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First AR308 Build - Aero M5/Atlas R-One


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On 6/8/2020 at 6:47 AM, unforgiven said:

Very cool brother, I also had the opportunity to sign the topping off beam ( last piece) a few times when in the company of local 1 Ironworkers. Great memories of the past. Great people to have had the opportunity to work with.

Every topping off beam ceremony I’ve been a part of, the beam is immediately removed as soon as the guests go home. 

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16 minutes ago, DNP said:

Every topping off beam ceremony I’ve been a part of, the beam is immediately removed as soon as the guests go home. 

These were put in no guests just the boys. Sheet metal workers L.U.73 are a big part of the rough in as are the other trades.

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OK…so a really long time has passed since I started this thread. I finally cleaned up my workbench, but it was after almost a year and a half. Had a lot going on family and work related. The last two years kinda sucked. NGL. 
 

The lower went together great. However, I had an out of spec issue with the upper receiver. The barrel was coming out the end of the handguard to one side…noticeably. Maybe I caused it with too much clamping force with the vise block? Regardless, Aero replaced both the receiver and the handguard. And during the RMA process I bought a Midwest Industries receiver rod. I recommend. 
 

I will say the timing on the M5 Atlas barrel nut was a pain—more so than I’ve ever experienced with any handguard. I went through all the shims and had to order more. But I eventually figured it out. 
 

Haven't taken her to the range yet, but I am really pleased so far with the result. Thank you all who helped me figure out my first AR308 build. 

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