CharlieBrown17 said:
You flip around a PA extended mount?
Big_Rig said:
Bender - what brand are those HK style sights? What do you think of them?
Irish_Man said:
The mayor of London would like a word with you
Why do I really want to buy thisUlysses90 said:
I'm not sure why but it exists and is for sale at Defender Outdoors. To each his own.
SPIKE'S TACTICAL STLS030 SNOWFLAKE STRIPPED LOWER
What are the specs on your 14.5" lightweight build?BenderRodriguez said:
My three favorite 5.56 guns:
Top to bottom: Texian Firearms 20" A4 clone, 14.5" lightweight build (my favorite rifle, period), 10.5" pistol with law folder. They're all good guns in different ways. The 20" gun is a soft, soft shooter. The 14.5" gun is just so light and handy, it's my favorite shooter by far. The 10.5" gun fits into a backpack with the law folder and makes a great travel gun. 2 out of the 3 have G triggers. Need to put one in the 20" gun at some point, and get an ACOG to make it a more correct A4. Might also freefloat the 10.5" gun and put in some ambi parts. Part of the motivation of maybe selling some stuff is to get these three all set up perfectly because I'm def keeping these three.
reddog90 said:
What are the specs on your 14.5" lightweight build?
DatTallArchitect said:
What are your thoughts on the PSA lower? I was thinking about getting one of these as a gift for a friend.
Thank you.BenderRodriguez said:reddog90 said:
What are the specs on your 14.5" lightweight build?
Standard PSA lower
Magpul K2 grip
Standard lower parts kit, minus Geissele SSA-E and CMMG ambi safety
Spikes T2 buffer kit
B5 Sopmod stock
Aero Upper w/o Forward Assist
AIM Lightweight BCG
BCM Ambi Gunfighter charging hadlle, Mod 4 size
Faxon 14.5" pencil barrel, midlength gas
13" ALG EMR V2
Voodoo Manimal pinned and welded
Low profile .650 gas block
The Faxon lightweight barrel is the biggest savings weight wise. The Lightweight BCG helps too, as does an upper without forward assist.
But if you want to go semi lightweight without getting nuts, go with a faxon barrel and a lightweight free float rail.
The ALG isn't the absolute lightest option out there, but it is very light, strong, and provides machined QD points for slings and the ability to mount accessories anywhere on the rail I need to mount something, so I'm a big fan of it as a "do it all" option.
zwhag2010 said:
AR-15 build question
I am doing my first build and looking to install geissele SSA-E into M4E1 Aero Precision lower. I am concerned about the wear of trigger and hammer pins caused by rotation. I have considered KNS .154" standard diameter anti rotation pins to replace the Geissele pins but I get conflicting information that I should not or that I should. AR-15 builders (and bender /eyeguy) what say you?
Just to add, Geissele discourages the use of anti rotation pins explicitly. As Jabber said it is not necessary given how the trigger is held in.jabberwalkie09 said:zwhag2010 said:
AR-15 build question
I am doing my first build and looking to install geissele SSA-E into M4E1 Aero Precision lower. I am concerned about the wear of trigger and hammer pins caused by rotation. I have considered KNS .154" standard diameter anti rotation pins to replace the Geissele pins but I get conflicting information that I should not or that I should. AR-15 builders (and bender /eyeguy) what say you?
Use the hammer and trigger pins included in the package. I'm not exactly sure why you're concerned about wear though, is the gun cerakoted? It doesn't seem like there would be too much wear anyways.
Anyways, anti rotation pins are good for drop in triggers that with standard pins wouldn't stay in place. The hammer spring keeps the trigger pin in place, and the hammer has a spring to keep the hammer spring in place. One piece drop-in triggers don't have the ability to retain standard pins in the same manner.
This. When you install the trigger, you will understand.jabberwalkie09 said:
Anyways, anti rotation pins are good for drop in triggers that with standard pins wouldn't stay in place. The hammer spring keeps the trigger pin in place, and the hammer has a spring to keep the hammer spring in place. One piece drop-in triggers don't have the ability to retain standard pins in the same manner.
gibberish said:Just to add, Geissele discourages the use of anti rotation pins explicitly. As Jabber said it is not necessary given how the trigger is held in.jabberwalkie09 said:zwhag2010 said:
AR-15 build question
I am doing my first build and looking to install geissele SSA-E into M4E1 Aero Precision lower. I am concerned about the wear of trigger and hammer pins caused by rotation. I have considered KNS .154" standard diameter anti rotation pins to replace the Geissele pins but I get conflicting information that I should not or that I should. AR-15 builders (and bender /eyeguy) what say you?
Use the hammer and trigger pins included in the package. I'm not exactly sure why you're concerned about wear though, is the gun cerakoted? It doesn't seem like there would be too much wear anyways.
Anyways, anti rotation pins are good for drop in triggers that with standard pins wouldn't stay in place. The hammer spring keeps the trigger pin in place, and the hammer has a spring to keep the hammer spring in place. One piece drop-in triggers don't have the ability to retain standard pins in the same manner.
Also consider this, the army has tons of mil spec triggers with thousands and thousands of trigger pulls and never has the army added a requirement for KNS pins in all the updates the M16 and M4 has had. It's only an internet or crap lower problem.
Your Aero should be fine and you can bust out the calipers and verify its in spec.
reddog90 said:
Thank you.
Are you glad you went without a forward assist? I frequently press check and hit my forward assist. Not sure if I'd like not having one.
I don't have any experience with lightweight BCGs. Does running a lightweight BCG affect what you choose for a buffer and buffer spring? Does your setup work well?
