New AR in the herd

[kilopaparomeo]

After loathing ARs for a good chunk of my early adult life, I tried one around 6 or 7 years ago and now they've kind of starting breeding like bunnies...



Whenever I take my kids to the range (12, 10 and 8 years old), they tend to steal my AR M4-gery and either shoot the .22LR conversion unit or 5.56.  I finally decided I was going to build each of them an AR of their own, but start with just one for them to share.  Then I thought, "HEY!  Why am I building them a new gun when I could build ME a new rifle spec'd like I want?"  Then they can just "inherit" one of my old ARs.

So, I've been acquiring parts over the last several months and slapped it together last weekend.  Took it to the range today at lunch to sight it in...success!  Flawless function and it was shooting right around 1 MOA with my crap "bulk" handloads of 55 gr FMJ and IMR4064.  I like it!



Here's what I put together:

• DPMS 5.56 lower receiver
• YHM T-marked upper receiver
• Sabre Defense BCG
• RRA 2-stage NM trigger
• Magpul enhanced triggerguard
• VLTOR eMod stock
• Ergo grip
• Bravo Company 18" SS SPR barrel with Rifle Length Gas System -- had Steve at ADCO turn it down to Gov't profile
• YHM FF rifle length smooth forearm
• Vortex FH
• YHM flip up front sight - gas block
• Brownells HK-style rotary diopter BUIS
• EoTech 511

I wanted an 18" barrel to give the little 5.56 bullet every chance to keep its velocity so it could do its work, but I also wanted a lightweight rifle.  No one seems to make a pencil thin 18" barrel.  So I had ADCO turn this one down (good price...only $65 for the work)

Here's a picture of the barrel through the handguard...you can see compared the the chamber portion to the left that the barrel is significantly thinner.  In fact, the rifle weighs only 6.5 lbs unloaded.  It is actually slightly lighter than my M4-gery.  My similarly configured 6.8 SPC rifle with the full SPR barrel weighs a full pound more.



I'm very happy...I love the smell of new rifles!  Here's the full herd now.

[bryand71]

  Very nice! Good lookin' stock you have there.

[blackwolfe]

Nice  KPR.

[USSA-1]

Very nice SPR setup!

USSA-1

[JC5123]

I really like the fluted barrel! Very nice! I always fall for a lady in black......

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[kilopaparomeo]

I really like the fluted barrel!

I was going to say "HUH?" but I looked at the pix...you're right they do look like flutes.

Actually, the barrel under the handguard is turned down to 'lightweight' config.  Literally reduced a full pound off the wieght of the rifle!  And doesn't seem to have hurt the accuracy one bit.

[twyacht]

That is a sweet rifle kpr!!!!

Santa came early for you this year.  That's a great list.

[CurrieS103]

Very nice

[shooter32]

Very NICE....KPR

[Johnny Bravo]

+1 Very nice.