Build Planning a His/Hers Set, M4 & C8 (Any Canadian C7/C8 SME's around?)
Since the girlfriend's expressed an interest in shooting with me when visiting, I thought it might be a nice touch, instead of building up a set of perfectly matched M4's, to build hers as a Canadian C8 as a nod to her heritage. Do we have any C7/C8 experts around who can give me advice on this project? Right now, I'm thinking to go for "widest issued versions"--which as an aside means as much as I love that SOPMOD FSP URG's layout, the M4 is probably gonna be just a basic RAS. Are there any significant cosmetic differences between the C8SFW and C8A3 I need to be aware of?
Current known/suspected component list for C8A3 clone project:
- URG: Complete BCM C8SFW, with basic six-hole CAR handguards
- Tri-rail around FSB: BCM
- Lower: Any quality-brand (minimum Aero; would like Umbrella, but unlikely--GF's a huge Resident Evil fan, so UCWRG would add a "personal" touch)
- Buffer/Stock Group: Geissele Super 42, with Brownells old-style CAR stock and green recoil pad
- Grip: uncertain - Canadian issue has a battery compartment
- Foregrip and rail mount: Cadex 622-000 green VFG, Cadex or GG&G handguard rail
- LPK: one of the usual reputable brands
- Ambi safety: any quality milspec
- Ambi mag catch: Arms Unlimited (Norgon clone)
Also, does anybody out there have a good match for that weird shade of green our northern neighbors use on their furniture?
My half the set also has an unusual twist - since I can't use a rifle stock due to odd body shape and usually nestle stocks/braces into the crook of my elbow instead, I'm thinking to keep it Title 1 by using an SBM4 brace at the rear with an unpinned 14.5" URG as an "Other Title 1 Firearm"/so-called "megapistol." Is the juice worth the squeeze with this trade rather than "keep stock but extend barrel," and also am I correct in thinking that only SOCOM units get to play with SOPMOD toys and the most common version in-the-field is the RAS?
M4 part list:
- URG: Colt or FN take-off, 14.5" barrel; KAC M4 RAS
- Lower: Any quality-brand (minimum Aero)
- Buffer/Brace Group: Geissele Super 42 or Vltor A5, with FDE SBM4 brace
- Grip: uncertain - I like the feel of FAB AG43, so would prefer something similar but actually used in the field. Ergo?
- Foregrip: Grip-Pod
- LPK: one of the usual reputable brands
- Ambi safety: any quality milspec
- Ambi mag catch: Arms Unlimited (Norgon clone)
How much of a general-issue M4 gets FDE'ed in the field, and is there anything I'm missing on these two lists, or can anyone out there help fill in some of the blanks?