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Dude, that's exactly what I'm looking for. At Midway, the gauges are $60 each, not $60 per set. I haven't built any rifles in about 15 years, and the Midway price shocked me. I hadn't checked Brownells yet, their prices are generally higher than Midway. Thank you for the link, I already had a couple other items on my wish list at Brownells, and will put together an order later today.

I have VA, so hospital bills are nil. But, that is a fair point. I haven't bought any gauges in years, so I thought $60 each was a little excessive. Wouldn't pull a trigger without checking, especially with the variability I'm finding between various manufacturers. In this particular case, upper receiver, BCG, and barrel are all from Aero P, but that does not mean it shouldn't be checked. I'm asking if anybody knows of a more affordable set.

Ok, 'nuther box from AP today, this one has a .308 barrel, gas block, gas tube. Had to have my brother go and pick it up, I'm still in Phoenix, so I haven't even seen this stuff yet. The .308 will be the first build, as I already have .308 headspace gauges. Did a little online window shopping for a set of 6.5 CM gauges, and got a little sticker shock. Anybody have a line on some affordable headspace gauges?

I have accepted the challenge.

Wait...I'm the silverback!

Working at Collins Aerospace at least thru Thurs, staying at the Radisson at 427 44th St. Will see how it goes tomorrow.

Working in Phoenix all this week, taking away from build time. Semi retirement sux, but keeps the dollars flowing.

Ok, this is mocked up only, lower not milled yet, nothing torqued. Magpul PRS GEN3 stock, 80%Arms lower, Aero M5 standard upper with Aero BCG, Midwest 12" M-lok handguard, Magpul bipod, and 16" fluted heavy barrel (this one is in 6.5 CM, I'll probably do a .308 first, but that barrel isn't here yet), and a monstrum QD scope mount. Will be a Vortex 4-16 FFP, but haven't even ordered that yet.

Been fighting with fedex the last few days, but things are starting to come together!

That was before the margaritas!

Last night, I was to the point of texting "curses" to a robot.

Nope, cheaper to buy it, pretty good brands available here. My present bottle is Hornitos Plata. I used Me & Mrs. T's, but my margaritas come out pretty pale. I'm sure it has something to do with the dilution ratio.😎

First box in from Aero P. Sweet stuff. Still no lowers or barrels, ask FedEx why. BTW, if you ever click on FedEx's robot chat thingie, mix a pitcher of stiff margarita first. Drink at least half before you start.

2 more boxes from Midway today, unfortunately, reloading stuff for 6.5 CM. No gun parts. Got dies, bullets, brass, and 2 pounds of Superformance. The other box was 8 pounds of IMR 4064. Spent a few minutes getting the dies dialed in for seating depth and a mild crimp, went ahead and loaded up 50 rounds for a rifle I don't have yet.

My bad. Was just going thru my notebook figuring out what was coming, from who, and when. I just realized the upper I received today is an AR Stoner A3. Still have an AP M5 coming from Midway, and another from AP.

I have calculated 21.4 hours until the next delivery. So, I'm gonna go load some ammo.

Cool. Thanks.

Ok. NOT one of my homebrews, I just happen to like Guiness. So, grasshopper is learning. Tried swapping various DPMS parts into the AP M5 upper. Charging handle is a little sticky in the M5. The dust cover will not close with the BCG forward, the little boss that holds the spring and detent hits the carrier. Can I grind that down a bit to fit? No worries, along with another upper from AP, I ordered a BCG (theirs), a charging handle, a barrel, gas block, gas tube, stock, buffer assembly, and a bunch of other stuff I don't 'member now. And yes, I got on Amazon and ordered a couple rolls of black vet wrap! Loaded a Vortex Diamondback scope on a Savage Model 10 in .308. Twiddling thumbs, drinking beer, and waiting for more boxes!

Aero M5 standard on DPMS Gen 1 lower. Where the hell are my barrels?

BTW, did you know Midway is selling AP M5 standard uppers cheaper than AP?

Muahahahaa! UPS finally showed with the first boxes from Midway. Still waiting on 2 Aero Precision boxes, one 80%Arms box, one box from Graf's, 2 boxes from Amazon, and about 7 more from Midway. Not enough to start building yet, but a good start. I think the Pelican Vault will have enough room for another .308 scoped upper, with mags and tools. Will have to get another for the 6.5CM build.

Tolerable. UPS still not here, might have to break out another one...

I'm a DIY type of guy. One of the other things I do is brew my own beer. This is my house tripel... At about 10.5%, it makes waiting for the UPS truck almost tolerable...

More like 4, minus a few odds and ends. Trying to find stuff in stock is a beatch! One day at a time. UPS is promising 4 packages today.