u/claytonteakwood

I’ve been playing around with different techniques when painting AR’s and I think I like this style the best.

I was going to tweak on my other 18” rifle with a new barrel and rail when I decided to just build a new one from scratch. I robbed the scope and bipod from it and built this.

Tip to butt build list:

-Surefire SOCOM RC2
-Surefire Muzzle-brake, timed, 22ft-lb, Rocksett
-Troy Folding M4 Front Sight
-Criterion 18” HBAR Barrel; Chrome Lined; Timed; feed ramps 2 stage re-profiled, polished, and hand lapped bore; passed 1.4646 PTG headspace
-FCD gas block; Rocksett with knurled tip screws; 25in-lb
-Black River Tactical Rifle Length Gas Tube, Spirol Roll Pin
-Atlas Bipod
-Geissele MK4 Rail 15”; Aeroshell 64 on barrel nut, 40ft-lb
-KPXV Thermal Fit upper; hand lapped
-KP BCG; Phosphate/Chrome Lined; Sprinco gas rings, 4 coil extractor spring w/o doughnut, ejector spring; polished extractor; OCKS screws; Dimple Staked; polished gas key; 58in-lb; Permatex Sealed; <.002” 3 Bore
-FCD Low Snag Forward Assist Dimpled
-KP large latch charging handle
-Troy Rear Folding M4 Sight
-Larue Tactical PSR20 MOA Scope Mount
-NightForce NX8 4-32x50, Tremor 3 Reticle
-Larue Tactical LT788 RMR Mount
-Trijicon RMR Type 2
-KPXV Lower
-Geissele SSA-E Trigger
-Schmid Tool Lower Parts; hand polished safety detent
-FCD Rear Biased Dimpled Bolt Catch, Spirol Roll Pin
-FCD Dimpled Magazine Release, Aeroshell 64
-Magpul Aluminum Trigger Guard
-FCD End Plate ESF-H
-FCD A5 Castle Nut; Aeroshell 64, 40lbs-staked
-VLTOR A5 buffer tube
-Sprinco Green Buffer Spring
-VLTOR A5 Buffer; H2
-B5 P23 Pistol Grip
-Sprinco Safety Selector Spring
-McMaster Carr 1/4-28 Bolt w/washer, 35in-lbs, Aeroshell 64
-B5 SOPMOD Gov Stock