What upper should I use for a single shot AR15 lower?

[Joe13]

I say if you want it, and can, then build it. I think it's awesome you can fund your hobbie

 

[bolus]

And that AR will weigh in at what? Maybe 8lbs with a round in the chamber?

That suckers gonna kick like a mule!

That's ok, Im putting this on it

 

[Joe13]

Very cool

 

[bolus]

actually the receiver and 1 round weigh 5.8 pounds. It might actually hurt a bit.

 

[IronMonster]

My Iver Johnson .50 BMG didn't kick bad Course with the optic it was 40 pounds

 

[bolus]

My Iver Johnson .50 BMG didn't kick bad Course with the optic it was 40 pounds

I doubt my shoulder will hurt any more than it did after the clean up saturday. we were playing "try to dump the whole mag on the vepr 12 before the clay hits the ground"

 

[David Bowman]

No point really. I have a good AR, several actually. And a good shotgun, and a good precision rifle, and a bunch of good pistols.

My gun collecting has gone from self protection to emergency preparedness to now full time hobby. So once I found out someone made a single shot 80% AR lower, I had to build something with it.

Plus its an 80% single shot lower with a 50 BMG upper on it. Assuming I survive the first shot, I'll consider it an accomplishment. If you can find me an 80% Remington 700 that I can build with garage tools I'd be all over it. Any bolt action 80% rifle would be a fun project.

I suppose I had not factored in the enjoyment of building it.

 

[bolus]

Well, I got 2 separate fedex tracking numbers for 2 separate 17.1 pound boxes from Tactilite. Im wondering if that means they shipped me 2 uppers by mistake. Should be interesting to see what shows up next Tuesday

 

[Joe13]

Well, I got 2 separate fedex tracking numbers for 2 separate 17.1 pound boxes from Tactilite. Im wondering if that means they shipped me 2 uppers by mistake. Should be interesting to see what shows up next Tuesday

That or your gun is gonna be almost 40 lbs loaded.

 

[bolus]

Upper is here. F'n awesome! Lower does not fit F'n crapsnaple! I can fix it, I can fix it.

Side note

 

[IronMonster]

So... Why don't we have pictures? Why two boxes? What does the surefire mag with the Beowolf rounds mean? I am so lost....

 

[bolus]

So... Why don't we have pictures? Why two boxes? What does the surefire mag with the Beowolf rounds mean? I am so lost....

only one box showed up. fedex made a mistake and the other tracking number disappeared.

I had to deck the lower to get it to fit. I know I should not have coated it already. got to have it redone now.

but I got it to fit, everything works (I waited on a pic until I got it back together)



I just threw the pic of the surefire mag in there because that showed up today as well

 

[Flopsweat]

only one box showed up. fedex made a mistake and the other tracking number disappeared.

I had to deck the lower to get it to fit. I know I should not have coated it already. got to have it redone now.

but I got it to fit, everything works (I waited on a pic until I got it back together)

I just threw the pic of the surefire mag in there because that showed up today as well

That looks nice. Better than I expected. No offense, the picture in my mind was not as nice as the one you posted. Guess my imagination is slipping.

 

[bolus]

That looks nice. Better than I expected. No offense, the picture in my mind was not as nice as the one you posted. Guess my imagination is slipping.

Im pretty happy with it so far. The build quality is nice and it should look better once my rings show up to put a proper scope on it (I was waiting to see if anyone noticed the crappy red dot I put on there)

 

[Flopsweat]

Im pretty happy with it so far. The build quality is nice and it should look better once my rings show up to put a proper scope on it (I was waiting to see if anyone noticed the crappy red dot I put on there)

You could use it to shock test cheap sights.

 

[IronMonster]

I was gonna say something about the micro dot

 

[bolus]

I was gonna say something about the micro dot

its my home defense gun. It only has to hit something 3 yards down the hallway. (actually only 2 yards since the gun itself is like a yard long)

Im waiting on some Badger Max 50 rings. Should be good enough to hold the scope in place

 

[bolus]

Does anyone know if there is a carry handle that will fit a picatinny rail but fit around a scope? The scope I have will cover the entire length of the rail so it would be nice to have a quick detach carry handle where the handle bends around the scope.

 

[bolus]

Never mind, SHF has one

 

[Flopsweat]

its my home defense gun. It only has to hit something 3 yards down the hallway. (actually only 2 yards since the gun itself is like a yard long)

Im waiting on some Badger Max 50 rings. Should be good enough to hold the scope in place

If they don't work out on the rifle you can always use them for tow hooks on your truck.