I Built an AR-15 in My Kitchen
BTTT
Then explain the raid on Ares Armor in San Diego last year. ATF does what it wants, the same as Obama.
Big deal.
Let us know when you build one in your bathroom.
How about building some SS109/M855 5.56 bullets in you kitchen? Without those, you built a nice paper weight.
"No, honey, I like my potato pancakes on the al dente side. The rawer the better. Yum. Heh, heh. Heh."
The guy keeps an accurate mill/drill in the kitchen? The holes in the lower receiver have to be measured to within .003” from a reference point in a coordinate system that is quite accurately registered with the receiver body. The holes need to be perpendicular to the body. A hand drill won’t do that job. I smell a hit piece.
It’s not as easy as getting a drill and a jig.
this looks like a better option:
http://www.80percentarms.com/collections/lower-jigs
“I Built an AR-15 in My Kitchen”
And you decided to tell the world...
“you didn’t build that.”
AR’s are cheep now. He doesn’t say how much he paid for all the parts but I would imagine it was a lot more than a stock Bushmaster, Delton, Core, S&W or whatever.
And that’s not including his time and the cost of correcting mistakes.
Why not let people who use CNC machinery and know what they’re doing do it? So he can say he built an AR in his kitchen?
I don’t know much about guns but I did a bit of poking around once. IIRC, the AR-10 is much different than the AR-15. In particular, it is much heavier. This is the very fist thing that I noticed in comparing the two side by side. For me, the immediate implication was that what would be really nice is to have one of each. The lighter weapon is good for closer quarters (ahem) target shooting, while the heavier weapon is better for longer range (ahem) target shooting. In particular, an AR-15 is good for toting around in the field, but an AR-10 will get heavy very quickly when one is traveling longer distances on foot, especially with other gear plus (heavier) ammo.
Ideally, one would have two each in case of a jam.
What would be interesting is a cost breakdown of the machining tools that are needed— particularly the milling machine options.
I am dimly aware that the AR-10 can shoot .308— is that correct?
Good job, but it’s not wise to bait the anti-Second-Amendment folks into trying to outlaw the practice. It’s not as easy as the author tried convey, and making such a receiver requires diligence, close attention to details and tolerance, and perseverance. Afterward, certain information is also best etched into it for the benefit of the new machinist and receiver owner (see ATF suggestions). The finished work of art should look really good. Proper anodizing is best.
People who complete such a project with good work are probably generally much less likely to commit crimes than those of the general population, just as bullies are less likely to put long, hard work into a formal hand-to-hand martial art.
About $15 in parts
Worked for the Filipino guerrillas in WWII. :-)
Good Grief. So, is the author of this supposed article an ATF agent or just a normal queer?