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Thread: Curious...what makes an AR15 a "build?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Inkslinger View Post
    I think some people just like to tell other people they "Build" AR's. Makes them sound badass. I usually refer to them as something I've put together.

    I actually agree with the above comment. I think a lot of the issue is ego. I customize my AR. I don't build it. It is and was already built. I just pretty her up.


    I'll say it...I do not know how to build an AR15, I have very limited experience with the platform, I'm not interested in building one, I customize it simply to look tacticool to my eyes and I'm quite happy to only own one, so I'll never buy another one. (And I'm not afraid to admit these truths)

    Last edited by darknight; 10-28-12 at 01:03.

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    It's all a matter of semantics. The overuse of the word "build" annoyed me but I got over it. Another word that annoys me is "shaving" as in shaving the front sight off a gas block. When you remove that much material you are chopping not shaving. Another is "timing" as in "timing a flash hider". Flash hiders do not move like the hands of a clock, in fact, they do not move at all with respect to the barrel. The correct word is "indexed" or "set".

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    Well, this might help some with their next build http://www.lecreg.com/P4x4/ARblank.pdf
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    I don't have statistics to prove this, just an observation on my part and a small sample size but I have observed that many of the folks who boast of their "build(s)" shoot a couple of magazines off the bench then call it a day at the range. Many of these same folks have every accessory known to man attached. For me a couple of magazines and I'm just getting loosened up. My guns are really, really basic. N'utn fancy, few accessories, an optic, sights and a sling which may or may not be attached.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suwannee Tim View Post
    I don't have statistics to prove this, just an observation on my part and a small sample size but I have observed that many of the folks who boast of their "build(s)" shoot a couple of magazines off the bench then call it a day at the range.
    I think you are onto something.

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    Wow, this thread has gone 4 pages and its not even rudely funny This seems like the kinda thread where those with a ruthlessly rapier wit would be justified and actually encouraged to show off their skills
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    It's important to remember that a "build" in the world of rifles is far from a Lego blocks "build"

    Skill, money, effort and a superior understanding of the platform in my mind constitutes a "build."

    More than being creative; the AR insists upon all of these factors to be a "true build."
    Last edited by darknight; 10-28-12 at 22:18.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ASH556 View Post
    I even hesitate to call a complete upper slapped on an lower that you built up a "build." The parts don't have to all be from different manufacturers, (my rifle is all Daniel Defense) but I literally "built" it from parts (I had already assembled the lower before I took the pic):




    "built" into this:

    Perfect example of a nice build.

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    I call it assembling, but that's because I'm a engineer and do actually build stuff at work. To me a build is when I machine most of it and sometimes I design it as well.

    Really though it don't matter. assemble, build...same thing.

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    I would define a "build" as starting with an off the shelf rifle and adding / replacing parts to suit your needs or building a rifle completely from scratch.

    I have a Colt LE6920 that has been heavily modified.

    The stock trigger was replaced with a Geiselle trigger
    The stock trigger guard was replaced with a Magpul trigger guard
    The stock stock was replaced with a LMT SOPMOD
    The stock pistol grip was replaced with a Hogue
    The stock handguards were replaced with a Samson Star-C free float rail.
    The stock extractor springs were replaced with 5 coil cryo springs
    The stock charging handle was replaced with a BCM Gunfighter Mod5
    The stock flash suppressor was replaced with a Smith Vortex
    The stock side mount front sling swivel was removed
    The rear sight / carry handle was removed and replaced with a Larue BUIS

    Does this constitute a "build"? I would say so.

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