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General Categories => General Firearm Discussion => Topic started by: RobertH on June 19, 2011, 03:55:56 PM
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PSA Stripped Lowers on sale for $50.
http://www.palmettostatearmory.com/1560.php (http://www.palmettostatearmory.com/1560.php)
oh crap..... just bought two of them. time for some projects! :)
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I just ordered my first (EVER) AR-15 lower from Palmetto State Armory. I'm giddy like a little school girl. ;D
Fly
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Sounds like we need to schedule a build party
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I guess I better start collecting the LPK, stock, tube, buffer, etc., etc., etc. I've got a lot more $$$ to spend to get to the final rifle. I'm thinking something tacticool...adjustable stock, chrome lined 16" middy barrel, free float hand guard, flip up front and rear sights in .223/5.56.
I am considering a piston gun too, but that may be too pricey.
Fly
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i like the build party idea. i could use your guy's knowledge (and tools) :)
im gonna get a PSA 14" barrel w/ pinned flash hider and MOE stock, grip and hand guard in OD Green or Coyote. but i have some time before i can afford that.
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If you guys can get together the parts to build the lowers, we could do that in an afternoon easy. Uppers take a little more work and several special tools that I don't own
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I have the tools to build an upper if you want to borrow them.
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i think ill buy a complete upper, but that might change. i won't buy my MOE LPK until early july as i will be busy and out of town a lot.
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This be a good idea, but i plan on buying a complete upper and lower, totalling just under 700. If nothing else i'll be by to learn, gunsmithing is something that is always good to learn. (i started on a marlin .35, pulled it out of the stock and things went everywhere lol, i spent 2 hours finding all the springs...)
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I think a separate thread should be started for a "build party".
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I think that is why Dan made this thread, so we can settle on a time/place for the meeting.
Speaking of which...whats the plan?
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I grabbed 2 PSA lowers and 2 LPK's awhile back. Only put one together. So I'm interested.
Crap, at $50/each, I may grab a couple more lowers just to have.
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When everyone gets their parts in hand, we can try to schedule something. It will have to be after Independence Day
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Here is a little trick I like to use when I build an AR15 lower.
If you are familiar with the little spring and detent that holds the rear take down pin in place, you know that the spring is a pain in the rump when trying to install the extension tube.
To remedy this, I use a piece of lead shot (6 shot IIRC) as a small plug to retain the spring and detent in the lower. The same thing can be done by threading the hole and inserting an allen plug, but that takes more work. In both cases the spring needs to have a few coils cut off before it is installed.
I do not use loctite on the extension tube threads, because I like to change stocks once in a while, or install a sling plate. So I like to secure the extension tube by staking the nut after it is properly tightened.
In any case , not having a detent spring hanging out the back of the lower while doing this work is a much easier way to proceed. 8)
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everyone, i like the idea of doing this after July 4. i won't buy or have my LPK until after the holiday anyways. i would say about the second full week would be best. i work Sunday through Wednesday nights from 245pm to 1245am. so im free Thursday through Saturday.
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it's going to be the end of July before i am able to do anything anyway as well.
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i just put an order in for an MOE LPK. so ill be ready as soon as my lowers show up and my LPK comes in. right now PSA is really far behind, so it might be late July before i get anything for my build.
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Wow, You AR guys talk like Auto Technicians. You got yer MOE, LPKs from PSA. They gots EGRs, MAFs, VSSs and DOHCs.
OMG LOL!!
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I believe the most appropriate response here would be ROFL
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TLA's gone wild...ROFL is not a TLA :P and neither is DOHC
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busted:D
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I got a lower I could build just to get in on the fun. I can also help some build lowers as I've done a couple previously. 8)
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We need to think about a location to do this... I was thinking about my man cave, but it would only have room for maybe 4 people max before it was elbow to elbow. I could get out a few tables and do part in the basement family room next to the cave
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i could ask my wife. i got a somewhat big downstairs. all we would need is tables and maybe some chairs.
how many people are going to be able to make it?
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We really need a vise to hold assembly blocks
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Darn it, I wish I'd bought another lower when they were $50. Not that I need another, I just want in on the fun.
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haha my plans for an AR got nixxed by the financial advisor. He apparently thinks i need to save money...
So i'm looking harder at a CZ instead. I guess i could show up and take pics, maybe build a DIY for the site.
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gsd, you have to approach this the right way...start with a stripped lower and let the disease progress naturally
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Yep, both of my AR's I started with a stripped lower that I found at a good price, then bought everything one piece at a time until I had everything. Took about 6 months for each of them.
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Unfortunately i am one of those guys that goes all out. If i start with a stripped lower it will be only a short matter of time before a LPK shows up, and by short i mean probably within a week.
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if PSA told me right, i should have both of my lowers and my LPK late this week or early next week!!! im super pumped for this. ill get my upper later.
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ok. let get this party started..... if we can't all get to gether, i guess we can do a couple of parties or i can attempt to do it myself.
