Big Olly

Awesome rifle Shepp! I really like that setup, but went with the LR-308 AP4 version because I wanted the shorter barrel. Least you won't have to worry about tracking down a good quad rail. Took me two months to get one on the way lol.

For anyone who had been reading the LR-308 AP4 front sight removal thread I had on the "Building a .308AR" section, you'd know that I was waiting for the Troy MRF-308 battle rail for the DPMS low profile upper to come off of back-order. Over the weekend, I managed to find one on Amazon. <thumbsup> Wasn't the best description as it doesn't even mention LR-308 in the title, only reads "Troy Industries DPMS LP BattleRail." My guess is that this is the only reason they still actually had a couple of these in stock. From doing some part number cross-referencing, I determined that it was in fact the one I'd been looking for and it's a good thing too. I called Troy and know they're talking early October before any more of these get sent out. Reason I made a whole new thread on here though, was because they supposedly have one more in stock. I wanted to let y'all know in case any one else has been waiting on one of these. I haven't cancelled my back-order with Midway USA yet just because I want to verify that what they send will be what I ordered, but all signs point to me being able to finally put my poor LR-308 back together. Poor girl has been disassembled for almost two months now waiting on this thing. Between waiting on the part to arrive and getting the time to do the deed, it should be complete as of the early part of next week. Can't wait, but again, trying to get the word out that there is one more left for any one like me who doesn't feel like waiting until October.

Thanks Robo! It looks nice, but man are they proud of it. The handguard is nice, but it doesn't come with any rails and is the same price as the Troy. By the time I got all of the rail sections I'd need for it, it would cost $100 more than the Troy. It looks great though. Probably going to wind up waiting on the Troy, not wanting to settle and I guess I can look at this as time I could be saving up for my Eotech.

Upon following up with them, no one has these things in stock. Called Troy Industries directly and they said it will be between late September and early October before more ship due to them waiting on components. They say good things are worth waiting for, but man... that'll put my total wait up to 4 to 5 months for this rail system. Does anyone else make a quad rail for the low profile upper that is anywhere close to the 13.8" of the Troy?

LMAO! Didn't read the article. I'd read enough. We all know what happens when we assume lol.

Somebody give that lady a medal!

Thanks Wash! I'll definitely be following up with them.

Thanks Wash! I had my run in with the Cheaper than Dirt listing. It says low-profile, but the part number listed is for the high-profile and they had no way to check the part itself. Never done any business with Atomic Tactical, but glad to see they have it in stock. Any word on them? Maybe I'll be cancelling the backorder after all. I've been looking all over for this thing.

Looks great! Can't wait to get my project assembled.

Wash, I didn't catch the name of the nice lady I spoke to at Troy, but I'm looking for the Troy MRF-308 Battle Rail for a DPMS LR-308 with the low profile upper. It's been two months now since I placed it on backorder at Midway USA. Called Midway USA last week and they said their estimated date was more of a guesstimate than an actual date they expect to receive it. Being the "take care of my own business" person I am, I then called Troy directly and best they could tell me was hopefully sometime in September as this was one of their most popular rail systems. The Troy part number listed on Midway was SRAI-308-D3BT-00.

Just a quick update: After installing a bench vise and getting a DPMS panther claw, the free float tube and barrel nut came right off as of last week. The barrel nut was much easier than I thought it would have been, but then again, it had been soaking in coat after coat of liquid wrench for several days. Definitely going to be getting a panther claw for my AR so I can handle working on either platform. Now I just have to wait for the rail to come off of backorder. According to Troy, it could be September. Thanks again for everyone's input on this.

Well, using the Rail Vise I was able to remove the flash hider which allowed me to take off the front sight/gas block assembly. Though I wasn't able to remove the free float tube, I was able to shave the front sight off of the gas block and trim it down. The Oxpho-Blue did a good job in my opinion, especially with my wiping it on with just a Q-tip versus #0 steel wool as it mentions on its directions (yes, I actually read them lol). Below are some pics of the modified gas block. I think it will fit the Troy MRF-308 Battle Rail just fine, but without it here to test fit, it's a crap shoot. What do y'all think? I took off what I considered to be a good amount of material using that mantra of easier to remove than it is to put back on. Please excuse the picture quality as my cell phone camera leaves a lot to be desired.

Thanks for the warm welcome fellas! No thanks necessary for my service though, it's what I enjoy doing. <thumbsup>

Yeah, in addition to the modified piece of wood, I started out with a punch that was larger than the pins. I was surprised as the rear pin went straight out on the second whack. The front pin took two whacks to get flush and then one last hit with a smaller punch before it dropped out. It went much easier than I was expecting after my last experience with removing pins from a front sight gas block. All of the stuff I ordered came in today so I'll continue with the breakdown.

Gentlemen, thanks for your words of advice. I couldn't help myself and went out to get things going. A little more than an hour's worth of time with a permanent marker, the dremel and that spare block of wood I had laying around gave way to a makeshift front sight block. I'm sure the liquid wrench played a part, but sure enough, three good raps on the front pin and two raps on the rear with the BFH and a good punch got the pins out. I went ahead and labeled which pin came from each slot, just seemed like a good idea. All of the stuff I need to remove the free float tube, muzzle brake, and blue the front sight block should arrive tomorrow so the break down will continue. Going to try the Rail Vise from Brownells with removing the muzzle brake and free float tube. I know they say not to attempt a barrel swap with it so I'll look into getting an actual vise and Panther Claw. I wasn't able to start dremel work on the front sight block of course due to the muzzle brake keeping it trapped on the barrel. Don't like having her broke down like this for so long waiting on the rail system to come in, but I want to have her ready to go whenever it arrives. Hopefully, the only thing left to do after tomorrow will be to remove the barrel nut. Thanks again for the tips!