Detritus
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howdy all,
while at the gunshow yesterday an idea came to me, regarding how to go about the "A1 clone for wife/first AR in the family" project.
a couple of the tables had examples of the Olympic Arms "plinker" which is sort of their entry level gun i guess, it's got an A1/C7 style upper, with carbine length barrel/handguards and that weird ringed muzzle they put on some of thier post bans (muzzlebreak attatchment??).
the the average pre-tax cost of this rifle is within a reasonable amount of what i was planning to pay for a complete post-ban A1 style upper from bushmaster.
what this sort of got me thinking was, that i could buy an example of this gun, and be SHOOTING it while i saved up and bought the needed bits (barrel, forearm, buttstock, pistol grip, etc) to convert it to a more accurate redition of an A1, and possibly if/when the ban sunsets get a REAL A1 barrel and birdcage (and the sight tower with bayonet lug too)!
so what reasons if any are their to avoid this course of action?? or is it perfectly fine and a few of you have them and love them??
an enquiring gunnut wants to know. b/c after i get my transmission fixed (fingers crossed that it's only a linkage pin that dropped out or similar) this is PROBABLY my next gun purchase priority.
as always thank you for your time, any and all input you care to give, and your patience.
while at the gunshow yesterday an idea came to me, regarding how to go about the "A1 clone for wife/first AR in the family" project.
a couple of the tables had examples of the Olympic Arms "plinker" which is sort of their entry level gun i guess, it's got an A1/C7 style upper, with carbine length barrel/handguards and that weird ringed muzzle they put on some of thier post bans (muzzlebreak attatchment??).
the the average pre-tax cost of this rifle is within a reasonable amount of what i was planning to pay for a complete post-ban A1 style upper from bushmaster.
what this sort of got me thinking was, that i could buy an example of this gun, and be SHOOTING it while i saved up and bought the needed bits (barrel, forearm, buttstock, pistol grip, etc) to convert it to a more accurate redition of an A1, and possibly if/when the ban sunsets get a REAL A1 barrel and birdcage (and the sight tower with bayonet lug too)!
so what reasons if any are their to avoid this course of action?? or is it perfectly fine and a few of you have them and love them??
an enquiring gunnut wants to know. b/c after i get my transmission fixed (fingers crossed that it's only a linkage pin that dropped out or similar) this is PROBABLY my next gun purchase priority.
as always thank you for your time, any and all input you care to give, and your patience.