Scorch95 Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) Long time lurker but first time poster. I found this site initially during my initial research into the wonderful world of 308 AR rifles. Currently starting the building process, again, on a Mega Maten set. I pretty much have the lower assembled minus an actual stock which currently I'm planning on the magpul ACS-L. For the upper I have a Mega 20" 1:10 barrel enroute along with an aero precision BCG and a set of head space gauges. Next round of purchases will be an adjustable gas block, rail, and muzzle device. Slowly getting there but the wait should be worth it and the satisfaction of building it myself will be awesome. Edited April 7, 2016 by Scorch95 Grammer correction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scorch95 Posted April 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hill country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washguy Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 3 hours ago, Scorch95 said: Hill country. Hi Scorch ! welcome aboard from big D... Wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scorch95 Posted April 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Well the head space gauges arrived today and I got notice I should have the barrel by Tuesday. Still waiting on notification on delivery for the BCG. Unfortunately it may still be some time before it's functional as im also getting ready for life as a dad but it will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankh252 Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Congrats on the new dad thing. I ordered a Ballistic Advantage 18" barrel and BCG. They said they already took care of the headspacing stuff & I don't need to worry about it until the barrel gets worn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoff Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 welcome again from WI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoff Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Hey im with you man! If my son isnt here by Wednesday, they are yanking him out haha my wife is scheduled to be induced Wed. if he aint come yet. Congratulations, and welcome to the party. dont worry, you will still have time to build and shoot, life gets pretty normal again after a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorch95 Posted April 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 (edited) Still have a ways to go. About another 3 1/2 months but trying to get our ducks in a row. i ordered the gauges as my barrel and BCG unfortunately are coming from different people and I would prefer to catch a problem before it's too late. If I could have gotten them together and the shop verified I probably would have been okay with that but then again any chance to acquire new tools should always be taken lol. At least that's my philosophy ? And the same applies with firearms. Edited April 9, 2016 by Scorch95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mineralman55 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Welcome from Bayou country. Those Megas are sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorch95 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) Well the 308 now sports a new ACS-L stock, a new AP nickel boron BCG, and a mega arms 20" 1:10 barrel. Everything finally arrived yesterday. ? I apologize the images are upside down but on my phone I can't find a way to fix it at the moment. Blond moment for the win ? The he barrel is merely sitting there since I don't have the rest needed to assemble yet. I did run into a hiccup though. Had trouble getting the dust cover to open and was unable to pull the charging handle for a while. Eventually I was able to get it open but it looks like it's notched a tiny tiny amount at the point where the tension is held to keep it closed. Is this normal? This is my first billet receiver so I want to make sure I don't damage it unnecessarily. Edited April 14, 2016 by Scorch95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorch95 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) Oh and go easy on the photos lol I don't have a dedicated gun area to do work at the moment. New house and still getting garage setup Edited April 14, 2016 by Scorch95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolndie7 Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Welcome from RI Scorch. Looks like you are off to a great start! There is no substitute for the satisfaction you get by building your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 1 hour ago, Scorch95 said: Oh and go easy on the photos lol I don't have a dedicated gun area to do work at the moment. New house and still getting garage setup Its OK , I sleep with my AR's too ! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorch95 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Busted!!! My precious..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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