9mm AR15 - Best Way to Build One?

**Emptymag** · July 9th, 2016, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by JDA58

Are the upper and lower different colors ??? is that one of them purple uppers ??

Two pages back (Post #254) I posted photos of the two lowers I had to decide on using.
One is the Anvil Arms "PAFOA" lower I ultimately used - the other is an Anderson. (which is the same brand as the upper and an exact match)

As already noted, the PAFOA lower is a "blacker" finish as well as not being as "flat" as the finish on the Anderson.

I'd prefer a better match, but it is what it is.

**R L Suehr** · July 10th, 2016, 02:52 AM

Originally Posted by Emptymag

Well, I don't know if I ever figured out the "best" way to build one, but I did learn a good deal from everyone along the way, so thank you for your interest, advice, and opinions.

It's not complete until I get my chosen furniture, but it's complete enough that I was able to take it to the range to shoot today!

I took 5 brands (all FMJ) of ammo to try and 4 brand new PSA (Metalform) Colt pattern 32 rd mags.
I loaded 10 rds of each for starters and it ran all of them without a hitch! Then I just started loading whatever was closest.
I just wanted to be sure it functioned, so I didn't shoot it a lot - maybe 200 rds.

Oh yeah! If you don't have a Lula loader for loading mags you're an idiot! My dumb ass has been putting off buying one for years - maybe decades.
OMG! I can't believe how EASY it is to load a mag with this gadget!!!

Anyway...

PEW! PEW! PEW!!!

9mm AR15? Fuckin' A!!!

Nice job. I finally decided to go with a dedicated lower instead of the block for mine. I'm gonna order one of the psa Glock magazine lowers this morning. I've already got a lpk lined up for it. Then it's off to work on upper parts

**eddyb74** · July 11th, 2016, 09:01 PM

Looks great!

**Emptymag** · July 11th, 2016, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by eddyb74

Looks great!

Thanks, but it's not finished. The grey Mission First Tactical furniture is on it's way soon!

I'll probably post a new thread when I get that on it. I just figured some teaser pics were in order and I couldn't wait for the parts - I needed to SHOOT it so I put some temp stuff on it.

**Solaran_X** · July 11th, 2016, 09:50 PM

I expect mine to be finished about this time next year. Unless I get impatient waiting on the Form 1 for the 10.5" Colt SMG upper and just slap a 16" RRA upper on it.