Hello. I recently acquired a few AR-15 parts and I'm looking to assemble the rifle but I'm a bit stuck in-between lines. Any advice would be appreciated!
Parts list
Handguard: Hogue extended length forend in ghillie green (Measures exactly 15" in length but 14.5" beyond the upper receiver barrel nut threads)
Barrel: Heavy contour 14.7" .223 Wylde 1/2-28 chrome lined barrel mid-length gas system .750 gas block diameter
Stock: Mission First Tactical Utility stock with cheek riser
Mil-Spec buffer tube
Spikes no provision upper receiver + mil-spec lower receiver
Charging Handle: Radian Raptor AR-15 charging handle
Gas block: Wojtek adjustable gas block .750
Mid-Length gas tube
H2 buffer
Standard buffer spring
(No dustcover or forward assist due to the no provisions upper receiver)
Pretty much all Strike Industries lower parts with a standard mil-spec trigger kit
Rainier precision match grade BCG
Out of the list, I currently own the BCG, barrel, lower receiver (no upper yet), handguard, and stock.
My main concern is the whole barrel+handguard+muzzle-device scenario. According to a series of web forums, a 14.7 barrel is about 13.5 inches once you deduct the barrel extension that rests within the upper receiver and compare the length of the barrel to the length of the handguard. The handguard by itself is 15 inches in length but once threaded onto the upper receiver, it comes out to exactly 14.5 inches. So by calculations, would the handguard be 1 inch longer than my barrel? I'm trying to go for the recessed-muzzledevice look. The muzzle device I'm currently on the edge of purchasing is a War-Sport GP-S comp. It measures out to exactly 2" and it's already pre-drilled for the whole pin and weld deal. Would the combined length of my parts conflict with each other and result in a blown up handguard as I've read on forums, or would this be perfectly fine and I'm worrying for no reason at all?...
I stumbled across a solution but I'm too uneducated on this topic to know if it's a solid solution or not. From many companies, you can purchase barrel thread extension adapters that add anywhere from 0.2 to 2 inches of length to your barrel. The diameter and thread is the exact same, measuring out at 1/2-28 TPI - 1/2-28 TPI. Does this solution affect accuracy in any way or would it be the way to go?
Hoping to hear back from experienced builders or at least anybody with knowledge greater than me. Thanks!
Parts list
Handguard: Hogue extended length forend in ghillie green (Measures exactly 15" in length but 14.5" beyond the upper receiver barrel nut threads)
Barrel: Heavy contour 14.7" .223 Wylde 1/2-28 chrome lined barrel mid-length gas system .750 gas block diameter
Stock: Mission First Tactical Utility stock with cheek riser
Mil-Spec buffer tube
Spikes no provision upper receiver + mil-spec lower receiver
Charging Handle: Radian Raptor AR-15 charging handle
Gas block: Wojtek adjustable gas block .750
Mid-Length gas tube
H2 buffer
Standard buffer spring
(No dustcover or forward assist due to the no provisions upper receiver)
Pretty much all Strike Industries lower parts with a standard mil-spec trigger kit
Rainier precision match grade BCG
Out of the list, I currently own the BCG, barrel, lower receiver (no upper yet), handguard, and stock.
My main concern is the whole barrel+handguard+muzzle-device scenario. According to a series of web forums, a 14.7 barrel is about 13.5 inches once you deduct the barrel extension that rests within the upper receiver and compare the length of the barrel to the length of the handguard. The handguard by itself is 15 inches in length but once threaded onto the upper receiver, it comes out to exactly 14.5 inches. So by calculations, would the handguard be 1 inch longer than my barrel? I'm trying to go for the recessed-muzzledevice look. The muzzle device I'm currently on the edge of purchasing is a War-Sport GP-S comp. It measures out to exactly 2" and it's already pre-drilled for the whole pin and weld deal. Would the combined length of my parts conflict with each other and result in a blown up handguard as I've read on forums, or would this be perfectly fine and I'm worrying for no reason at all?...
I stumbled across a solution but I'm too uneducated on this topic to know if it's a solid solution or not. From many companies, you can purchase barrel thread extension adapters that add anywhere from 0.2 to 2 inches of length to your barrel. The diameter and thread is the exact same, measuring out at 1/2-28 TPI - 1/2-28 TPI. Does this solution affect accuracy in any way or would it be the way to go?
Hoping to hear back from experienced builders or at least anybody with knowledge greater than me. Thanks!