The Official AR-15 Picture Thread

knovotny · Nov 27, 2019

calicojack said:
knovotny, that is very unique. I really like the hand guard and muzzle device. Let us know how it shoots. The accents are effective; you even did the mag floor plate! Nice touch.

Thanks! It's a Diamondhead handguard, a lot of Stags seem to come with them. It's super comfortable. It's a linear compensator that hubby had hanging around. Big Iron Cerakoting did the cerakoting work for me. I told him to be creative and he did a nice job. I hadn't expected him to do the floorplate and the bottom of the pistol grip differently. I was really pleased with that too.

rouchna · Nov 27, 2019

Colt LE6520. This was a PD trade-in that I picked up.

tmo8320 · Nov 29, 2019

I know the MK-13 isn’t an AR...but come on ;-)

Bertfish · Nov 29, 2019

knovotny said:
I finally assembled my Snowflake build. Nothing fancy, parts wise. The Spikes Snowflake lower, a Stag carbine upper, and a run of the mill parts kit. Magpul pistol grip and buttstock. The fun part is the color. I got it cerakoted with Gun Candy. The white parts are Pegasus, and it's actually a pearl, that was hard to get to show up in pictures. Barrel and accents are in Ingot, a nice metallic gold. I haven't decided what optic I want to put on it yet.

Forend looks like a V-RS T? If so it's my favorite

knovotny · Nov 29, 2019

Bertfish said:
Forend looks like a V-RS T? If so it's my favorite

It is, came on the upper, but that's partly why I went with that upper. It's super comfortable.

Just picked up a Vortex Spitfire to put on it.

calicojack · Nov 29, 2019

knovotny said:
It is, came on the upper, but that's partly why I went with that upper. It's super comfortable.

Just picked up a Vortex Spitfire to put on it.

I have one; you'll like it.

DivingDriver · Nov 30, 2019

I'm not a big fan of an AR in white but I'll tell you that sure is pretty. Great job!

knovotny · Nov 30, 2019

DivingDriver said:
I'm not a big fan of an AR in white but I'll tell you that sure is pretty. Great job!

Thanks! It actually has a pearl overcoat. Seemed appropriate for the "Snowflake" lower. I kind of wanted to make it super obnoxious.

jimbobborg · Nov 30, 2019

rouchna said:
Colt LE6520. This was a PD trade-in that I picked up.

This is what I was trying to build a few years ago. Couldn't find a pencil barrel or the stock at the time.

rbird7282 · Dec 1, 2019

knovotny said:
I finally assembled my Snowflake build. Nothing fancy, parts wise. The Spikes Snowflake lower, a Stag carbine upper, and a run of the mill parts kit. Magpul pistol grip and buttstock. The fun part is the color. I got it cerakoted with Gun Candy. The white parts are Pegasus, and it's actually a pearl, that was hard to get to show up in pictures. Barrel and accents are in Ingot, a nice metallic gold. I haven't decided what optic I want to put on it yet.

Something different, that’s cool

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dist1646 · Dec 1, 2019

knovotny said:
I finally assembled my Snowflake build. Nothing fancy, parts wise. The Spikes Snowflake lower, a Stag carbine upper, and a run of the mill parts kit. Magpul pistol grip and buttstock. The fun part is the color. I got it cerakoted with Gun Candy. The white parts are Pegasus, and it's actually a pearl, that was hard to get to show up in pictures. Barrel and accents are in Ingot, a nice metallic gold. I haven't decided what optic I want to put on it yet.

Snow cammo! I like it, just don't put it down when there is snow on the ground! :lol2:

Vile Shadow · Dec 1, 2019

dist1646 said:
Snow cammo! I like it, just don't put it down when there is snow on the ground!

Unless ya drop it in yellow snow... :innocent0

bkuether · Dec 1, 2019

The tale of an outcast AR... Reborn!!!!

This is my Stag 8L piston carbine that was my first ever AR. Everyone told me I didn't need a piston and I didn't need a left handed AR, as long as I had the shell deflector. Any everyone was right. The rest of my ARs are DI and standard right handed models.

