SmallCaliberCentral

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/wallykl/ar1.jpg DPMS parts except for a Badger charging handle with larger release handle. http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/wallykl/ar2.jpg after the bolt carrier and Receiver assembled...starting the barrel assembly. Shilen match-grade barrel and matchi...

Pros...Very easy conceptualy to put this together. Quite quick as well. Cons...you do need some specialized tools, armorers block, AR vise/clamp, punches, brass hammer, AR wrench. That was a few extra bucks. Problems encountered: 1) I had a "teardrop" forward assist. Which way is up? After...

Been thinking about a .204 build ever since my last PD trip to Roundup, MT. Friends had gone to AR varmint rigs and quit using their bolt actions. At least to 250-300 yds, their accuracy was amazing. What really grabbed me was the lack of recoil, ability to auto-chamber next rd for quick followup on...

Darknight... I know how you feel. Never built one myself either....but today I took the plunge. I ordered a DPMS upper kit from Midway with the same handguard you posted, and a Shilen 204 barrel with a matched bolt from Midway as well. Scrounged some parts, some on ebay, and some from Midway. Guess ...