- Aug 17, 2011
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This has become a sort of tradition for me now, to build a new AR for a diff't member of the family each year. I built my dad one, which he loves, he refuses to change a thing on it - he's still a newbie.
This year, I'm building one for my Brother and my Sis-in-law. Both of them have enjoyed shooting the piss out of my own AR's when we do the family get-togethers, and my sister is filipino - so it makes sense (to me anyways) to build them one of their own.
This will be their first AR, so it's nothing too fancy or expensive (yet). Just something for them to get out onto the range and have fun with. Still need to pick up a barrel/gas-system, handguard or rail, a BCG, and some form of optic. Seeing as how it's an A2 stock, I'm leaning towards 20" barrel, rifle length gas, since I haven't done one yet.
Enough blabbing, here it is so far -
View attachment 68903
It's mostly PSA parts -
PSA Black Friday lower, color-filled, just because.
PSA Blem Upper, again, T-marking's aren't filled (bfd).
Stag FCG - had the best feel to it, and slightly lighter than the PSA or standard Spike's trigger I had lying around.
Standard A2 stock/buffer.
If anyone else is building or even buying guns for family this christmas, I'd love to hear about it, doesn't matter what type of firearm.
This year, I'm building one for my Brother and my Sis-in-law. Both of them have enjoyed shooting the piss out of my own AR's when we do the family get-togethers, and my sister is filipino - so it makes sense (to me anyways) to build them one of their own.
This will be their first AR, so it's nothing too fancy or expensive (yet). Just something for them to get out onto the range and have fun with. Still need to pick up a barrel/gas-system, handguard or rail, a BCG, and some form of optic. Seeing as how it's an A2 stock, I'm leaning towards 20" barrel, rifle length gas, since I haven't done one yet.
Enough blabbing, here it is so far -
View attachment 68903
It's mostly PSA parts -
PSA Black Friday lower, color-filled, just because.
PSA Blem Upper, again, T-marking's aren't filled (bfd).
Stag FCG - had the best feel to it, and slightly lighter than the PSA or standard Spike's trigger I had lying around.
Standard A2 stock/buffer.
If anyone else is building or even buying guns for family this christmas, I'd love to hear about it, doesn't matter what type of firearm.
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