elia.jon1
08-05-11, 22:22
So i've decided to build a non-nfa clone of an xm177e2....or e3 in this case. e1 was 10.5 e2 was 11.5 since mine is 12.5 i will just call it an e3.
so far a have most of the parts for the upper, over the next few days i will get more and will get more pics up...
i'm left eye dominant so against the grain of authenticity i will not use a foward assist a1 upper, i'm going to use a c7 i already have
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/upper.jpg
i've got the upper completely stripped for cleaning and some grey black moly resin
i have read a lot of people use a cut down bushmaster barrel. well bm does not sit too well on these forums and is questionable with twist rate and chamber specs, so instead of buying the bm barrel having it cut and re crowned ( and since several folks told me they ended up with ~ 12.5 inch barrels ) i went to daniel defense and got a lightweight 12.5 . it has 1/7 twist a good in spec chamber and is chf.
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/barrel.jpg
i started by smoothing out the fsb and removing the bay lug
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/fsb.jpg
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/smoothing.jpg
i still have some work to do with that but its getting better
since my search for a correct stock has come up without anuything so far i'm going to use a 4 pos fiberlite stock until a proper aluminum one comes to me. i had this already and i personally will prefer the 4 pos over the 2. i still need to get the correct nut for the tube
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/stock.jpg
i have the teardrop forward assist and the parts for the upper. i'm torn between the original a1 aperture and a a2 i have sitting around
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/upperparts.jpg
within a few days i'll update this with pics of the bricks clone moderator and grenade ring. i got the small barrel parts from dd also and they should be here monday.
i have friends who weld so the pinning is no problem. after talking with brick i'll end up with 16.25-16.5 inch oal on the barrel measured correctly.
the upper will be done next week, but the nodak lower will take a little while longer.
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/mockup.jpg
let me know what yall think, and if you have any ideas tell me what i need to do to make this look better.
i can only get so accurate with this thing due to some of my shooting needs, it will be one inch longer and have an "updated" upper compared to a xm177e2 so i've dubbed this a "xm177e3"
so far a have most of the parts for the upper, over the next few days i will get more and will get more pics up...
i'm left eye dominant so against the grain of authenticity i will not use a foward assist a1 upper, i'm going to use a c7 i already have
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/upper.jpg
i've got the upper completely stripped for cleaning and some grey black moly resin
i have read a lot of people use a cut down bushmaster barrel. well bm does not sit too well on these forums and is questionable with twist rate and chamber specs, so instead of buying the bm barrel having it cut and re crowned ( and since several folks told me they ended up with ~ 12.5 inch barrels ) i went to daniel defense and got a lightweight 12.5 . it has 1/7 twist a good in spec chamber and is chf.
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/barrel.jpg
i started by smoothing out the fsb and removing the bay lug
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/fsb.jpg
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/smoothing.jpg
i still have some work to do with that but its getting better
since my search for a correct stock has come up without anuything so far i'm going to use a 4 pos fiberlite stock until a proper aluminum one comes to me. i had this already and i personally will prefer the 4 pos over the 2. i still need to get the correct nut for the tube
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/stock.jpg
i have the teardrop forward assist and the parts for the upper. i'm torn between the original a1 aperture and a a2 i have sitting around
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/upperparts.jpg
within a few days i'll update this with pics of the bricks clone moderator and grenade ring. i got the small barrel parts from dd also and they should be here monday.
i have friends who weld so the pinning is no problem. after talking with brick i'll end up with 16.25-16.5 inch oal on the barrel measured correctly.
the upper will be done next week, but the nodak lower will take a little while longer.
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx64/eliajon1/mockup.jpg
let me know what yall think, and if you have any ideas tell me what i need to do to make this look better.
i can only get so accurate with this thing due to some of my shooting needs, it will be one inch longer and have an "updated" upper compared to a xm177e2 so i've dubbed this a "xm177e3"