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Old June 8, 2015, 04:39 PM   #1
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Finished my first AR15

Took about 4 months but I can say now I'm complete with my first AR15.
And I'm sure many know this already but... Don't buy a complete rifle. I wish I knew that before. This started off as a Bushmaster ORC.
The Stock parts include the muzzle attachment, barrel, gas tube, bolt carrier group, buffer, and all internals minus the trigger.

It sports a Hera Arms 15" keymod handguard, Troy low profile gas block, Hera arms vertical grip, Fab defense magwell grip, matching Hera arms magazines, Hera arms pistol grip, Magpul bad lever, Magpul pop up sights, a hiperfire 24E trigger, Eotech 512, and an ACE full length skeleton stock.

I haven't shot it in its current state yet. The Eotech & Hera Arms furniture were the last to go one and have not seen any action.

Give me your opinions on the build
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Old June 8, 2015, 04:44 PM   #2
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Old June 8, 2015, 08:05 PM   #3
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That looks awesome man! Love the Hera pistol grip.
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Old June 8, 2015, 09:04 PM   #4
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Excellent..... Good looking rifle...

See you in two weeks when you start your next build.
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Old June 8, 2015, 09:14 PM   #5
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There is no company making a rifle EXACTLY with the stuff i want. So, a few tools and a cpl hours and i have EXACTLY what i want

Good for you
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Old June 10, 2015, 09:27 PM   #6
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Now it is time to build your second. They are addictive.
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Old June 11, 2015, 08:09 AM   #7
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Just my opinion: How well it shoots is far more important than the stuff that's hung on it.
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Old June 11, 2015, 09:54 PM   #8
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I'm liking the Hera pistol grip. How was the fit and finish of all the Hera parts?
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Old June 12, 2015, 05:39 AM   #9
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Good looking rifle built. Top Shelf.
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Old June 12, 2015, 07:44 AM   #10
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Great job! I have about 5 Hera mags, and their F&F is pretty good. It sounds like they had problems at one point with their mags, but the ones that I have are pretty solid. I dig the rear window on them.
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Old June 12, 2015, 11:41 AM   #11
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sorry off topic

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Old June 12, 2015, 11:41 AM   #12
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Nice build time to get a new lower and begin your next one
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Old June 12, 2015, 11:59 AM   #13
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Great build. Time to put that sweetness through her paces at the range and see what her character is like. What flavor ammo she like to eat and what not. Again Bravo Zulu.

Hooyah
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Old June 12, 2015, 08:58 PM   #14
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That is something to be proud of.
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Old June 13, 2015, 10:30 AM   #15
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Nice looking rifle!
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Old June 15, 2015, 02:56 AM   #16
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Don't buy a complete rifle. I wish I knew that before
Agreed. It seems daunting at first, but building a rifle is always the right choice.
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