I came to realize that the piston driven system was kind of harsh, even with a heavy buffer. I also found the maintenance of the piston system a bit more involved than a DI setup. I just really didn't enjoy shooting it as much the DI guns. It was however exceptionally accurate, with the Diamondhead sights.

At some point, I decided that the lower was worth more than the upper, as it was a pre 2013 that I could use for non HBAR uppers. So the Stag piston upper went in box, and honestly I thought I was going to sell it.

This year I was cleaning out the basement and found my poor upper. I looked at it, and it looked at me. It spoke to me.... "I deserve a second chance". OK I said, one more chance. It was really the recoil and harshness of the piston I didn't like... So I got my 20" A2 AR out of the safe, and put the Stag upper on a lower with a rifle length buffer and stock, and took it to the range.

It ran... quite well. The 5 oz rifle buffer ate up the harshness, and actually increased the accuracy even more, as it was a lot smoother to shoot. OK great now what to do, what to do..... I already had a classic A2 AR in black so I didn't want to set it up the same way. The Stag had OD green Magpul handguard, and I like OD green so that was settled. So went with the MOE rifle stock, appropriate buffer, spring, and tube, and a K2 grip. I have a post 2013 lower (legal because not a "copycat") that I was going to mate it to, so bought a lower parts kit. Ordered it all from Primary Arms.

So my package arrives late, guess there was weather that delayed Fedex. My box is on the porch, so I grab it. The next day, I open up the box and look at my toys. Can't wait. Take the post 2013 lower out and do a takedown pin test fit. Hmmm.... gap between the lower and upper is allowing a fair bit of play. Crap. I was disappointed until I remembered I had another pre 2013 lower I had been saving for a future "normal" AR. Put the upper on it, and walla! Tight fit. That lower also had Noveske pins and an ambi safety, which was a bonus!

Swap out the carbine components for the rifle components and swap the grip. So this is where I ended up... I love the way it looks, and providing it does everything the other upper does, should be great. Glad to have my "outcast" back in the safe and shooting rotation. Here are the pics.

babalou · Dec 1, 2019

Niiiice

bkuether said:
This is my Stag 8L piston carbine that was my first ever AR. Everyone told me I didn't need a piston and I didn't need a left handed AR, as long as I had the shell deflector. Any everyone was right. The rest of my ARs are DI and standard right handed models.

I came to realize that the piston driven system was kind of harsh, even with a heavy buffer. I also found the maintenance of the piston system a bit more involved than a DI setup. I just really didn't enjoy shooting it as much the DI guns. It was however exceptionally accurate, with the Diamondhead sights.

At some point, I decided that the lower was worth more than the upper, as it was a pre 2013 that I could use for non HBAR uppers. So the Stag piston upper went in box, and honestly I thought I was going to sell it.

This year I was cleaning out the basement and found my poor upper. I looked at it, and it looked at me. It spoke to me.... "I deserve a second chance". OK I said, one more chance. It was really the recoil and harshness of the piston I didn't like... So I got my 20" A2 AR out of the safe, and put the Stag upper on a lower with a rifle length buffer and stock, and took it to the range.

It ran... quite well. The 5 oz rifle buffer ate up the harshness, and actually increased the accuracy even more, as it was a lot smoother to shoot. OK great now what to do, what to do..... I already had a classic A2 AR in black so I didn't want to set it up the same way. The Stag had OD green Magpul handguard, and I like OD green so that was settled. So went with the MOE rifle stock, appropriate buffer, spring, and tube, and a K2 grip. I have a post 2013 lower (legal because not a "copycat") that I was going to mate it to, so bought a lower parts kit. Ordered it all from Primary Arms.

So my package arrives late, guess there was weather that delayed Fedex. My box is on the porch, so I grab it. The next day, I open up the box and look at my toys. Can't wait. Take the post 2013 lower out and do a takedown pin test fit. Hmmm.... gap between the lower and upper is allowing a fair bit of play. Crap. I was disappointed until I remembered I had another pre 2013 lower I had been saving for a future "normal" AR. Put the upper on it, and walla! Tight fit. That lower also had Noveske pins and an ambi safety, which was a bonus!

