Matt.Cross

Ditto. I'll buy your Armalite kit for cost + shipping if you decide you don't want it. Somebody will need it in the future.

Just ignore all the folks here who recommend using matched uppers and lowers, and go for it. So what if some of those people are advising that because they learned it the hard way? Odds are you'll be the exception. It'll be fine, just do it already.... You're already ahead of the game by getting a great deal with your lower. Why waste that sensible good deal by following it with wasted time and bad decisions? Get a matching M5 upper and enjoy building a rifle without having to cobble mismatched parts together. Or don't, either way let us know how it works out. If it's REALLY bad, we'd like pictures.

https://youtu.be/Hs-rgvkRfwc

I'm also in NC if you ever want some local help. Welcome to the forum!

You my friend, are a beast. A mystical creature with an inordinate amount of inherent (and developed) skill and natural talent. Truly a legend in your own time...

We'll be the judge of that....

Welcome to the forum, and good call on building a Mk12, they're sexy as all get out!

@slaytonactual. welcome to the forum, hang out with us for a bit. I think you've got the right temperament and sense of humor.

Looks good!

I concur, it's in the subtext there somewhere in that extensive diatribe, but there's definitely an affirmative in there.

Yeah, a toaster oven would work like a charm.

You might have to heat the living daylights out of the bolt to get it out. Not hot enough to draw off any of its temper of course, but heat it up to 250°F or so and use the BFH to lay a good solid smack on your punch/drift. That couple hundred degrees of difference will ease a half thou of tightness out of that pin bore.

Break Out Another Thousand That's what BOAT stands for.... Confucius say "Boat is a hole in the water that fool throws money into." Kidding aside, that's a really nice boat!

@DefenseDepot this is Exhibit A, better get yourself a groin protector because this crowd is a bunch of ball busters....

I made a barrel collar for a suppressor on a lathe, does that count?

We're glad to have you! I have a few years of experience as a Machinist Tool & Die Maker under my belt, so I love machining and machine projects and parts and the industry in general.

Got any pics of its current configuration? It might be easier if we saw what we're dealing with....

Welcome to the forum! As stated in response to your other thread, it's OK to post a link to your site as long as it's not being spammed all over the forum. When your website/business becomes a commercial success, don't forget us.

I'll make an executive decision to allow it as germaine to the thread overall. Assuming you become more successful in your future endeavors, please think of us when you're prepared to be a forum sponsor.

Utilize, operate, make use of... etc A reaction rod is a superb alternative to a vice block.

Sexy!

just use the report feature for any post you want deleted and mods and admins will take care of it

That's exactly right! We will speak of meal dots in none other than reverent tones!

Sure enough! I misread that linked page rather badly, you're absolutely right. Bad math was the result of terrible reading comprehension in this case, I stand corrected!