AR-15 For The Wifey

[Tungsten]

I am looking for recommendations on a build for the wife. It seems she has taken a hankering to my rifle and I don't plan on sharing so this is the only way to have peace in the family. I figure on getting a light trigger and a very light handguard. Any recommendations? I don't think she will hang a lot of gadgets off of it. Most likely a red dot and that is all.

 

[sailskidrive]

Consider a set up like the one below, in case she needs to help "launch" something.

 

[sailskidrive]

Honestly, I would pick out something that you want to keep in the long run. In my personal experience most women lose interest in such things fairly quickly.

 

[jimbobborg]

I built one for my wife. Spike's tactical lower, RRA LPK, Magpul MOE stock and grip and handguards. The upper is a BCA midlength, M-16 BCG, 14.5" pinned barrel, with a Burris FFII on an AR mount. This rifle is light enough for carry, and is pretty darn accurate, and she's got three Magpul PMAGs.

 

[Numidian]

Just built an upper for Paige.

Daniel Defense 14.5" lightweight profile barrel, pinned BattleComp and a 9" Troy Battlerail Alpha handguard. http://troyind.com/ /rail-systemsac...free-float-rails/troy-alpha-rail®-9″-no-sight

The only thing that might be a problem for your wife would be the handguard, the Battlerail Alpha does have some sharp edges. They also offer the rail in a VTAC model and that doesn't have as many sharp edges. http://troyind.com/ /partners/viking-tactics/troy-vtac-battlerail-alpha-9 On the standard Alpha rail, the ribs running down the sides are a bit sharp at each circle. The VTAC has fewer cutouts and they make a pretty big difference. The only other difference is the VTAC is about .6oz heavier for the 9" version.

 

[Gummy]

I've got three lowers waiting for funds to be built and when the time comes wifey is going to build one along with me. She already put new stock, sights,gasblock and handguard on the first complete AR she bought. I told her how to do the work and she did a good job on it.

 

[Ooops]

Built one for the wife. My thought process was to buy quality parts and keep it light. I ended up going with:

Spikes 16 Mid length complete upper
CMMG stripped lower
MOE hand guard
MOE RVG
VLTOR IMOD Stock
BCM gunfighter ch
Troy Battle axe grip
Spikes lrpk
Battlcomp 1.0
KNS pins
LMT rear sight

I basically built her what I would want in a no-frills lightweight AR.That meant no rails or optics. Low recoil and relatively low cost. I wanted quality because if she decided that she didn't want it, I wouldn't be stuck with some lame duck DPMS.

Looking back the only thing I would change is I would get a 14.5 and a LW barrel to further the weight reduction.

It was hard to fight the temptation to get cheap parts because it wasn't my gun but, after I thought about it, I decided that if I was going to get an AR it might as well be decent.