Swap out the carbine components for the rifle components and swap the grip. So this is where I ended up... I love the way it looks, and providing it does everything the other upper does, should be great. Glad to have my "outcast" back in the safe and shooting rotation. Here are the pics.

Nice. Like fixer upper. Giving new life to a discarded thing or island of lost toys.

. Looks cool. Glad it shoots better

Indiana Jones · Dec 14, 2019

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3paul10 · Dec 14, 2019

Thats a long range there!

Indiana Jones · Dec 14, 2019

3paul10 said:
Thats a long range there!

We can shoot just past a mile at this spot. I haven’t tried though.

Here’s another after I stood up and accidentally knocked the snow off the tarp onto my buddy’s AR. Oops!

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calicojack · Dec 15, 2019

bkuether said:
Swap out the carbine components for the rifle components and swap the grip. So this is where I ended up... I love the way it looks, and providing it does everything the other upper does, should be great. Glad to have my "outcast" back in the safe and shooting rotation. Here are the pics.

Very nice! I am a fan of fixed stocks (probably should update the avatar). I know the collapsible stocks are obviously adjustable for LOP and look cool, but I like a sturdy fixed stock much better and I think a rifle length buffer and spring work better.

Hddeuce03 · Dec 16, 2019

My 1st AR build

I completed this last summer, but never posted. It's a PSA lower and Radical Firearms 5.56 upper. My son bought me the scope and a tripod (not shown). I fired several hundred rounds though it at a very nice range in West Virginia near Charlestown. The build (minus scope), cost me less than $400 total.

jimbobborg · Dec 16, 2019

bkuether said:
This is my Stag 8L piston carbine that was my first ever AR. Everyone told me I didn't need a piston and I didn't need a left handed AR, as long as I had the shell deflector. Any everyone was right. The rest of my ARs are DI and standard right handed models.

I came to realize that the piston driven system was kind of harsh, even with a heavy buffer. I also found the maintenance of the piston system a bit more involved than a DI setup. I just really didn't enjoy shooting it as much the DI guns. It was however exceptionally accurate, with the Diamondhead sights.

At some point, I decided that the lower was worth more than the upper, as it was a pre 2013 that I could use for non HBAR uppers. So the Stag piston upper went in box, and honestly I thought I was going to sell it.

This year I was cleaning out the basement and found my poor upper. I looked at it, and it looked at me. It spoke to me.... "I deserve a second chance". OK I said, one more chance. It was really the recoil and harshness of the piston I didn't like... So I got my 20" A2 AR out of the safe, and put the Stag upper on a lower with a rifle length buffer and stock, and took it to the range.

It ran... quite well. The 5 oz rifle buffer ate up the harshness, and actually increased the accuracy even more, as it was a lot smoother to shoot. OK great now what to do, what to do..... I already had a classic A2 AR in black so I didn't want to set it up the same way. The Stag had OD green Magpul handguard, and I like OD green so that was settled. So went with the MOE rifle stock, appropriate buffer, spring, and tube, and a K2 grip. I have a post 2013 lower (legal because not a "copycat") that I was going to mate it to, so bought a lower parts kit. Ordered it all from Primary Arms.

So my package arrives late, guess there was weather that delayed Fedex. My box is on the porch, so I grab it. The next day, I open up the box and look at my toys. Can't wait. Take the post 2013 lower out and do a takedown pin test fit. Hmmm.... gap between the lower and upper is allowing a fair bit of play. Crap. I was disappointed until I remembered I had another pre 2013 lower I had been saving for a future "normal" AR. Put the upper on it, and walla! Tight fit. That lower also had Noveske pins and an ambi safety, which was a bonus!

Swap out the carbine components for the rifle components and swap the grip. So this is where I ended up... I love the way it looks, and providing it does everything the other upper does, should be great. Glad to have my "outcast" back in the safe and shooting rotation. Here are the pics.

Piston ARs aren't banned so you can use a new lower with that upper.

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