I finished the latest build tonight. In this case I went with a lower from Dlask and Joe was nice enough to make it with 9mm markings. Some of the machining operations on this lower turned out nicer than my last Dlask lower, but there were two relatively minor issues with this one.
1) The hole for the selector detent pin was not large enough diameter and I had to drill it out another 7 thou before the pin would fit.
2) The mag well fit every mag I tried, but would not quite fit a Hahn Precision 9mm adaptor block. I had to machine 1/32" off the leading edge of the guide rib on the mag catch side of the adaptor block to make it fit the lower's mag well. Not a big deal as the adaptor will still fit any other AR and I never have any intention of parting this lower out.
In any event, it was worth doing to see where the Dlask QA/QC has gone recently and for the most part their lowers are nicer than they were when I last used one in 2006, but still not as nice as, say, a Stag. The ability to get your own calibre markings, serial number, etc. though will be nice for some people.
The upper is a Model One Sales 9mm upper. Bolt is RRA, as is the 9mm hammer. front BUIS is Armalite, rear is DPMS. Aimpoint is an M2 4MOA in an ADM high cantilever mount. most furniture is magpul MOE, milspec tube (High Standard) and the handguard is Colt Canada C8. The LPK is a fair mix. Trigger and sear are Armalite, hammer is RRA, ambi safety is DPMS, as are the springs and detent pins. Mags are all C-prod 10 rounders.
I think it turned out nice - rather pleased with it. I haven't been to the range with it yet, but it's feeding dummy rounds 100%. I think I need to get an ambi mag catch though as I'm a lefty.
1) The hole for the selector detent pin was not large enough diameter and I had to drill it out another 7 thou before the pin would fit.
2) The mag well fit every mag I tried, but would not quite fit a Hahn Precision 9mm adaptor block. I had to machine 1/32" off the leading edge of the guide rib on the mag catch side of the adaptor block to make it fit the lower's mag well. Not a big deal as the adaptor will still fit any other AR and I never have any intention of parting this lower out.
In any event, it was worth doing to see where the Dlask QA/QC has gone recently and for the most part their lowers are nicer than they were when I last used one in 2006, but still not as nice as, say, a Stag. The ability to get your own calibre markings, serial number, etc. though will be nice for some people.
The upper is a Model One Sales 9mm upper. Bolt is RRA, as is the 9mm hammer. front BUIS is Armalite, rear is DPMS. Aimpoint is an M2 4MOA in an ADM high cantilever mount. most furniture is magpul MOE, milspec tube (High Standard) and the handguard is Colt Canada C8. The LPK is a fair mix. Trigger and sear are Armalite, hammer is RRA, ambi safety is DPMS, as are the springs and detent pins. Mags are all C-prod 10 rounders.
I think it turned out nice - rather pleased with it. I haven't been to the range with it yet, but it's feeding dummy rounds 100%. I think I need to get an ambi mag catch though as I'm a lefty.
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