Thanks man, There will always be mil-spec snobs out there; no hard feelings to those guys. Those are people who take extreme pride in what they do. As a former serviceman, I was not afforded the opportunity to get that deep into the nuts and bolts of the AR15/M16 series rifles, so I’m seeking those aspects out now in my spare time. Sure; a Colt or DPMS would be nice but like you said; availability is the key word here. As long as it reliably puts holes in paper and bad guys alike, I really can’t ask for more.
Listen man, my lowers are LRB or PSA stripped. Nothing fancy. But they’re made of metal and they work. My 12" SBR upper is actually also from PSA. 80-90% of all other parts on my guns were used. Stocks, optics, mounts, uppers, rails, etc. All used. Buying the right shit for the job doesn’t make one a snob.
Yea the market sucks, but there’s stuff out there. Recently put together a 14.5. Between Armslist, the EE, and eBay…no problem. Took a week to source parts.
I understand man, and I didn’t mean to come off as a dick. Just saying you’ve got a good 22 going - stick with that, maybe swap uppers, and drive on. All I was saying is that, over time, I think you’ll regret a 223/5.56 with the parts you listed.
You misunderstood me. I don’t mean arrogance because what you have is nice, rather what other people have that’s not to everyone else’s standard. I’m not singling this thread out, I’ve seen it over and over: “You should get rid of that and get a ____ that isn’t a POS…” if a poly lower is what can be had now, build it. It’s not going to crumble on you, and if it is, ask Glock what kind of fairy dust they put in their polymer compound.
I’m for everybody getting what they can afford in order to strengthen gun owner’s position in this country.
Sent from my Motorola brick phone
No harm done guys, In all actuality, the time until I get sick of my current build won’t be for quite a while, as I have very limited experience with ARs/M16s. In training, I hit the targets and qualified for watch so they strapped a rifle on my back and said “go patrol…” End of story.
So now, I have to learn about these rifles as if I’d never touched/fired one before. I was operating under the ‘any gun is better than no gun’ mindset when I bought this thing. When I finally pull the trigger (pun intended) on a PSA upper, that will be my SHTF/I mean business rifle.
Meanwhile, I can test the durability of my NFA lower and see if anyone other than glock can make a decent polymer gun.
I’m very happy with the PSA upper and lower I bought. I never put the FMKs together but I also read good reviews.
Sent from my Cessna
There are quite a few firearms that are supported by polymer. Have been for years. It’s not like any combustion happens in the lower. I’ve built 2 NFA lower guns for a couple of folks and they seemed to be good to go. 6 months later and they are still going strong. I say drive it till the wheels fall off of it. If you do plan to shoot 5.56, you may want to at least get a more robust optic. One that will last you a while. Those Chinese ones don’t like to live long. I’m for one am very glad to have more folks on board with the 2nd amendment. Power in numbers. Welcome to the AR world, you’ll figure it all out in time.
While some folks lack the Tact that most of us typically have, they do mean well. The whole buy once, cry once thing has been learned the hard way by most of us. While new to this forum, I’m not even remotely new to the M4. Been shooting since I was 6. You learn a thing or two after almost 30 years. Especially when 8 of those were spent wearing an M4 for my uncle.
Having said that, I like the Daniel Defense line of “AR” rifles (got 2 of em). I started off my shooting career with a red rider followed by an old tube fed .22 caliber marlin. You gotta start somewhere. Good luck and have fun!
Scrubber3 Thank you. Very well articulated. If I could find more DD product, I’d be all over it.
Sent from my iPhone 37
[QUOTE=Gauss Rifle; Sure; a Colt or DPMS would be nice but like you said; availability is the key word here. As long as it reliably puts holes in paper and bad guys alike, I really can’t ask for more.[/QUOTE]
Colt and DPMS don’t belong in the same sentence. Shit can the NFA along with the DPMS receiver. You’ll thank me later…:dirol:
While you’re at it, off your grandmother - she’s just weighing you down. And seriously, get a new car, yours is a POS, and you won’t fit into our social club. You’ll thank me later.
That’s the kind of bloated BS I’m talking about. Yeah, DPMS and NFA aren’t DD, but when he pulls the trigger, it fires. You ought to read two posts up, that’s what decency looks like.
Sent from my inferior rifle
Typical new member reply…
Yeah, your right, a typical new member reply with wisdom and good points. OP is on track, maybe not the track you, me or someone else would choose, but he is in the ball park. He will work out the bugs and learn at his pace.:dirol:
+1
Sent from my Motorola brick phone
So many hurt feelings…
There’s no wisdom suggesting some of the items that he has on his gun. It’s not a matter of if they’ll fail, it’s when. If he wants to experience it firsthand, that’s fine. Have fun wasting time! 
Polymer lowers have a substantial track record of breaking near the receiver extension.
The only company that has seemed to get the polymer lower right was Cav Arms. (Even that is debatable.)
Take a look on how they achieved that with their design.
I didn’ suggest anything, he had bought all that kit already. I didn’t endorse anything either. Put your reading glasses on and go over the posts again. I replied that way because of the “I have better shit than you” attitude and if you don’ have it then you are a fail. He is on course. He asked for help and advise, not negative criticism. You had great suggestions as well as other posters. So, lets keep it that way. And…by the way, I will stay in my own lane with my hurt feelings because my post count isn’ as high as yours.:sad:
I just have more free time
Dude, this is not about “mine is better than yours”. People come to M4C for info about weapons that they will stake their lives on.
You can put whatever you what on your gun, I promise you nobody really cares what you use. But the “Brand X is just as good as milspec” BS will not fly. The trends here are established by proven track records with a large group of more-serious-than-average end users. It is not arrogance or elitism. If that UTG scope works for you, fine, but that does not make it the “same” as an Aimpoint.
Just because you bought something doesn’t mean you are married to it. Just because you bought something that “we” think is lower quality doesn’t mean you are a fool, life is about learning. “We” are trying to help.
Ok, got it. Your point is taken with a grain of salt. Again, we are not talking about my gear. We are talking about Gauss Rifle and HIS gear. He already bought that gear, and then asked for advice. It would be different if he did not that buy gear already. But, he did. He is stuck with it now until he updates, trade, throws away…whatever. So, many people gave him good - quality advice. Others, have the need to pipe up and take a giant shit all over posts…what I am saying is, lets talk with the guy and advise with tact…lets talk to him and talk about his post as if he (we) are sitting across the table from each other.
READ THE ENTIRE THREAD. I get that there is better kit out there…I am not a moron or new to this game. I NEVER SUGGESTED THE KIT HE BOUGHT. The wisdom I mentioned is this: Let’s give him friendly advice and not the latter. He now has a weapon that will go bang, which is better than not having a weapon at all. Now the good constructive comments come into play…tactful criticism that will keep him here and wanting to learn. If this is not wise then shame on me. I must be a total fuck bag and need to square my ass away. A lot of folks on this forum feel safe behind their computer and talk a lot of smack. The ones offended will certainly reply to this, and I am aware of that and hold myself responsible. Gauss Rifle is new. Let’s guide him instead of being sarcastic and witty about how we post. “You’ll thank me later.”
Classic thread, minus some of the usual, more vociferous, suspects. I suspect many of them have given up.
Time to get out the Hurt Feelings Report forms.
/
Switch over to TOS, they will handle you guys with care…:stop: