Recent content by therapture

I have a PSA upper assembly on my Sport. Considering I changed the trigger as well, the only thing left "Sport" is the lower itself.

On my rifle, I have a Geissele SSA, a very nice two stage trigger. On my son's AR, the stocker (delton lower) was ultra gritty and inconsistent. I slapped an ALG Defense QMS (quality mil spec) trigger in there and it is NIGHT and DAY better. It is what a mil spec trigger should be. Don't get me...

I thought mine had the 5R barrel and was a little disappointed when I saw the 1:9 on the part. But after shooting it and reading twist rates a bit, I realized for my purposes - it mattered exactly ZERO. Manufacturing costs increase over time. To keep the same price you have to trade off...

The o-ring trick on the lug works perfect for me. Just enough tension to stop the slight loose feeling, but still easy to open and close for service.

That's what I am talking about :D And some people miss the point - I learned a ton about these guns by messing around with it. They are very easy to take apart and put back together. With 20 years in the car repair industry as well as rebuilding my own motocross bikes for 25 years...this isn't...

I will politely disagree that Vortex optics are as good as EOtech - it really is very subjective to the individual requirements. Again, for that price of a VTac II - I would still have to pay more to get the sight - since it does not come with the sight I wanted. So the cost of the sight is...

I agree with you somewhat. But 1700 for the vtac still wouldn't have the eotech sight and geissele trigger. The difference is I learned how to disassemble and work on my rifle and I do not regret the cost at all. My next rifle I am working on now (for my son), I am building from parts. But you...

Well excuse me, mr. master of all that is ar15. Perhaps I should have consulted with you before I did the "build". I should have said "modifications". Why so rude? The handguard was purely a COMFORT thing. Same for the chopped down sight. The grip, well, again, comfort. And backup sights...

What I guess I mean is - I could have spent 1700 bucks on just a rifle that still had open sights and what not...I bought a budget rifle and modded it to fit me, instead of someone else's idea of what should fit me.

It's all about my EYES:D With astigmatism It's difficult with open sights - seeing that blurry mess on top of the rifle and then having a blurry mess out at 50 yards is no fun. With my glasses, the EOtech reticle is clean and defined AND I can see clearly at distance. Best of both worlds!

IF you are not going for a tight 1 MOA or less target gun, save the money and don't go free floating. Free floating a handguard relieves some stress (a little) off of the barrel and allows slightly more accurate barrel. Most people with free floaters can't shoot well enough to tell a difference...

Yeah I definitely wanted it nice and light. I need to weigh it I guess...it feels light!

Well, I have to say, for my first AR, I am LOVING this platform. It's like having a laser that I can point and shoot with ease! A long time shooter of various guns though so it was easy to pick up an AR. I shot a few hundred rounds first and have made simple mods over the last few months, as I...

I also cut my A2 off. I shaped it (roughly) and put some perma blue on the bare metal. Looks decent and man, I really like the open FOV with my EXPS2. I also installed magpul folding backups, as I fully intend to keep decent aiming skills with both sights.

I have put 900+ rounds through the rifle. I have cleaned it thoroughly but not sure what "thorough" is on the barrel insides? I do not run steel jacketed ammo, typically Academy available 5.56 for fun and Ruger .223 for animals. EDIT: I love this rifle. My first AR, bought at a gun show, came...