View Full Version : My latest - M4A1 SOPMOD Block II Build
Renegade04
07-12-19, 18:10
Disclaimer: This post is not for the faint of heart or the Pro-Colt fan club.
This is my latest build. It is NOT 100% clone correct as it DOES NOT use a Colt barrel, Colt BCG, Colt receivers, or a SF4P FH. It is, however, more correct than many of these builds I have seen.
Upper Assembly:
Aero Precision Assembled Upper Receiver
PRI M84 Gas Buster Charging Handle with Military Big Latch
Daniel Defense Mk12 Low Profile Gas Block (.750")
Daniel Defense Stainless Steel Gas Tube -Carbine Length
Daniel Defense M4A1 Rail Interface System II, RIS II (FDE)
(NSN: 1005-01-547-2624)
MAGPUL Picatinny Ladder Rail Panel (3) - FDE
BCM Standard 14.5" M4 Barrel, Stripped, SOCOM
Aero Precision M16 Bolt Carrier Group - Phosphate
Surefire 3-prong Flash hider/Suppressor Adapter (SF3P-556-1-2-28)
CQD Forward Sling Mount
Lower Assembly:
Palmetto State Armory "Property of U.S. GOVT. M4A1" Lower Receiver
Colt Full-Auto Ambi-Safety Selector (modified - fin removed)
GEISSELE Super Semi-Automatic (SSA) trigger
A2 Pistol Grip (Black)
B5 Systems Gen I Enhanced SOPMOD Stock (Coyote Brown)
Colt M4/M4A1 Receiver Extension (4 position)
BCM Carbine buffer spring
H2 Buffer
CQD Rear Sling Mount
UID Sticker
Optics/Sights:
Eotech 553/SU-231-PEQ (NSN: 1240-01-533-0941)
Knights Armament M4 Folding Front Sight
Knights Armament Folding Micro Rear Sight, 200-600M Adjustable
Accessories:
Blue Force Gear Vickers 2-Pt. Combat Sling - Coyote
Blue Force Gear Sling Snap Hooks
Surefire, M300, Weaponlight, Picatinny, LED 500 Lumens, Z68 On/Off Tailcap, Tan (M300C-Z68-TN)
SureFire Scout Light Weapon Light Switch Assembly w/Picatinny Pressure Pad, Tan (DS-SR07-TN)
https://i.imgur.com/eIxR0fP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/9CISaWl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FV3KzEm.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/KUa92in.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/m5ASZEh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Q58tykr.jpg
WickedWillis
07-12-19, 18:29
Looks great! This Block II is one of my very favorites
TwoGunNicky
07-12-19, 20:39
I got the Surefire 4 prong. The only thing not milspec is it's pinned and welded and not full auto.
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Renegade04
07-12-19, 21:46
I got the Surefire 4 prong. The only thing not milspec is it's pinned and welded and not full auto.
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Looks good! I would have much rather have been able to get a 4-prong for a reasonable price, but when the guys who have them are asking well north of $325 these days, it was not an option.
Diamondback
07-12-19, 23:08
I might not take this build to war in A-stan, but I'd have no problem whatsoever using it in a Living History, reenacting or similar educational role, and it'd probably do in Home D too.
Renegade04
07-13-19, 07:26
I might not take this build to war in A-stan, but I'd have no problem whatsoever using it in a Living History, reenacting or similar educational role, and it'd probably do in Home D too.
This build will be my new SHTF carbine. I have full faith in what I build as my life and the lives of others may depend on it.
Hammer_Man
07-13-19, 22:55
This build will be my new SHTF carbine. I have full faith in what I build as my life and the lives of others may depend on it.
That's how I built my carbines, to be as durable as possible just in case. Nice build by the way, it certainly looks the part. How do you find the fit between the Aero upper, and PSA lower?
Renegade04
07-14-19, 06:54
That's how I built my carbines, to be as durable as possible just in case. Nice build by the way, it certainly looks the part. How do you find the fit between the Aero upper, and PSA lower?
Thank you. The fit is spot on. It could not be better.
Disclaimer: This post is not for the faint of heart or the Pro-Colt fan club.
This is my latest build. It is NOT 100% clone correct as it DOES NOT use a Colt barrel, Colt BCG, Colt receivers, or a SF4P FH. It is, however, more correct than many of these builds I have seen.
