The Official AR-15 Picture Thread

[ride4frnt]

Worst part is that's a real gun.

 

[ride4frnt]

risking life and limb by posting a photo of a gun with dirt/dust/debris on it....but **** it. it's friday and i'm a risk taker.


IMG_0393 by Armed Ferret, on Flickr

Can you post a pic of that gun from a side profile? I wanna see how big that scope is. I'm in between the 4-16x and 6-24x

 

[armed ferret]

it's ridiculously huge. it's only a temporary fix (stolen off my .308 bolt gun) for an upcoming hunt; eventually it'll be wearing a 2.5-10x.


IMG_0386 by Armed Ferret, on Flickr

Seriously. it's cartoonish. it's barely shorter than the barrel. But...form follows function.

 

[armed ferret]

Initial machining was performed prior to 10/1, turning this former 80% into a receiver per ATF definition and therefore not subject to regulation under the current ban.

Disclaimer out of the way, a pard came over and did a lil more work on a former 80%:


IMG_0419 by Armed Ferret, on Flickr

 

[Blu Falcon]

How do you guys like my new AR?

Aw hellz naw

Post pics of it in action or it didn't happen.

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[ktigerJ]

Aw hellz naw

Post pics of it in action or it didn't happen.

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You can tell it's a girl. If it was a boy his pants would be half way down in the classic DTF pose.

 

[Rambo66]

How do you guys like my new AR?

What's with the stock? And why is the person holding a glock mag like a grip?

 

[seawolf823]

It's another Photochop fail.

 

[armed ferret]

not to mention the gang sign on kitty's face.

 

[jimbobborg]

it's ridiculously huge. it's only a temporary fix (stolen off my .308 bolt gun) for an upcoming hunt; eventually it'll be wearing a 2.5-10x.


IMG_0386 by Armed Ferret, on Flickr

Seriously. it's cartoonish. it's barely shorter than the barrel. But...form follows function.

From some advice given to me many years ago, you should not put the scope rings one on the receiver and one on the handguard. You may break your scope doing that. I have a set of these http://www.americandefensemanufacturing.com/view/product/8/ on my 3-Gun rifle with a scope, no problems in the past two years using this.

 

[armed ferret]

From the manufacturer of the rail, glen seekins, it's fine. I'll take his word over someone on the internet who got advice years ago. Kthx.

Unless you somehow know how it could "break the scope" when the rail is directly attached to ONLY the upper receiver. Care to share the how?

 

[ride4frnt]

From the manufacturer of the rail, glen seekins, it's fine. I'll take his word over someone on the internet who got advice years ago. Kthx.

Unless you somehow know how it could "break the scope" when the rail is directly attached to ONLY the upper receiver. Care to share the how?

Coming from someone else with a seekins rail I agree with you. Those anti rotation tabs on there have that scope mounted solid.

 

[armed ferret]

for those unfamiliar, here's Triple Bravo's photo of the first-gen unit:

(B3, i hope you don't mind my use of the photo; it was one of the first results on google images so i went with it. if you'd rather i didn't, drop me a pm and it's replaced asap)

The only major difference between gen 1 and the current gen 2 unit is that the rail on the g2 is integral to the handguard instead of separate.

Note at the receiver end the two "fangs". Those are *VERY* snug against the upper receiver rail portion. the handguard slides over the barrel nut (which may take a bit of light assistance from a rubber mallet, because the fit is--again--snug) and the two "fangs" keep it VERY tight to the upper receiver with *NO* twisting movement AT ALL. along with that, no fewer than eight (8) screws are then (loctite recommended) used to secure the handguard to the very beefy barrel nut.

this ain't your grandpappy's handguard.

 

[mistaforty]

Favorite thread here so far lol...

 

[Robert]

it's ridiculously huge. it's only a temporary fix (stolen off my .308 bolt gun) for an upcoming hunt; eventually it'll be wearing a 2.5-10x.


IMG_0386 by Armed Ferret, on Flickr

Seriously. it's cartoonish. it's barely shorter than the barrel. But...form follows function.

Man that thing has more settings then my blender.

Sent from my SCH-I545

 

[jimbobborg]

From the manufacturer of the rail, glen seekins, it's fine. I'll take his word over someone on the internet who got advice years ago. Kthx.

Unless you somehow know how it could "break the scope" when the rail is directly attached to ONLY the upper receiver. Care to share the how?

Is the handguard attached directly to the receiver or just via the ring on the barrel? If it's really free floating, then every time the handguard is touched, there may be movement of the handguard, like putting the handguard on bags or a bipod. Your scope may be tough, but it's still a thin piece of aluminum tubing.

 

[Slimjim]

it's ridiculously huge. it's only a temporary fix (stolen off my .308 bolt gun) for an upcoming hunt; eventually it'll be wearing a 2.5-10x.


IMG_0386 by Armed Ferret, on Flickr

Seriously. it's cartoonish. it's barely shorter than the barrel. But...form follows function.

How well does that setup work, with the amount of lenses the light has to travel through before reaching the PVS, I was advised that Night vision doesnt work as well when mounted behind a traditional scope.

 

[cyclrcr]

I can finally post something in the AR picture thread! Here's my first build.

 

[armed ferret]

How well does that setup work, with the amount of lenses the light has to travel through before reaching the PVS, I was advised that Night vision doesnt work as well when mounted behind a traditional scope.

Very well, actually. I have an IR illuminator that has easily an 800-yard range, so I could easily put it on 24x and still hunt. FOV sucks though. I'm still considering snagging a PT Bravo half-shell and going helmet-mounted for the hunt. Said illuminator also has a great IR laser on it, so I'd just have to make sure the scope is dead-nuts on, put the laser on the crosshair, and it's good to go. Then I can do some of that firing from the hip all the folks in Annapolis claim is what an ar-15 is used for, right?

 

[Slimjim]

Very well, actually. I have an IR illuminator that has easily an 800-yard range, so I could easily put it on 24x and still hunt. FOV sucks though. I'm still considering snagging a PT Bravo half-shell and going helmet-mounted for the hunt. Said illuminator also has a great IR laser on it, so I'd just have to make sure the scope is dead-nuts on, put the laser on the crosshair, and it's good to go. Then I can do some of that firing from the hip all the folks in Annapolis claim is what an ar-15 is used for, right?

Helmet mounted is the way to go, that way you're not pointing your firearm at what you're trying to observe. Of course i run older PVS-7's, (Gen 3 tube though) So i run mine on an ACH with Ops core suspension system (Best ever, buy one even if you're not running NVG's) And i use a laser devices OTAL mounted on the front.