smokey from United States, NC Public Profile

This is the beefiest QD Plate that I have come across over the years of building custom rifles. I put this on my latest build that was a Pioneer Arms AK-47 rifle, I paired it with a Rifle Dynamics buffer tube adapter and it looks like they were made for each other. The silver ring insert makes the rifle look "professional".

This was part of my first AK build and I have always disliked 30rd mags in any rifle because people think that the more rounds the better, but that's not practical. You have to think about the weight added to the rifle with that setup, also when you buy ammo, majority of the time it comes in 20rd boxes, plus you can now bench fire. This mag locked up perfect in my Pioneer Arms setup.

This is part of my first AK build, i'm very seasoned with AR builds. This handguard was very difficult to install, not because of the parts with the kit, but because of alignment. The top handguard is held in place with "pressure" from the front handguard adapter that comes on your rifle(one with the flip lever), and it took me 5-6 tries to get it good and snug to where I almost couldn't fully seat the lever. The instructions tell you to align the holes in the top and bottom pieces, but to get the top handguard tight the screw holes were slightly miss-aligned. This worked for me because if you take your time and kinds self-thread the first couple rotations of the screws that anchor the top and bottom together it will fall into place and become even tighter of a fit. Once completely together this thing will not move, but because you almost have to eyeball this handguard being centered I WOULD NOT put a micro dot on it, it may be slightly off center, which you would never know unless you put a sight on it. Don't get discouraged, build it!

The amber gold dot should be the standard on every close range dot sighted optic on the market. To be honest this makes this sight look and feel like a Trijicon, FOR REAL. I paired it with the juliet3 and it actually pairs better than with the Romeo MSR.

The amber gold dot should be the standard on every close range dot sighted optic on the market. To be honest this makes this sight look and feel like a Trijicon, FOR REAL. I paired it with the juliet3 and it actually pairs better than with the Romeo MSR.

This was my first holosun optic, I finally decided to pull the trigger on a top shelf optic and now I swear by holosun. This optic was actually sighted in right out of the box! The QD base nevered moved after a full day of shooting. Color is cool but could be a little darker lol.

B5 has the stock game down!, I have one of these stocks on multiple builds, this is the tightest stock on the market(it "hugs" the buffer tube very well). The cheek weld is perfect for a scoped setup, and the black multi-cam option will make your rifle look "professional", not "cheap". For less than $100 total, this stock has all the options you will need and with the overmolded feel, it will last forever. I know building multiple AR-15's from the ground up can get expensive when you add all the little parts up, but the B5 Bravo Stock should be your go-to stock without question.

The Grip sides feel smooth like magpul(moe), with a touch of traction on the front, but the shorty beavertail is the key to this grip. The BT sets your hand UP high and tight. The color of this grip is literally one-of-a-kind, it's not green,brown, or grey. This grip matches up on any color setup. Having said that i'm going to be putting one of these on every AR-15 that I own. I wish I could post a pic of it because the ad doesn't do it justice. BONUS!, it's made in North Carolina.

I have been doing a lot of searching for cerakoted handguards due to the fact that where I live nobody offers any gun coating services, so I gave this one a try. This rail is super solid and best of all made in the USA. The handguard market is flooded with the same ole style of mlok handguards, so if you can build a unique custom AR this is the way to go !

First off i'm a strike industries junkie and love their products, but this one should be taken down and redesigned! Kinda works with Pmags and metal mags, what I mean is there is no wall to push past to hear or feel that "click". DOES NOT Work with lancer magazines( which are my favorite ). The ambidextrous part of this release is what it holding the magazine in, instead of the rod and arm, so if it does not work neither side of the release functions, maybe if they put a stronger spring in or make the tab larger to cover more area. . . idk. I would not put this in any type of rifle but a hunting style rifle where you load the magazine and leave it in the rifle.