Please Critique this build for me

AR/M4 AR General Discussion
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Give me the good the bad and the ugly. This is my first build so to say. I started with a S&W lower and installed a MOE stock on it. Also not pictured is a MIAD grip and trigger guard. The upper is a DSA mid length with a fluted barrel. I have no clue who made the bolt and carrier. The hand guards are from Cav Arms and the Buis is a Magpul. The optic is a Bushnell 1x32. Which is a surprisingly good optic by the way. Anyway here she is:

Here it is with the rail system installed and the MIAD grip and trigger guard.

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i’d be more curious to see who makes the bolt/carrier. Do you have pictures of the gas key on the bolt carrier to see if it’s staked well.

Ordinarily, i’m not a big fan of lego rifles that are built out of multiple manufacturer’s parts, but if the rifle works consistently for you, then i’d call it good. I don’t have any experience with the bushnell 1x32, so i can’t comment there.

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What is your basis for this statement?

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It hold s zero like a rock. Very fine dot for longer distance shooting. I like the T rectical. it has red and green settings for daylight and low light settings. 9 different brightness settings. The glass is clear as can be. And its built like a tank.

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Under what conditions have you used it?

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Just range conditions from bright sun light to low light conditions.

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I’m curious how much you spent on that complete setup?

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You need to be able to trust it in the cold and the rain. How many rounds through the rifle with the optic mounted?

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Adding it up right now it came to under 900.00 I would say.

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Well I went in on a case with a friend of mine so that gave me 500 rounds. I have about 150 rounds left. So I have shot 350 rounds with that optic on it.

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All benchrest, or have you been shooting offhand and positions?

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Mostly bench. I have not shot off hand since I changed the stock. The MOE stock has no sling swivel and the sling I have been using previously does not fit through the slots on the MOE stock. I suck at shooting offhand with out a sling.

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I’m grilling you like this because I haven’t heard much about that optic. How much did you pay for it?

You need to get thy ass off tha bench and do some offhand shooting. You need to heat the gun up to see if anything breaks, so during “break in” some rapid strings are good to get stuff hot.

What’s your bolt look like? MPT/HP? Black extractor insert? Five coil spring?

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Does the upper have M4 ramps?

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I paid about 185 for the optic. I posted a pic of the bolt in this thread.

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Yes it has M4 feed ramps.

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You posted a pic of the gas key on the bolt carrier.

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I have no idea what any of those things are as far as extractor inserts or 5 coil springs. I dont even know who made the bolt and carrier. I got it from an old guy sitting at a table at a gun show. When I asked him who made it he looked at me like I was from mars. But for 75 bucks I figured I would give it a try. So far I have not had any problems with it. I am relatively new to this so bare with me.

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Oh. See?