I started off with a Bushmaster pre-assembled lower receiver. I added an A2 stock I had laying around. Then I purchased a CMT flat top upper receiver (from Bravo Company), and combined that with a Colt M4 contoured barrel I had laying around. I bought a cheap add-on rail from Brownells, and am using it to hold my Knights forward pistol grip. I added the newly released AK Concepts Dave Neth Competition Compensator to it, and am hoping I like it.
I also have a complete A2 upper for it, with a seperate bolt carrier group.
I placed my Trijicon Reflex 2 sight on for hte time being (this will be replaced soon enough).
I am using a Eagle Industries TAS-1 sling, until I find something I like better.
Here are a few pictures
My plans for the future include the following items (in no particular order):
Aimpoint Comp ML3 with LaRue mount
Daniel Defense Lite Rail 7.0
Daniel Defense offset flashlight mount
Pentagon Light MS2 Xenon light
Add MagPul MIAD pistol grip
Add Tango Down vertical forgrip
Add Tango Down rail grips
Add a BUIS system, with front and rear flip down sights
Add some sort of high speed collapsible stock
Send it off for a one off Cerakote digital coating
If there is anything you think I have missed, please post and let me know!
I still have more plans, but they will have to wait until later. I still need to test fire this!
The entire rifle
The Knights Armament RAS 4
The Fake Aimpoint
The MaTech Rear Flip Sight (BUIS)
As I said before, I do have plans for this rifle, but they will have to wait until I finish my next tour in the sandbox. This rifle has taken me close to 6 years to build, from the time I bought my first piece to present. I have been piecing the actual build together for the last few months as parts arrived.
BTW, the compensator is an evaluation piece I received from Todd @ AKConcepts. It is their Dave Neth Tactical/Competition Compensator (DNTC).
None of this build would have been possible without the assistance from my brother, HotOlds442! He traded necessary parts with me, and pushed me to finish it.
I do like the looks of that Compensator! I hope it works out for you, if it does, I’ll probably have to get one for my 16" build.
I got the chance to shoot mine over the holidays, and it didn't go as well as planned. I took just over 300 rounds with me on a snowy trip to the local hills, and only got to shoot 13 rounds. When I screwed the buffer tube in, I thought I had it in far enough to hold the buffer retainer in place, but it ended up being one turn too loose, so eventually the buffer retainer popped out and jammed the hammer. It got nicked up just enough that it wouldn't go back in the hole, and the spring was trashed. I was lucky enough to have spares.........at home. So I shot half a box through the .45 and then headed home.
I've got it all ready to go again, so if we don't get too much more snow at elevation I'll try again this weekend. My RRA upper is here, but the 16" barrel is still in Texas waiting for the guy to figure out how to remove it from his upper with no vise and no receiver blocks. He's already destroyed the FSB, so I imagine the barrel won't pass my inspection and I'll have to ship it back to him.
Maybe the guy in Texas should spend the money to get the necessary tools, or ship it off for someone else to do it. At this point I would be leary of the deal…cause if he can butcher the FSB, what has he already done to the barrel.
I am QUITE leary about making the trade. I will have the barrel gauged for straightness, and any exterior marks will result in the barrel being sent back to him. I’m just not into the old “another man’s junk” theory. Here’s the thread that caught my eye, before I put two and two together, hope it doesn’t violate any board rules by posting to another site…
I want to redo all of the mags I’ve got with PermaSlik, and then change the followers. Then all that’s left is to get a full-floater for the front end.
I read the post, at this point, I would save your shipping money and tell him the deal is off. If he has ruined the A Frame already, there is no doubt in my mind he probably has done worse to the barrel in it’s lifetime.
Not to mention that someone as backwoods as that would probably not care for the barrel much to begin with. Few things are worse than buying an AR barrel that has been shot to shit and has never been cleaned.
Finished for now. All I have yet to do is take it out and shoot the snot out of it some more. I want to wring all the problems out of it to ensure reliability.
I couldn’t have got this far without the help of several different people. The buttstock was a gift to me from a very nice guy (DA_Bunny at AR15.com), the Shims are from our very own GotM4, I purchased a H2 buffer, bolt reliability package and CS buffer spring from G4IGrant. The Buttpad and Rail Protectors are from MagPul and lastly I got the Strike Plate from TheMalabarFront.
