98Z5V Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 These are sweet - AP knocked it outta the park. As much as I don't want to say it, the Air Force one is the baddest of the bunch here... https://aeroprecisionusa.com/veterans-day-2017.html?sc_src=email_2462733&sc_lid=139276789&sc_uid=djONP5e7of&sc_llid=90640&utm_source=Emarsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Holiday+Sales+-+Veteran's+Day+Military+Builder+Sets+(GENERAL)2017-11-10+20%3A11%3A00&sc_eh=43b8238c5b3a6fbe1 Look at that AF M4E1 setup... That thing is sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Aero has some good looking sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 I'm not crazy about any of them , but your right, the AF one is the more appealing of the lot , the P 51 is what makes it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Sergeant Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Ironically, the AF theme was when it was still the Army Air Force. Nice work they did here on all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Even if you don't like them all...you kinda wanna collect the whole set, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 (edited) Yes.... Damnit.... In 5.56 AND .308... Edited November 11, 2017 by 98Z5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMERIKINSHIP Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 (edited) Thanks for posting this. I'm gonna see if I can talk my stepdad into one of these. He's been thinking about building an AR for a while now. I actually prefer the Navy version myself. Just wish it would have had a battleships prow and guns coming at you on the side opposite the anchor. I sent him the link before I started typing. Just got off the phone with him, sounds like he wants to go for the Army version of the M5E1! Ha Ha! That was quick! Only thing is he and my Mom seem to think it's going to be inexpensive..........they said can we do it for $800? I said it might cost a little more than that I'm gonna send him a list of other parts to order and try to keep it reasonable. Maybe I should start a build thread for this rifle? I told him to get this builder set now but to wait for the Black Friday sales to pick up everything else. So not to destroy this thread but if anyone has any suggestions on how to build this thing feel free. I'm excited to put this thing together for him! I'm thinking: Ballistic Advantage Hanson w/cheap mil spec flash hider FDE furniture NiB BCG because easy to clean is nice Decent trigger Vortex Spitfire AR (I have one and dig it) I'll go through my stuff I may have a few small parts he can have to keep the cost down This is basically all on me I just suggest the parts and he'll order them he is not going to want to research this and become a 308AR nut like us. He just wants to shoot it! Edited November 11, 2017 by AMERIKINSHIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtallen83 Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 29 minutes ago, AMERIKINSHIP said: NiB BCG because easy to clean is nice Honestly my QPQ BCG's are just as easy to clean as my NiB BCG and doesn't have the wear marks after a pile of rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 4 minutes ago, jtallen83 said: Honestly my QPQ BCG's are just as easy to clean as my NiB BCG and doesn't have the wear marks after a pile of rounds. Yep. I wouldn't hesitate to get a Nitrated BCG, in the least. Black nitride, nitrated, QPQ, and any of the other names for it. They're typlically a little less expensive than NiB, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMERIKINSHIP Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 I haven't tried a nitrided version I jus know a phosphate bolt carrier feels like sandpaper compared to all my NiB BCG's. Who are the go to's for .308/7.62 BCG's? I've seen lots of mentions of Toolcraft BCG's and saw some decent sales on them in the AR15 flavor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Toolcraft is VERY solid. Toolcraft is the manufacturer for ALOT of the OEM AR makers, and has been for a very long time. You cannot go wrong there. I'd also say DWilson BCGs, but those are no longer available to the public. We need to find out where those are going now, who picked those up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtallen83 Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 29 minutes ago, 98Z5V said: I'd also say DWilson BCGs, but those are no longer available to the public. We need to find out where those are going now, who picked those up... Dave added a pin and weld service for muzzle devices but otherwise even the parts kit are gone now, lost a good source there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, jtallen83 said: Dave added a pin and weld service for muzzle devices but otherwise even the parts kit are gone now, lost a good source there. Unbelievable source. What Dave did, no one else in this industry ever offered us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMERIKINSHIP Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 He wants a regular old non-telescoping black standard butt stock with black accoutrements. And he also wants a 16" barrel? I mean all rifles are pretty much awesome to me but this thing is going to look kinda funny IMO. I'm almost wondering should I try to talk him into a Black M5E1 set from SchuylerArms for $305 shipped. Oh well his rifle. It's just I'm supposed to be the "expert" ha ha, and I'm having a hard time just saying yeah that'll look sweet! I look at that army builder set and it screams put some FDE parts on me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 MagPul MOE Fixed Carbine Stock. See if you can sell him on that one, in black, of course. Or, an A1 stock, which will be shiny black plastic. Not an A2 stock setup, unless he's unusually large - A2 on a 308 platform is quite the length-of-pull... