The wood AR is finally assembled

[TackleberryMCS]

Great looking gun!!!
Are you going to put the pics on FB James so they can be shared?

I do have them on FB in a few groups and on my FB page.

 

[Bones2586]

Excellent work sir! Very nice indeed!!!

 

[3154tm]

i really like the look, the wood gives the gun a completely different aesthetic.
whose furniture kit did you use?
were you happy with the fit and finish?
did it require any mods?
TIA

 

[TackleberryMCS]

i really like the look, the wood gives the gun a completely different aesthetic.
whose furniture kit did you use?
were you happy with the fit and finish?
did it require any mods?
TIA

Ironwood Designs' A1 stock kit

I did the finishing myself. It required some final sanding and buffing before I applied the oil finish. There were no mods needed. Everything fit perfectly.

 

[Jerry]

What did it do to the weight of the gun? Before and after?
Outstanding looking rifle!

 

[TackleberryMCS]

What did it do to the weight of the gun? Before and after?
Outstanding looking rifle!

I honestly could not tell you. I built the lower assembly and I did not bother to weigh the upper assembly before I changed out the handguards. I will say this, at 8 lbs .3 ozs, it is 8.7 ozs less than this A4 build I did. It weighs 8 lbs 9 ozs.

 

[3154tm]

thank you sir.

 

[3154tm]

TackleberryMCS,
it looks like there are 3 or 4 companies making wood furniture kits for the AR, is there any reason you chose this particular kit?

 

[Hipower]

Does that make it a "sometime shooter" or "just a wall hanger" or "not till SHTF shooter?"

 

[TackleberryMCS]

TackleberryMCS,
it looks like there are 3 or 4 companies making wood furniture kits for the AR, is there any reason you chose this particular kit?

I looked at the others, but kept coming back to the Ironwood Designs kit. It is more like the original furniture that would come on the M16s. That is what I wanted. The others were fancier and did not do anything for me.

 

[TackleberryMCS]

Does that make it a "sometime shooter" or "just a wall hanger" or "not till SHTF shooter?"

I refer to it as a presentation shooter. Although it looks too nice to shoot, I did shoot it for the first time this morning. It shoots well. It will get shot again, but not very often. I built this because I had always thought about it and I wanted to build something that was different from any AR I have built in the past 12 years. With 44 AR-15s and a couple more in the works, I have many ARs that I will shoot a lot more often. I even have my SHTF ARs already designated.

 

[wildrider666]

That is a beautiful build. If I put one in a tuxedo, I would not let it go to the playground! Lol. Was this your great white whale? It will be hard to top that one.

 

[TackleberryMCS]

That is a beautiful build. If I put one in a tuxedo, I would not let it go to the playground! Lol. Was this your great white whale? It will be hard to top that one.

It will be hard to top. I have to say that it is the nicest looking AR I have ever built. Like I said, it shoots very well too. It is not just another pretty face.

 

[3rdown110yds2go]

The Pictures " Do Not " do it justice !!! I got to see it in person....and yes the wood and wood grain is beyond beautiful....I ask James if he wanted me to Shadow Box Frame it for him !!!

Thanks James for Sharing your expertise with me and all your help......

 

[TackleberryMCS]

The Pictures " Do Not " do it justice !!! I got to see it in person....and yes the wood and wood grain is beyond beautiful....I ask James if he wanted me to Shadow Box Frame it for him !!!

Thanks James for Sharing your expertise with me and all your help......

You are always welcome. BTW, I may take you up on the shadowboxing idea.