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From muzzle to stock:
Nordic components Corvette Comp. I drilled a jet port in the right hand side as a right handed shooter will often see their sights move to the left during firing. A good muzzle brake, while loud, can dramatically reduce recoil and sight disruption. This aids in calling shots, witnessing impacts or misses, and fast follow up shots.
DPMS MK12 barrel. It has been a very accurate barrel with a wide assortment of ammunition. I chose a heavy-ish profile to mitigate wandering zero when the barrel gets hot during long strings of fire. It has been subjected to some intense heat and long courses of fire and still holds about 1.5-2 MOA with factory 55gr ammo. It has exceeded my expectations.
Armalite M-15 competition handguard. Light, reasonably priced, well engineered. Does not require indexing of the barrel nut either for the gas tube or to align the HG to the upper. Massive anti-rotation tabs. Does not require some funky barrel nut wrench.
JP click adjustable gas block to tune the rifle to my ammunition. This might be the most overlooked and underestimated part of many rifle builds. Tuning the gas that is fed into the action is a very important component of how a rifle shoots. Much of the AR-15 recoil impulse is from the overgassed impact of the buffer in the rear of the stock.
Standard upper and lower receiver. Good enough for this application.
JP LMOS QPQ bolt carrier. Reduced reciprocating mass to reduce the amount of energy needed to operate the rifle.
Standard MPI/HP bolt from BCM. Don't cheap out on your bolt.
JP EZ-trigger adjustable single stage trigger. Very consistent trigger with no creep and a consistent crisp break at about 3 lbs.
JP capitve buffer spring. Not an absolute necessity but I do appreciate how this component on it's own changes the recoil impulse of the gun. I had a standard spring and a lightened buffer in the rifle. When I went to the JP SCS, it removed the perception of the rifle cycling. It is hard to describe but once I tried it... I loved it.
Magpul UBR Gen1 stock. I like a heavy stock to balance out the somewhat heavy barrel. I love the rock solid lockup and easy length adjustment.
Vortex Razor 1-6 with JM1 reticle in an American Defense Recon-X mount. Superb optical performance in a tough as nails scope and a return the zero mount.
Not seen on the opposite side of the rifle:
QD sling up in the handguard about 3 inches in front of the upper receiver. I often use a Magpul MS4 QD sling when I need to sling the rifle.
Very few people whose familiarity with the AR-15 platform stops at your basic m4 carbine doesn't say, "Woah, how do you get it to shoot like that?" when they get a chance to put some rounds through this rifle.
Necessary for a reliable carbine? Nope. Worth it if you appreciate the shooting characteristics of a finely tuned rifle? Absolutely.