mag-Pul is the go to find one you like and make sure it will fit your buffer tube.


Pistol Grips also start at mag pul and find one you like

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