First pinned/welded 14.5"

[KKing]

Don't know why I've never done it, I have the skills, and the equipment, it just never occurred to me. Now that I have, I don't know that I won't add several more to my stable. Call me crazy, but I can actually feel the 1.5" difference missing from the OAL. Enough of that, on to some specs.

-14.5" 1/8 twist Faxon Firearms mid length medium profile barrel with 11 degree crown.
-pinned and welded strike industries Venom
-ARMS polymer BUIS (probably changing)
-12" MI quad rail
-Mega "tactical" adjustable trigger (I'll withhold recommending it until I have several rounds down range with it)

I'm undecided on optics. I'm contemplating an Acog but it's hard for me to commit to. I go back and forth between a red dot/magnifier combo, acog, and a vortex 1-4.

Here are some very rough pictures of the process of pinning and the final product.





I used high temp paint that's designed for engine blocks and is chemical resistant to paint over the weld. I purposely left some weld just in case I run into an overzealous agent of our dear government. And a small AR group picture, because why not



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Edited August 2, 2015 by KKing