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First AR Build Looking for Help/Advice
- Thread starter Maxpower
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Deleted member 12999
I prefer as much rail as possible, as I grip pretty far forward. I'm a big fan if modular rails as well. I don't need 10000 sq ft of picatinny. I'll put it where I need it.
Less is more.
warwickben
bubba Kalashnikov
I agree . I hate the fact I was stuck with a quad rail on my build since its a piston upper .
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Deleted member 12999
Ugh... can't stand piston uppers.
warwickben
bubba Kalashnikov
150$ for the kit lol . Loki / Matt do it its like a ak ar15 lol ... Nice that the bolt stays cold . Funny seeing gas blowing out of my hand guard and people going wtf at the range .
Why you hate them?
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Deleted member 12999
Just the proprietary nature of the whole system... low pro gas blocks being bitchy, can't free float rails over them without doing a lot of homework... fixing what isn't broken... etc.
warwickben
bubba Kalashnikov
Aaa. The kit I got uses any gas block. Hand gaurd thing does suck .
yup. AR was designed to shit where it eats. it likes to play in its own excrement.
you want piston gun? you buy AK. glorious design of 1947 with piston operation. for the motherland.
warwickben
bubba Kalashnikov
Blame Matt/Loki he made me buy it .
That's my next project ... But want to find a odd variation that wouldn't be butchered by pining a stock etc .
Here are some pics you can use as a reference when it comes to barrel profile vs hand rail. Both use the standard barrel nut for the install. Both fit over a pin/welded comp. Both of these barrels has a FSB which I trimmed down since I decided to go free float rail AFTER the comps were pinned so I couldn't swap out the gas block with a low profile one.
14.5' barrel + pinned comp with 11" Troy Bravo Rail
16" barrel + pinned comp with 13" Troy Alpha Rail
Side by side:
14.5' barrel + pinned comp with 11" Troy Bravo Rail
16" barrel + pinned comp with 13" Troy Alpha Rail
Side by side:
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You could always either buy a longer handguard or swap the barrel out for one without the M203 mounting notch. Keep the barrel as a spare or have holes drilled for an A2 front sight and make an M4 knockoff.
I swapped what I had for the rifle length light weight YHM free float rail. I how it looks with the longer rail. I took out the firing pin and popped a mag in just to cycle it. The bolt is very sticky.
Where is it hanging up? Closed, open, part-way?
After some searching, I realized you aren't supposed to try to cycle without a firing pin, as the firing pin keeps the cam pin in line. I think that's why it was getting stuck. It's still not as smooth as my S&W sport, but I am not too worried about it right now.
