Project AFAR

[vmax]

I have a friend who is active duty Air Force who just got sent to Qatar for a deployment and will be gone for several months. He is a fine young fellow and I have sort of adopted him into my family. Before he left, he ask me to store his meager firearm collection. One 9mm pistol and a complete lower. I ask him about the lower and he said it was a gift from a friend and he hoped someday to make a complete rifle out of it.

I know he likes to shoot, I took him out to my range before he left for his deployment and let him shoot an AR and 1911 of mine and he had a blast. He is in logistics so in the military he doesn’t normally get to carry a weapon or stand a post.


My idea and I wanted to share it with the forum was to build his gun for him while he is gone and present it to him as a surprise when he gets back.


What do you guys think about us taking the next few months and piecing together a range ready, functioning weapon?

What we have to start with is a fully functioning lower with a 4 position stock.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Hmmm. Off the top of my head, I’ve got a PSA EPT fire control group if you want to swap that out for a smoother trigger action.

I *think* I’ve got a set of magpul BUIS or a TRS-25 as well.

 

[Vaquero]

I've got a "seasoned" barrel. And, I just happen to be close.

 

[vmax]

Okay, let me just say that I don’t have the tools to put a barrel onto an upper so if we piece together an upper, I’ll need some help in that area. I may have to send the parts out to one of you guys for assembly

 

[pronstar]

What an awesome idea

We could build it affordably using donations and PSA sales...bonus is that they basically use PMAGs as packing peanuts

I’m willing to chip-in and help


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[deemus]

I'll pitch in a couple pmags.

 

[TxStetson]

I have a low rise gas block and a couple AR tools to put the pieces together.

 

[Davetex]

Good idea, very kind and thoughtful of you. I'd like to help.

 

[robertc1024]

That is a cool idea. Let me dig around in my stuff and see what I've got.

 

[Moonpie]

I’ve an older EOTech sight I’ll pitch in.
Excellent condition.

PM me where to mail it or hand it off.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Okay, let me just say that I don’t have the tools to put a barrel onto an upper so if we piece together an upper, I’ll need some help in that area. I may have to send the parts out to one of you guys for assembly

Build party at the Oct reunion? Or would that be too late?

PM where to send the EPT FCG if that ^^ won’t work out.

 

[TxStetson]

I’ve an older EOTech sight I’ll pitch in.
Excellent condition.

PM me where to mail it or hand it off.

You can mail that straight to my house. I’ll see it gets put to good use.

 

[Moonpie]

You can mail that straight to my house. I’ll see it gets put to good use.

Moocher!

What round for moochers?

 

[FireInTheWire]

I'd like to help anyway possible... Ya'll seem all over it though...

 

[Dad_Roman]

Okay, let me just say that I don’t have the tools to put a barrel onto an upper so if we piece together an upper, I’ll need some help in that area. I may have to send the parts out to one of you guys for assembly

.......and a couple AR tools to put the pieces together.

Build party at the Oct reunion? Or would that be too late?

I can do the assembly if you want, your call. Stetson is closer if he can do it.

Could knock it out at the reunion IF Dawico has a vise mounted in his dually. Really gotta have a vise to properly torque the barrel nut.

The range MAY have a vise that they would let us use. Wouldnt hurt to ask.

.

 

[TxStetson]

Moocher!

What round for moochers?

I meant I would make sure it found a worthy home.

 

[Moonpie]

I meant I would make sure it found a worthy home.

In your gun safe?

 

[TxStetson]

I can do the assembly if you want, your call. Stetson is closer if he can do it.

Could knock it out at the reunion IF Dawico has a vise mounted in his dually. Really gotta have a vise to properly torque the barrel nut.

The range MAY have a vise that they would let us use. Wouldnt hurt to ask.

.

We could also have a build party one weekend in Abilene. That’s almost the middle of the state.

 

[TxStetson]

In your gun safe?

Well if that was the most worthy home I could find for it, then I guess maybe. It might also look really good on @vmax Trump AR.

 

[Moonpie]

Well if that was the most worthy home I could find for it, then I guess maybe. It might also look really good on @vmax Trump AR.

Just messing with you.
I’ll get to you or vmax.
PM me where.