Upper Assembly:
Aero Precision Assembled Upper Receiver
PRI M84 Gas Buster Charging Handle with Military Big Latch
Daniel Defense Mk12 Low Profile Gas Block (.750")
Daniel Defense Stainless Steel Gas Tube -Carbine Length
Daniel Defense M4A1 Rail Interface System II, RIS II (FDE)
(NSN: 1005-01-547-2624)
MAGPUL Picatinny Ladder Rail Panel (3) - FDE
BCM Standard 14.5" M4 Barrel, Stripped, SOCOM
Aero Precision M16 Bolt Carrier Group - Phosphate
Surefire 3-prong Flash hider/Suppressor Adapter (SF3P-556-1-2-28)
CQD Forward Sling Mount
Lower Assembly:
Palmetto State Armory "Property of U.S. GOVT. M4A1" Lower Receiver
Colt Full-Auto Ambi-Safety Selector (modified - fin removed)
GEISSELE Super Semi-Automatic (SSA) trigger
A2 Pistol Grip (Black)
B5 Systems Gen I Enhanced SOPMOD Stock (Coyote Brown)
Colt M4/M4A1 Receiver Extension (4 position)
BCM Carbine buffer spring
H2 Buffer
CQD Rear Sling Mount
UID Sticker
Optics/Sights:
Eotech 553/SU-231-PEQ (NSN: 1240-01-533-0941)
Knights Armament M4 Folding Front Sight
Knights Armament Folding Micro Rear Sight, 200-600M Adjustable
Accessories:
Blue Force Gear Vickers 2-Pt. Combat Sling - Coyote
Blue Force Gear Sling Snap Hooks
Surefire, M300, Weaponlight, Picatinny, LED 500 Lumens, Z68 On/Off Tailcap, Tan (M300C-Z68-TN)
SureFire Scout Light Weapon Light Switch Assembly w/Picatinny Pressure Pad, Tan (DS-SR07-TN)
https://i.imgur.com/eIxR0fP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/9CISaWl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FV3KzEm.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/KUa92in.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/m5ASZEh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Q58tykr.jpg
Renegade, tight rig brother! Well done. I love those RISII rails. I have no clones but I have a skinny barrel colt 16 inches and that RIII FSP cutout. Just love it.
PB
Hammer_Man
07-17-19, 16:19
Looking at your spec sheet, is the barrel a BCM SOCOM profile barrel, or govt. profile M4 barrel? Sorry, just trying to get clarification. If it is a BCM SOCOM profile barrel, how do you like it? I have 3 SOCOM barrels, but they are all Colt. Just wondering if there is a difference in performance between the two.
Renegade04
07-17-19, 16:39
Got it out to the range this morning. It shoots very nicely. Sighted it in at 50 yards, then shot it out to 110 yards. This thing is definitely a keeper.
Mygrainman
07-25-19, 04:41
But it’s not Colt...Blasphemer!:D
Looks great!
I just started Down this Block 2 road last month myself.
I tried to build one with a black RIS2 on an LMT Upper/Barrel/BCG.
It was beautiful!... Looked better than the real thing IMO, and shot like a dream.
Less than a week later I was on TOS and found a RIS2 FDE for $200 and less than a month later, the LMT “Black2” as I dubbed it, was Traded/sold for a NOS Eotech SU231/PEQ + cash for more parts.. and today I’m a Surefire M600 away from completing a mostly correct Block2 FSP... Cloner OCD is a beeotch!
https://i.postimg.cc/T3kvZ2qD/3796-F14-F-F55-F-4526-96-E2-865-DBB969-BA8.jpg (https://postimg.cc/LJZWPpW9)
https://i.postimg.cc/Cxr9cPSC/D95-FB156-F452-45-D7-AFC6-D302-B5-BCAD7-B.jpg (https://postimg.cc/RWfPFT3q)
Geissele Maritime bolt catch, Magpul Trigger Guard, and SiCo ASR 3 prong are my only real non correct parts that will stay. ASR is a must for my Can.
Tanadized RE is a colt 4 position so it’s accurate enough, and the safety is temporary until I get a Colt ambi. KAC micro is debatable.
Only other changes will be to add more tan/FDE/Coyote to give it some flavor...a Coyote Sopmod, FDE Gasbuster, and a tan Grip....eventual additions of tan G33 Magnifier , and a PEQ15 after I get nods.
Maybe someday I’ll get a SF can and then I can switch to the correct 4 prong, but that’s an “I won the lottery” scenario.
Sooo many other builds between here and there and so little $$.
Renegade04
07-25-19, 20:23
But it’s not Colt...Blasphemer!:D
Looks great!
I just started Down this Block 2 road last month myself.
I tried to build one with a black RIS2 on an LMT Upper/Barrel/BCG.
It was beautiful!... Looked better than the real thing IMO, and shot like a dream.
Less than a week later I was on TOS and found a RIS2 FDE for $200 and less than a month later, the LMT “Black2” as I dubbed it, was Traded/sold for a NOS Eotech SU231/PEQ + cash for more parts.. and today I’m a Surefire M600 away from completing a mostly correct Block2 FSP... Cloner OCD is a beeotch!
https://i.postimg.cc/T3kvZ2qD/3796-F14-F-F55-F-4526-96-E2-865-DBB969-BA8.jpg (https://postimg.cc/LJZWPpW9)
https://i.postimg.cc/Cxr9cPSC/D95-FB156-F452-45-D7-AFC6-D302-B5-BCAD7-B.jpg (https://postimg.cc/RWfPFT3q)
Geissele Maritime bolt catch, Magpul Trigger Guard, and SiCo ASR 3 prong are my only real non correct parts that will stay. ASR is a must for my Can.
Tanadized RE is a colt 4 position so it’s accurate enough, and the safety is temporary until I get a Colt ambi. KAC micro is debatable.
Only other changes will be to add more tan/FDE/Coyote to give it some flavor...a Coyote Sopmod, FDE Gasbuster, and a tan Grip....eventual additions of tan G33 Magnifier , and a PEQ15 after I get nods.
Maybe someday I’ll get a SF can and then I can switch to the correct 4 prong, but that’s an “I won the lottery” scenario.
Sooo many other builds between here and there and so little $$.
Looks good.
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