Carbine Make Over

[oni]

So its been about 4 years since I got my first OLL in Jan 06. Over the past 3 to 4 months I finally decided to take what I learned over the past 4 years and rebuild my carbine.

To start lets look at her circa 06. 90% of this build was purchased from Bravo Company USA. The lower was purchased from Cold War Shooters and the LPK was purchased from ar15barrels.com.

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Upper: LMT 14.5" with perma Phantom FH.
Rail: Midwest Industries
Lower: RRA LAR-15
Lower Parts Kit: RRA wit 2-stage NM Trigger
Grip: Tango Down in FDE
Stock: VLTOR Club Foot Stock
Vert Grip: Tango Down in FDE
Rail Panels: Tango Down in FDE
Optics: Trijicon ACOG TA31 in an ARMS Mount
Backup Irons (Not Pictured): ARMS flip-up rear site


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Here she is at the end of 2009.

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Upper: Noveske N4 Light Recce Low-Profile 16" Upper

I had Randall over at ar15barrels.com cut down the barrel to 14.5" and then perm attach a Surfire MB556AR brake. Now some will ask "Why" and I have 2 answers. First off I like the total length to be 16" and secondly I like the way it looks.

Rail: Noveske Branded SWS Low Pro Rail

I love the low profile rails Noveske uses. However because they aren't as wide as standard rails I had to modify the Magpul AFG because it would not clear anything that was mounted to the rail.

Lower: RRA LAR-15
Lower Parts Kit: RRA
Trigger: Geissele SSA Non-Adjustable Combat Trigger

The RRA trigger broke just before a class I was taking. Swapped it out with a standard trigger as a quick fix and just got the Geissele a few weeks ago. Haven't even gotten a chance to shoot the rifle with the new trigger yet.

Grip: Magpul MIAD Full Kit
Stock: Magpul CTR
Vert Grip: Magpul AFG
Rail Panels: Magpul Ladder Rail Panels

I went with the Ladder Rail protectors after trying several standard panels over the years. For this build I wanted a low profile setup and you can't get much lower profile than the ladder rail protectors.

Optics: Nightforce NXS Compact 1-4x24 in a Larue Mount

Finding the right optic for me was probably the most expensive part of the past 4 years. I started off with the ACOG. It worked great and was content with it for quite some time. I switched to an EOTech in September and ran it for a class. It also worked great but it still wasn't what I wanted. After much research I decided a 1-4 optic would give me the best of both worlds and I decided on the Nightforce with a Cat Tail lever for quick adjustments of the magnification ring.

Backup Irons: Noveske Branded Troy Sights
Light: Surfire X200 with tape switch.

I moved my X200 from my pistol to this rifle. I tried several different placement options for the tape switch but ended up putting it on the top rail after seeing pacrimguru setup in the .223 gallery thread.

Misc: Magpul BAD, KNS Anti-Roll Pins

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Here is a picture of the AFG modification I needed to do.
From the picture you can see I used a dremel to cut a little off the top.

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[oni]

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[Okami]

That is Very nice!
Well done man!

[TurboAR]

Very clean looking.

Very clean looking. Nice list of upgrade parts.

[Scratch705]

just wondering but does that extended bolt release aid a lot in reload time?

[oni]

just wondering but does that extended bolt release aid a lot in reload time?

Its primary use is for taking out a number or steps needed to clear a type 3 malfunction (aka double feed) by allowing you to lock the bolt back with out removing your hand from a firing grip.

However its also useful in speed reloads. Instead of using your reaction hand to slap the bolt release after inserting a fresh mag you can imediatly move your reaction hand to your forward grip and use your trigger finger to release the bolt.