Still obsessing about getting this look

[BELT_FED]

ya it aint going to close up that much... but yell at me ill get u some spacers

 

[James7800]

ya it aint going to close up that much... but yell at me ill get u some spacers

Yeah my math says I need about 0.04 in. thickness of sheet metal to wrap around, looking to see if I've got some aluminum sheet metal laying around here somewhere

 

[James7800]

Are there any that are less than $119?

Armalite makes one, its listed on their website for $45 I think, but I called and they are backordered one to two months. I just couldnt wait.

 

[c_jit]

Is this what you're looking for?

The A2 front sight post is drilled and tapped from the bottom.

The barrel was sleeved with 20mm heat shirk tube to provide thickness and friction.
The A2 base was cut lenghtwise and hold on by two clamp on screws (not installed yet.)

A close up look.

A convetional/traditional AR look...

 

[true_shooter]

boy i really like the look of that front sight

 

[Derek33]

I've been intrigued by this.

I'm looking into getting mp15-22.com's barrel nut conversion to run standard ar-15 handguards. Then add the magpul carbine length handguard to it accompanied by the standard a2 front sight post.

Two options I have found:

Paintball Barrel M4 Front Sight Post

its made for paintbal guns, but mp 15-22's don't need this to function as anything more then a sight...

Also found this:
A2 front sight clamp on w/screws

What do you guys think?

edit:

also, whats the piece called that I pointed out in this picture:

I noticed that doesn't come with either mp15-22's kit or the magpul handguard.

thanks.

 

[Rustpot]

I've been intrigued by this.

I'm looking into getting mp15-22.com's barrel nut conversion to run standard ar-15 handguards. Then add the magpul carbine length handguard to it accompanied by the standard a2 front sight post.

Two options I have found:

Paintball Barrel M4 Front Sight Post

its made for paintbal guns, but mp 15-22's don't need this to function as anything more then a sight...

Also found this:
A2 front sight clamp on w/screws

What do you guys think?

edit:

also, whats the piece called that I pointed out in this picture:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/DMN0166/mapul1.jpg

I noticed that doesn't come with either mp15-22's kit or the magpul handguard.

thanks.

Don't go with the paintball tower. The sight is fixed, so it will not perform as a rifle sight.

The piece you're looking for is a Delta Ring.

I personally prefer the rail look. I love hidden gas blocks with extended rails. My support hand sits at the very end of my 15-22 rail set when using my grip/stance for target transition and competition.

 

[Derek33]

Don't go with the paintball tower. The sight is fixed, so it will not perform as a rifle sight.

Didn't even think about that.

 

[Tack Driver]

I, along with what I am sure is many others, would be very interested in a clamp on A2 front sight of the proper inside diameter, a front handguard retainer of the same I.D., an adapter barrel nut, and a delta ring sold together as a kit.

Since the barrel diameter of the 15-22 is constant and not some odd profile, the end user would be allowed to do a "dissipator" style rifle length handguard setup, a midlength handguard, or a carbine handguard.

Since most AR's with 16" barrels have midlength or carbine gas systems and handguards, and a large amount of 15-22's are being bought as "trainers" used to mimic a duty or "SHTF" carbine, I bet it could be a profitable endeavor for somebody.

Course, we'd need a 15-22 barrel wrench too, anybody already make one of those?