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMERIKINSHIP Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 He's probably 6'-7"ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 (edited) Fuk... Throw a no-shiit A2 stock on it for that big MFer... He needs it... .308AR rifle-length recoil components will be mandatory, for that setup. I'd still recommend the Armalite EA1095 spring for it, but make sure you get a .308-based rifle buffer, and not an AR15 -based rifle buffer... Edited November 12, 2017 by 98Z5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMERIKINSHIP Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 https://aeroprecisionusa.com/m5-rifle-lower-build-kit.html $157.49 to complete the lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 9 minutes ago, AMERIKINSHIP said: https://aeroprecisionusa.com/m5-rifle-lower-build-kit.html $157.49 to complete the lower. SNATCH IT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 13 minutes ago, AMERIKINSHIP said: https://aeroprecisionusa.com/m5-rifle-lower-build-kit.html $157.49 to complete the lower. Make sure that A2 buttstock kit includes the 5/8" A2 buttstock spacer, and the longer vented buttstock screw for the A2 stock. I don't see that in their description, but you need to call them and make sure -you need those parts. If they're selling that as a "kit," then those are parts that should DEFINITELY be included in their "kit." Smack that ass before it smacks you... You can't put together a functional rifle without those parts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMERIKINSHIP Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 He's gonna call them Monday morning to see if they'll give him a 10% Military discount on the lot so I'll have him ask. Though it would seem asinine for this kit not to have whats needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 2 hours ago, AMERIKINSHIP said: He's gonna call them Monday morning to see if they'll give him a 10% Military discount on the lot ... They will... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 (edited) So, I've been needing to work on my Gun Pusher's Yamaha side by side. He was having a reverse issue. It's been some crazy weekends around here, and we've missed linking up for about the past month or more - he's been so damn busy that he couldn't make it out for the Fall Shoot. So, on both accounts, we've been busy... Yesterday, since I'd been putting it off, I finally prioritized it and hit him up. Early in the AM, I sent him a text that said "Drive that damn Yamaha to the shop today, and I'll fix that reverse issue..." He responds with an "OK!", then minutes later, "I'm gonna be late this morning - the Yam is BURIED in my garage..." I swing into the shop later in the afternoon, and the damn Yamaha isn't there. Oh well, I hit him up... So, when this Service Edition builders sets hit the news, he text me right away, "DID YOU SEE THESE?!!?" Hell yeah, man, I damn sure did... I told him the AF one was the baddest looking... When HE saw them, he called his Aero rep right away - these things were damn near sold out in the first 4 minutes after the email notification from Aero... Last week, he sends me a pic - the only thing he could grab was the Air Force one in 308, he says... Now, on to yesterday... I walk in, and he says, "You need to see this..." and pushes a big-ish Aero Precision box over the counter to me. Ooooh buddy, I KNOW what this is!!! I'd been wanting to see that P51 paint on the 308, BAD!!! I open the box... And it's the damn Army builders set in 5.56... Motherfucker AMBUSHED ME!!! As soon as I opened that box, I was hooked... and he says, "I don't do lay-away, but I'll do it for you..." Bastard... I threw some money on it yesterday, and I'll chip away at it, and bring it home. I don't know what the hell I'm gonna build with it, but it will be awesome... After he closed the shop, I finally fixed his reverse issue in that Yamaha, at his house... Edited November 26, 2017 by 98Z5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 So you thought you were getting pure Columbian yayo but you settled got the Compton rock?! WTH man lol regardless it’ll be nasty! 458 socom??? 300blk??? Gotta be somthing special and nasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 Just looked at the link again it’s no wonder that marine one is the only one left ??? they coulda done a lot better on that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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