Lane Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 This one might take a while... I hinted at this in some other threads; but the funding has finally rolled in for this project. Unfortunately the upper is out of stock everywhere I have looked. I sent Armalite an e-mail, but got no reply yet. I will certainly try calling them to see what is possible. I would really rather not buy a complete upper, because the because the cheapest I can find so far is the A-Series Competition 13". That is more than double what I had budgeted for that part of the build; and the brake is welded on so I couldn't even recover the gas block without some effort. I will stop by the local gun shop and see what they have to say about the matter. They may know of something available that I'm not aware of; or even used might be an acceptable sacrifice at this point. I had planned to buy the upper and bolt carrier first, to compare to the Ceratac lower I have here. I still need to determine which of the 80% lowers will actually work with the necessary FCG location. There is one option available that claims to be an Armalite A style 80% lower, so that is certainly a consideration if nothing else looks like it will work. Going off blueprints and measurements for this part of the build. I am not even sure if there is a jig available for the Armalite cut. All other parts besides the barrel, barrel nut, and handguard will be Armalite brand... And I may bend on the handguard/barrel nut for purity sake. I am open to any comments or suggestions about this endeavor. I haven't seen anyone else try this; but I surely can't be the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lane said: Going off blueprints and measurements for this part of the build. I am not even sure if there is a jig available for the Armalite cut. Since it's still and AR15-based fire control group, it's a no-brainer, brother. Zero issues. I can find the Armalite blueprints in a couple different formats, if you want them. Adjust the jig you have to match up, done deal. I LIKE seeing another .260 Rem! Edited February 27, 2019 by 98Z5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 minute ago, 98Z5V said: Since it's still and AR15-based fire control group, it's a no-brainer, brother. Zero issues. I can find the Armalite blueprints in a couple different formats, if you want them. Adjust the jig you have to match up, done deal. I've got the prints for this; I simply want to know what kind of 80% lower is going to work (or work best). The specific Armalite A style 80% is double the cost (and raw finish to boot) of the other two options I can find; give or take. The real problem is I can't buy an Armalite upper today to start that comparison work. I can order the BCG, but would rather not double/triple/quadruple the shipping costs with Armalite orders if I can help it. This will be my first Armalite brand FCG; this whole thing is a quality experiment for me... I am curious to know how much better the real thing is; in 260 of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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