ONE-TEN
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I’ll get this started. This is another rifle near & dear to me. As much as a part of my firearms hobby as my Savage rifles have been, are my AR15s. Over the years I have owned quite a few; and built (assembled), 10x that amount! I’ve never been big on the “fan club” cartridges that keep coming out. Not that there’s anything wrong with having those. I just prefer my ARs in 223/5.56. Or, as I now use, the 223 Wylde chambered barrels. (Better precision than a 5.56 chamber, while being much more forgiving than a .223 chamber.) Truth be told, I’ve never purchased a single factory AR. Not one! Every one, over the last 20+ years of building firearms, I built myself. I prefer choosing each part to use. And since roughly 2017, I’ve only used 7075 80% Billet Lowers. Finish machine them for my personal use.
Here is my latest piece I built a few years ago. Although I like using 7075 Billet Lowers, I prefer the standard MilSpec, forged Upper. Along with that a Ballistic Advantage 16” SS barrel with1-8 twist. It’s also been Black-Nitride treated. From there, it’s a shopping cart of custom parts.
The best thing is this AR is MINE! I don’t just mean the obvious ownership. I mean, I’m the producer of every AR I build. Because I machine 80% Lowers, and assembled using a hodgepodge of custom parts, makes ME the producer. I like that.
Here is my latest piece I built a few years ago. Although I like using 7075 Billet Lowers, I prefer the standard MilSpec, forged Upper. Along with that a Ballistic Advantage 16” SS barrel with1-8 twist. It’s also been Black-Nitride treated. From there, it’s a shopping cart of custom parts.
The best thing is this AR is MINE! I don’t just mean the obvious ownership. I mean, I’m the producer of every AR I build. Because I machine 80% Lowers, and assembled using a hodgepodge of custom parts, makes ME the producer. I like that.
