Pics! We want em! I want to start an image gallery of YOUR AR builds at home… send in some pics and I’ll start to post them over here: http://www.ar15fornoobs.com/build-gallery/ Send to: info [at] ar15fornoobs (dot) com
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Sadlly, a local gun store was having trouble and needed to move some inventory. I decided to make friends with this Sig Sauer P220st. It’s 100% Stainless Steel and feels like a beast. Chambered in .45 ACP, I can’t wait to go shoot this bad boy!
Lets clarify one thing first… When we use the term M4, there are two possible interpretations: Reference to the specific M4 model / configuration of an AR-15 produced by Colt. This is a Colt model number and is NOT available to civilians. (Sad Trombone) The type of feed ramps cut into the upper receiver and [...]
[work in progress] Videos I watched that showed step by step instructions on how to assemble the entire upper:
In this post I’ll go over all the specific parts of the Upper Receiver and Barrel with all associated parts. Click this post or the ‘continue reading’ link below to see the full details.
[work in progress] I’ll catalog all the tools required for the build out of the AR. I know you can go all out in this department, but I don’t have a TON of tools around the house. This list should be the bare minimum to get the job done the first time! Steel or Brass [...]
In my AR research, I kept coming across a term being thrown around called MOA. I found it being used in reference to a rifle’s accuracy, or measurement of accuracy… and adjustments on scope optics. So what is it? MOA means ‘Minute of Angle’. A circle is divided into 360 degrees, and each degree is [...]
[work in progress] I’ll outline WHY I’m making the choices I am and different options for ammo. Click this post to get the details.
When shopping for collapsible stocks online… I noticed that some models come in 2 different variations. Mil-Spec and Commercial-Spec. EXAMPLE. So what’s the difference, and why are there 2 types? We have an answer to an age old question.. yes, size does matter! Ha ha. The two variations of the Stock exists because of two possible [...]
[work in progress] This was one of my first questions after I understood the assembly of the AR-15. I’ve never owned a semi-automatic rifle before… but I’m guessing this gas acts upon something in the upper receiver assisting with the loading of a new round in the chamber . I did some digging and found [...]
I love this guy! User Hickok45 on YouTube posts some of the best firearm videos on the interwebs. In the video below, he gives you a short close-up tour of his Bushmaster XM-15 and shows the basic operation of an assembled AR. Thank you Hickok45 for the video!
What’s the difference between 5.56 and 2.23? I’ve noticed that most AR gear I’ve been looking at is chambered for 5.56mm NATO rounds… but when I’m at the range, most guys seem to be shooting .223 Remington ammunition. Are they interchangeable? I did a little digging online: Apparently a barrel chambered for 5.56 NATO rounds [...]
This will be my only post on the legalities of the AR-15 in the great state of California. I am not a lawyer nor a lawmaker. This is my understanding of the CA law in order to construct a CA legal AR. When I first set out to learn about the AR-15 and it’s legality [...]
In this post I’ll go over all the specific parts of the Lower Receiver and Stock / Buffer Assembly. Click this post or the ‘continue reading’ link below to see the full details.
[WORK in PROGRESS] Listening to someone talk about building an AR-15 or the parts required is like trying to decipher a foreign language from another planet. Here is a list of terms you might see on the web and hear in conversation: AW – Assault Weapon (try not to use this term. The rifle we’re building [...]
[work in progress] As I research exactly what parts & tools I’m going to need, I’ll list them all here with an attempt at a moderate budget price to spend for that part. This will eventually also have a budget vs actual spend comparison. Can you tell I work with $ at the day job? [...]
Having seen a bunch of AR-15s at the local shooting range… and getting to try a few out… this project ended up a MUST on my summer to-do list. Realizing I didn’t really know diddly squat about buying / building ARs, I decided to put this site together. Yay! So ultimately, what is it I [...]
