My Atomic Tactical/Fulton Armory build

[Grunt Medic TXARNG]

So I finally got in my LPK, and assembled my rifle this evening.  Total time was about 4 hours - but I also made a pot of spaghetti in that period, and as I had never assembled an AR before I had to keep referring back to the assembly guide.

1 pile of parts...

And the completed rifle, less glass -

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Build Specs -

- Fulton Armory FAR-308 lower

- Atomic Tactical SASS Upper

  - DPMS Upper

  - 18" Stainless DPMS SASS Barrel

  - Troy BattleRail free float rail system

  - AAC Blackout Flash Hider/suppressor mount

- DPMS BCG

- CMMG LPK with 2nd Gen 2-stage trigger

- MAGPUL PRS stock and MAGPUL stock completion kit

- TangoDown Advanced Combat Bipod

- Ladder rail covers

Just waiting on a scope and mount, which are on order.  Then I need to install the CASM scope mount on my semi M14, order in a selection of ball and match ammo, and get set for a side by side range comparison.  Oh, and I need to get this upper to my gunsmith to verify headspace before I fire it, of course.

[unforgiven]

Nice job brother looks good,how was the spizgetti?

[Grunt Medic TXARNG]

The pasketti turned out pretty good, as well - sauteed onions, fresh ground pork sausage, a jalapeno just picked off the bush, Hatch's chiles and peppers, and a can of mushrooms - kicked up a cheapo can of standard sauce into a pretty decent meal.

Lessons learned from the rifle build:

-  Some lowers use a pin and some use a screw for the bolt catch.  Find out ahead of time which - I'm now waiting on a bolt catch screw from Fulton, as the screw included with the CMMG LPK doesn't quite fit right

-  If you've never built up a lower before - don't be scared!  This really did go together like a set of legos, although there were a couple of fiddly moments (and a dropped detent pin or two)

-  Now that I've assembled a rifle with a pre-built upper, I'm ready to take the next step and build up a stripped upper as well - baby steps!

[imschur]

If it's not too late SI Defense has an improved stainless screw

[survivalshop]

If it's not too late SI Defense has an improved stainless screw

Ya, but try to find them . Last time I looked SI was incommunicado & midway was out of stock .

The S/S SI pins are much better than DPMS , post a photo of the FA one for comparison when ya get it ,please.

[Grunt Medic TXARNG]

After some additional fiddling, I got the screw from the CMMG .308 LPK to thread into the Fulton receiver, and now my rifle is officially assembled.  I'm just waiting for my scope to arrive, and I'll be ready for a range test after I get the rifle's headspace verified.