** Your NEA102 build **

[DiabeticKripple]

Took the brake off and tested out the flash hider instead. I think it looks much better, but I’m going to have to get the flash hider refinished as it’s a different color.

 

[DaveMachine]

Try giving it a shot of oil. Parkerizing is designed to hold a bit of oil to protect the metal and will likely darken a bit once applied.

 

[Epoxy7]

Try giving it a shot of oil. Parkerizing is designed to hold a bit of oil to protect the metal and will likely darken a bit once applied.

If it's a NEA flash hider that won't work. I have a couple on AR10 rifles (Canadian AR10T (DND) has a different thread than regular). They seem to be nitrated? Oil didn't blacken them. That being said, I don't mind it that much.

 

[DILLIGAF]

I hope those tooling marks are a result of the camera flash... That looks horrible.

 

[mikethebike]

I hope those tooling marks are a result of the camera flash... That looks horrible.

new barrel in the future I guess...

 

[DILLIGAF]

new barrel in the future I guess...

Funny thing, If I take a picture of my Cadex barrel with the flash on behind 6000 lumens I still cant see machine marks...lol...

But sometime blueing does funing things under a flash, Has happened to me before.

 

[Epoxy7]

Funny thing, If I take a picture of my Cadex barrel with the flash on behind 6000 lumens I still cant see machine marks...lol...

But sometime blueing does funing things under a flash, Has happened to me before.

His firearm has the same tell tale sign that mine do. Bathed in G96. Causes weird reflections. Also these are cerekoted and fluted, so weird angles, coating and oil/G96. Probably not good for photographs!

 

[DiabeticKripple]

Nah the machine marks are pretty bad actually. I’ll take another pic without flash.

 

[clg]

Appreciate the comments on the a2 stock swap, will get the parts I need so I can swap it over once I have rifle in hand.

Ordered a Sightron S-Tac 1-7 to put on top, can't wait to get this thing together.

 

[DILLIGAF]

Ordered a Sightron S-Tac 1-7 to put on top.

Nice

 

[DiabeticKripple]

Here’s the scratch that the monkeys at BCL put in the barrel while putting the handguard on.

 

[DILLIGAF]

 

[clg]

Should have just left them unflutted...

 

[DaveMachine]

A picture of the BCL tooling used to make the 102.

 

[DILLIGAF]

A picture of the BCL tooling used to make the 102.

Those look way to sharp and pointy...lol...

 

[Leg]

Appreciate the comments on the a2 stock swap, will get the parts I need so I can swap it over once I have rifle in hand.

Ordered a Sightron S-Tac 1-7 to put on top, can't wait to get this thing together.

I wouldn’t be so quick to do that. If you use a regular rifle extension than you’ll need the shorter DPMS 308 buffer and spring.

The Armalite also uses a regular ar15 rifle extension but the buffer and spring are different from the ar15 versions and the DPMS 308 version.

 

[mikethebike]

why is this rifle so damn confusing

 

[CODFan]

DPMS Carbine = ar15 length buffer tube with shorter buffer

Armalite Carbine = longer A5 buffer tube with ar15 Carbine buffer (H3)

These end up doing the same thing to make room for the extra length of travel required.



Rifle = rifle length ar15 buffer tube with 308 buffer


Hope this helps.

 

[DILLIGAF]

why is this rifle so damn confusing

You mean like for example ; when you go to the Daniel Defence website, click on a particular gun and get the entire parts breakdown in a PDF ?

BCL has better things to do I guess.

 

[DiabeticKripple]

You guys might want to consider a new bolt catch as well. Mine barely grabs the bolt, if I push it in really hard.