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Welcome, and congrats on putting in the time! I retired almost 3 years ago, and I gotta say it feels good almost all the time - sometimes you miss your buds, so keep in touch with them once that time comes! ;D

Building an LR308, and am waiting on major parts right now. Should be about 3 weeks at the most before I can shoot it, so we'll see how this goes. Currently, the lower is 100% complete, but I'm waiting on all the upper parts right now (stripped upper, Fulton 18.5 SS MW barrel, Fulton BCG, and Troy rail). The stripped upper will probably beat everything else to the house, but the rail will be in on Friday or Monday. Fulton is literally up the road from me, so that stuff should be arriving pretty quickly. Here's the lower, as it sits - done: I put the Magpul MIAD on it yesterday, and immediately noticed the way the grip fit - little bit of an edge at the base of the grip, where it fits up to the DPMS LR trigger guard. That made today "Dremel Time..." I used a small grinding stone on low speed, and molded the bottom of the grip to fit a little better with the 308 platform - this pic looks a little ugly, but this was just a "progress pic;" I used some fine sandpaper on it to smooth it after this: Little bit of CLP after the fine sanding, and you can't even tell it wasn't made for this lower: More to follow, as the rest of the major parts show up...

I should have this rail on Friday afternoon, but it may be Monday before I get it. Either way, it'll get mounted up pretty quick. If there's anything in specific that you need to know about mounting it up, I'll be able to tell you then. Troy has a great vid on the installation of it, though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c7Yqn2daXQ

Hey everybody! Just arrived in NoVa in the fall; previously lived in Arizona for about 6 years (shooting heaven...). Retired military with much time on the pointy end of the stick, several "typical" ARs in 5.56, and currently completing a DPMS LR construction as an all-around shooter. Changed careers post-military, and I'm a certified Honda and Suzuki motorcycle mechanic now - I firmly believe that if you don't love your work, then that's what makes it "work" in the first place. If anybody has any motorcycle or ATV related problems, I'll help. ;D