re: Official AR-15 thread

What are you using to remove the paint? I've heard non-acteone polish remover, WD-40, Hopps #9, paint thinner, and several others.

just built my m4 this past week and took it to the range on Saturday.

spikes tactical 16 inch heavy barrel upper with same bcg and charging handle
Anderson stripped lower
cmmg trigger assembly and guts
magpul 30 rd magazines, desert tan adjustable stock
1 point sling in desert coyote
Magul pull open sights

will add a red-dot scope soon

took me a second

DeoreDx, what is that upper on your 22 pistol or did you build it all?

Finally finished in the color fill. It is a Spikes Tactical Lower with the Pipe Hitters Union Joker design. A lot of trial and error went into it's completion but it's finally done. Next step is the lower build kit. Thanks again for the tips.

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can you post a pic of yours, i remember it being badass looking

used to be your avi right?

eta: hows it shoot?

eta again: when i look for the 6.5" barrel I only see 4.5"... am i missing something?

How many have yall built from an 80% lower? I just ordered a couple lowers and going to build a 6.5CM on AR10 and a couple of others.

Also who's jig did you use and why do you think it's the best one out there?

It's really nothing to it once you figure out your method of doing it. The joker it's just a pain in the arse because there are so many lines so close together... that and if I got any red into the white it would turn pink. Had a buddy do an fde punisher and it turned out great.

M-LOK is good stuff, stay away from keymod. It sucks because I want to buy a complete 11.5" BCM upper, but they only use keymod rails.

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can you post a pic of yours, i remember it being badass looking

used to be your avi right?

eta: hows it shoot?

eta again: when i look for the 6.5" barrel I only see 4.5"... am i missing something?

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This is the configuration I used to have in my avatar when it was built on an 80% lower and a matching in the white upper. I have since moved the in the white receiver set to a 223 range toy rifle setup with a stainless barrel 1/7 twist barrel cause it looks pretty and shoots 77gr SMK OTM out to 300 yards like a boss.



The picture I posted last page is the current configuration.



CMMG doesn't make the 6.5" barrel any more. I had to do a lot of hunting to find a 6.5". I didn't have plans on shooting suppressed and I thought 6.5" was a good length to get me to a standard carbine handguard . IIRC the 6.5 doesn't reliably keep 22LR loads subsonic especially suppressed so 4.5" now seems to be the length of choice for suppressed pistols shooters. I had to do a lot of internet hunting to find a 6.5" barrel. I found mine on some random sporting goods web page I had never heard up but took a chance and ordered it anyways and it actually showed up. Only reason I got the CMMG barrel was because Taccom 3G 7" barrel was OOS. and I was too impatient to wait.

https://taccom3g.com/product/7-ulw-barrel/



Mine shoots great. Very easy to handle and I can hit my 2/3 sized IDPA AR500 steel target all day long at 50 and 100 yards. It was not reliable at first and I had to do some work to get it to run reliably. My CMMG 22LR magazine never fed right. Hence the Boonie Packer better mag adapter. I also had some FTE issues. TACCOM 3G extreme extractor and taking a 22lr bronze brush sticking it on a drill and polishing the chamber took care of that. I also use the Taccom 3G pressure plug.

If I had it to do over again I would skip the CMMG 22LR conversion kit/bolt setup and buy the Taccom 3G bolt instead. Never heard a bad thing about the Taccom 3G bolt.