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OK you addicts... I have some free time the weekend of July 30-31 if you want to have a build party at my place.
Space is limited so maybe 6 builders max. I have a room with a vise and two benches, then I can setup some tables in another room for simpler procedures.
I have some specialty tools, but feel free to bring whatever you think may be helpful.
Not many rules here, but 2 are No smoking and no alcohol on the premises.
Let me know if this works, or if we think we need a different location.
One last thing, you gotta be a registered NFOA member to participate
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hmmm... my bday is on the 29th, so the 30th prolly won't be the best since i might have a party at my place on the 30th and work the 31st. crap, i may be doing this myself... if my plans change, ill let everyone know, but that isn't the best weekend. what about the second week of august?
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Guess the NFOA part counts me out. I still haven't got around to getting that taken care of.
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Dan,
If the interest is there, count me in. I don't have anything to build, but I do have a bunch of AR tools. Action blocks, panther claw, gas tube pin punch, armorer's wrench, FAT wrench, various punches, etc.
I finished building my 3-gun AR before I moved... still haven't had a chance to shoot it yet. Between unpacking, my second job, and tending to the "new and improved" honey-do list for the house, I've been too busy.
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Guess the NFOA part counts me out. I still haven't got around to getting that taken care of.
http://nebraskafirearms.org/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&Itemid=18 (http://nebraskafirearms.org/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&Itemid=18)
Register now! Schnell!
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http://nebraskafirearms.org/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&Itemid=18 (http://nebraskafirearms.org/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&Itemid=18)
Register now! Schnell!
Yep, it's free and only takes a couple minutes.
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hmmm... my bday is on the 29th, so the 30th prolly won't be the best since i might have a party at my place on the 30th and work the 31st. crap, i may be doing this myself... if my plans change, ill let everyone know, but that isn't the best weekend. what about the second week of august?
The 13th of August would work for me. The date I laid out was just an attempt to move things along.
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fixed that registration thing lol
now i need to buy a lower....
no i better not lol
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i most likely can't do the 13th cuz ill be out of town. my next available weekend is august 26 or 27...... or maybe sometime this decade we can get together.
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Well, since no one has committed to the dates I suggested, and I have other things I need to do since buying a car for my daughter that needs repairs, I must cancel my offer to host the build party for now.
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Well, since no one has committed to the dates I suggested, and I have other things I need to do since buying a car for my daughter that needs repairs, I must cancel my offer to host the build party for now.
You know how to fix cars?! :o ;D
Fly
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You know how to fix cars?! :o ;D
Fly
Well I do have some experience in that area
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Well I do have some experience in that area
Dan's been replacing these for years.
(http://hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/muffler_bearing.jpg)
;)
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Is that where the blinker fluid goes?
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In the world of aviation, we always send the newbie line guy to the other businesses on the airport to see if they have any "prop wash". That's always good for some entertainment.
Fly
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You guys are brutal... ;D
Some of us newbees are still looking for the "plinker link"
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In the world of aviation, we always send the newbie line guy to the other businesses on the airport to see if they have any "prop wash". That's always good for some entertainment.
Fly
An Airman got mad at my dad (then an E-5) after he sent him out to buy 100yrds of Flight Line.
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An Airman got mad at my dad (then an E-5) after he sent him out to buy 100yrds of Flight Line.
That is a good one too.
Fly
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it looks like ill try and put together a build by myself on thursday. wish me luck.....
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If you have problems we are here to help.
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If you have problems we are here to help.
thanks. ive been reading the arfcom tutorials, so i think ill be ready. and the more i think about it, one of the lowers just may turn into an SBR.
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Soooo... did ya do it?
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i got one done as much as i can. i think tomorrow i will tackle the other one.... and this one includes a stock. :D
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Any plans for another build party?
I know I want my own build tools eventually, but it's hard to swallow...it all adds up to ~$450 on my "buy stuff" spreadsheet. Thats including the bench vice and torque wrench. Yea I know that is common man-stuff to have but my wife left all my tools and man stuff at my parent's place on Guam (our last duty station)...I was TDY and she did the "household goods" part of the move all by herself. >:D
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Zombie Thread?
Any plans for another build party?
Too late: put mine together all by my lonesome ...... still need to torque and stake castle nut...... other than that, all I need are bullets, small rifle primers, and dies!
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zombie thread? more like zombie forum...enos is more alive than this and no one says "zombie thread" or "necro post". dont taze me bro! :D I'm sure you'll post this over in arf's GD because it's soo high speed/low drag or HSLD (just for u) :P
anyways just ribbin' but I thought it'd be better than starting a new one, just to wait 4 days for a reply
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One of these days I'll build that extra lower I have sitting in the safe. It's condemned to be painted pink camo and saddled with a .22 upper for my daughter. The bad thing is she likes my .22 SBR so much that I think it's going to cost me an extra $200 to build one for her.