Just Need a Name
Due to the recent elections, and fears of a renewed Assault Weapons ban (Which actually bans a lot more than should be considered an 'assault weapon', and only semi-automatic weapons) gun parts have been getting extremely rare, leading to me still waiting on the 20" barrel I ordered over a month ago. I've heard I may be waiting another 4 weeks for it, though I'll probably just cancel the back order. Saturday I rush delivered Midway's last 24" AR barrel (at least, within my price range, and with a gas block) thanks to a Veteran's Day sale. Between this and the hand guards I just ordered, I've got enough of a gun for "Hero pictures". Kidding aside, the gun's about 95% complete, all I have left to do is tighten the hand guard (its serving as the barrel nut), and put the gas tube in.
So, after I take the hand guard/gas block off again tonight and put everything in there, I'll have the following:
- DPMS Stripped Lower
- DPMS Lower Parts Kit
- CCA 6 position stock
- Hogue tactical pistol grip
- DPMS stripped upper
- DPMS bolt assembly (I don't recommend this... it was really shoddily put together and not lubed. While I intended to strip it down anyhow, I was very sad to find that I *had* to. Anyone buying the bolt I got as a drop in replacement would have been sorely mistaken)
- 24" DPMS stainless steel 1x9" barrel.
- Aluminum gas block
- DPMS gas system
- Hogue Molded foregrip
Total cost: $632.12! That's under what I was aiming to spend ($700)! Try finding a 24" AR-15 from DPMS, Olympic Arms, or Stag for under $1000... I feel like I'm forgetting something here, but I've gone through and touched every bit, and they're in my list.
Now, the one big thing I'm missing is optics. I'll be buying a scope next pay period, and ordering iron sights as a backup. The minor bit I'm missing is a bipod. It turns out this thing is *heavy*. Because I have a more 'tactical' stock on it (light and collapsible) its also very front-heavy. To fix this I could either get a traditional solid stock, and toss a 2-3 pound lead weight in the back, or get a bipod and just be happy with bench shooting. I'm going the latter route, though it will mean ordering a new gas block with rails on the bottom as well. I have one, but its for a smaller barrel, oh well.
But, overall I have a piece of equipment that should put a tiny piece of metal down range very, very quickly. The 24" barrel means I expect this to be shooting around 2500 ft/s. The other advantage to a nice heavy gun is low recoil, this will be very interesting to shoot since I've only ever fired the 16" tactical set ups.
Now I just need a name for her.
