More Ar15 chat

[BigMotherTucker]

I bought everything to build a M16A1 replica (my attempt at one anyway). I'm more excited about this build than I am about the game tonight. I'll report back with pics and details in a week or so.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

I don't blame you---check out a pentagon magazine system, totally bad ***.

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[stateguy]

Very fun to build. Only time to consider a special tool is tightening the castle nut (assume castle nut is same) and getting detent in for take down pin. Built mine without the armorer's tool so can definitely be done. Youtube is your friend

 

[BELdog]

I fail to see what is bad *** about a fragile, heavy, bulky and totally useless piece of gear like that.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

I have an armorer's wrench... And I got a pin from home depot that has a passthrough hole in it. I use it as a slave pin on the front take down. Over the last two years, I have built up quite a nice build kit. Hell, the first 2 or 3 hundred I spent in the AR game was on tools to start-up

edit to add:
essentially this pin for the front take down slave. I dont remember the size. It was two years ago. But this thing is a life saver.