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Title: My New Franken AR15 Build. Warning: Contains graphic gun porn
Post by: ghostman1960 on May 01, 2011, 09:38:10 PM
Upper:
BCM 14.5" middy upper with a permed A2x FH. Troy 9" drop in rails with ladders. Tango Down QD stubby VFG. Stream Light 165 lumen TLR-1s with strobe function. A Spikes BCG. A BCM Gunfighter Mod 4 CH. A Aimpoint Comp M3 with 2 MOA dot and a American Defense AD-68H mount for a lower 1/3 cowitness. And a Magpul MBUS.

Lower:
Stripped RRA lower assembled with a DD LPK. Magpul BAD Lever. BADASS Ambi Safety. Milspec receiver extension with a Magpul CTR stock. IKH SLAP Plate and a Magpul MIAD grip.

I think that covers it all. Its just a basic build really.

(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/ghostman1961/DSCF2649.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/ghostman1961/DSCF2659.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/ghostman1961/DSCF2644.jpg)
Title: Re: My New Franken AR15 Build. Warning: Contains graphic gun porn
Post by: bafsu92 on May 05, 2011, 10:23:05 AM
Nice build. That's a great example of a functional rifle with plenty of versatility.
Title: Re: My New Franken AR15 Build. Warning: Contains graphic gun porn
Post by: kilopaparomeo on May 05, 2011, 10:31:52 AM
Good quality components.  I'm partial to slightly longer barrels (e.g., 16 or preferably 18") to give the little 5.56 all the help it can get and I also like ML- or RLGS for reliability.  All that said, a very solid build.

Oh, and you can't all it a Franken build unless you are mixing (preferably in a bizarre, inexplicable manner) different components from wildly different models.  Best examples are bulding a FAL from mix of inch and metric pattern kits, with Belgian, Austrian and Israeli comppnents.  In the AR world it would be using a Magpul PRS stock, 10.5" barrel with 6" Colt Commando FH, 24X scope (usually Barska brand), TAPCO VFG, extra rails and UTG lasers and a huge Harris knock off bipod.   ;D
Title: Re: My New Franken AR15 Build. Warning: Contains graphic gun porn
Post by: twyacht on May 08, 2011, 06:51:14 AM
Very nice build. Congratulations.

Methinks, after I completed my first AR build, and the collective AR Building aficionado's here on DRTV, unless I hit the lottery, ....I'll just build my future AR's.

Including an AR-10 variant starting sometime this Fall. After reading the MSRP, for an LWRC REPR, and a little "build one" cost analysis, I can put one together for a lot less. ;)

Looking forward to a range report.

Good shooting!



Title: Re: My New Franken AR15 Build. Warning: Contains graphic gun porn
Post by: Bic on May 08, 2011, 07:32:53 AM
Way kewl - and a little beyond 'basic' I'd say  :)....... gotta get me one of those Streamlights  8)



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Title: Re: My New Franken AR15 Build. Warning: Contains graphic gun porn
Post by: ghostman1960 on May 08, 2011, 08:37:32 PM
Thank you everyone. I zeroed the aimpoint on Friday and then shot about 300 rounds of XM855. I had no malfunctions at all. I want to change the rail to something lighter though.

Aimpoint Zeroing targets @ 50 yards.
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/ghostman1961/aimpointtarget.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/ghostman1961/aimpoint2-1.jpg)
Title: Re: My New Franken AR15 Build. Warning: Contains graphic gun porn
Post by: ghostman1960 on May 08, 2011, 08:39:16 PM
Nice build. That's a great example of a functional rifle with plenty of versatility.
I live in Brevard. What range do you shoot at?
Title: Re: My New Franken AR15 Build. Warning: Contains graphic gun porn
Post by: breezzer99 on May 15, 2011, 11:47:47 AM
nice!!
Title: Re: My New Franken AR15 Build. Warning: Contains graphic gun porn
Post by: MAUSERMAN on May 15, 2011, 07:59:53 PM
 Thats a good looking AR, and nice grouping.
Title: Re: My New Franken AR15 Build. Warning: Contains graphic gun porn
Post by: Rob10ring on May 16, 2011, 03:28:25 AM
When I clicked the link, I thought it meant that Al Franken got a rifle.  ;)

Looks great! I can't wait to move to the real USA, so I can take part too. At least I have my pre-ban (albeit registered) stuff.