My first AR...

**msp701** · December 14th, 2009, 11:04 AM

So, I finally built my first AR-15 style rifle. Everything went well, aside from lead times! I bought the lower LAST JANUARY, but took forever to get the BCM upper I wanted. Alas, here she is!

16" BCM Midlength Upper
BCM FA BCG
BCM Gunfighter Charging Handle
LaRue Fixed BUIS
Stag Lower
Magpul CTR stock
Aimpoint CompM2

Still need to grab a sling.

**NightRocker** · December 14th, 2009, 11:08 AM

Nice Rifle well done.

**jcabin** · December 14th, 2009, 11:10 AM

Great looking rifle!

**Big Dog** · December 14th, 2009, 11:15 AM

Congratz ............... nice looking shooter!

**theo** · December 14th, 2009, 11:23 AM

Congrats. Be careful they like to multiply.

**vetter3006** · December 14th, 2009, 01:20 PM

awsome rifle and pictures!

**NShortino** · December 15th, 2009, 01:30 AM

Looks great! From the pics I wouldn't guess it was your first time building one.
I've been considering building one myself... how did the build go other than taking forever for parts? And would you mind telling us what this beautiful machine cost you?

**Emptymag** · December 15th, 2009, 01:37 AM

Nice.(Gun and photos)

Thanks for not just throwing it on your un-made bed and snapping a photo!

**msp701** · December 15th, 2009, 08:56 AM

Thanks for all the nice words everyone!

Originally Posted by Emptymag

Nice.(Gun and photos)

Thanks for not just throwing it on your un-made bed and snapping a photo!

Hey! I had to drag that quilt to the table to give the rifle something to stand on/against, lol.

Originally Posted by NShortino

Looks great! From the pics I wouldn't guess it was your first time building one.
I've been considering building one myself... how did the build go other than taking forever for parts? And would you mind telling us what this beautiful machine cost you?

Building it was much easier then I anticipated. I was nervous, even after reading how easy they are to build, but for no reason.

I bought the upper receiver group assembled from BCM, all I had to do was put the handguards on.

For the lower, if you use Brownell's guide it really couldn't be easier. They tell you all the issues you might have, as well as how to avoid them (taping things to avoid cosmetic damage, etc) - http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/lid=1...An_AR-15_Video

Cost wasn't too bad. The most expensive piece was the upper, which was $500 something, but I think their prices actually dropped a few bucks now (now $425). Without the optic it was right around $1k.

**DaveM55** · December 15th, 2009, 09:36 AM

Nice gun.

I just built a lower using an Aero Precision lower.

I plan on buying a mid length 16" complete upper from BCM too.

I have the same CTR buttstock on my lower and am curious what hardware you'll use to attach the sling to the buttstock.

I want my sling to mounted off the side of the buttstock.

Keep me updated.