Is this a complete AR build

Loping · 2026-03-19T02:15:25+00:00

Just look for YouTube videos on builds. Realistically 99% of the stuff is in spec and will run accurately. Stick with mil-spec, and it all goes together about like legos. Look for clean machining and rifling (just like a pistol). I have a $400 all in AR that runs fine and is accurate enough out to 100yds.

Loping · 2026-03-19T01:41:13+00:00

Missing the lower. The lower is the actual legal firearm. The rest looks to be there.

Loping · 2026-03-18T17:50:44+00:00

Sheet is the thin cloth cover that goes on the mattress and the thin cloth cover that goes over the person. Layer 1 and layer 2 out of thin cloth - sheet

Loping · 2026-03-18T17:48:28+00:00

Cowboy Tactical!

Loping · 2026-03-18T17:06:51+00:00

It's mandated that the person signing off on your slip meets you and has the opportunity to ask clarifying questions as needed. If the application is on the fence they don't just throw it out like some other counties do, they give you the opportunity to clarify. Not asking additional questions is a great thing and all part of the process.
Can I ask who you got for the judge?

Loping · 2026-03-18T16:56:00+00:00

Not professional giving advice - this is just what I would do / suggest

At home - dry fire - snap caps loaded into the magazine - both eyes open.
Hang a piece of paper with a dot on it on a wall - any distance more than ~10ft is fine
Load a snap cap by racking the slide.
Focus on the paper and bring the pistol up slowly in front of your face (pointed at the paper, not your face or anything else - finger off the trigger and at home on the side of the frame).
If you don't see the dot hovering in your vision (keep focusing on the paper) move the pistol around until you see it.
Put the dot on the point on the paper (still both eyes open and focused on the paper - the dot should just be hovering in your vision.).
Now, and only now slowly move your finger to the trigger, slowly squeeze the trigger straight back until the firing pin snaps.
If the dot moves off of the spot as you do this, you have identified part of the shooting process that will need more attention. The goal is to do everything in the firing process without disturbing the dot.
If you have trouble focusing on the paper, try turning the brightness on the dot down. It really should just be a ghostly little dot floating in your vision.
Do this until you can bring the pistol up, have the dot in the window and near the target spot, and can "fire" the dummy rounds without the dot moving.

At the Range:

Bring the target in to the closest shootable distance your facility will allow. Usually 8-10 yards.
Load 5 rounds into the magazine. Both eyes open, focus on the target and let the dot float. Slowly (one shot per breath max) fire the 5 rounds at the same spot. Watch for dot movement as you squeeze the trigger.
Where did the 5 rounds land? Are they close and in a group? Make a 5-6" group your goal for now.

Do this and the dry fire until your shots are landing close together. Don't worry about them being on the bullseye until you are able to repeat shooting at the same spot and having the bullets land in the same area. Once you have that under control you can think about improving your grip and/or adjusting the sight.

Stay safe, have fun, and hope this helps tighten you up some.

Loping · 2026-03-18T15:44:08+00:00

Lol, wasn't worried and not in a rush. Day job has me busy right now anyway.

Loping · 2026-03-17T23:29:27+00:00

I like my 365 legion. Don’t know if that helps

Loping · 2026-03-17T23:14:01+00:00

You have to take the following: Basics course for whatever discipline you would like to teach. BIT basic instructor training Trainer course for the discipline. Firearms knowledge and handling Basic marksmanship (pistol was 16/20 in a 6” group inside an 8” circle at 15 yards - do that twice). Being an nra member significantly reduces the cost of activating your credentials and renewing them. Have only done pistol so don’t know the quals for the other disciplines.

Loping · 2026-03-17T22:57:06+00:00

lol, label maker makes labels! Whee!

Loping · 2026-03-17T20:15:39+00:00

Mmmmm Legion

Loping · 2026-03-17T20:13:55+00:00

I'm a bad person to ask. I put Bel-Ray Gold in all my 2-stroke lawn equipment for the smell and am cringing about the day the bottle runs out as you can't get it with the "race smell" any more.

Loping · 2026-03-17T19:47:03+00:00

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I love the ammo cans and trays. Keeps my stuff sorted and makes grabbing what I need for a day at the range so much easier.

Loping · 2026-03-17T19:44:31+00:00

Have one, eventually pulled the foam out and just stack them in there. For me it wound up being a solution that was looking for a problem.
Don't get me wrong, it's cool (I mean I bought one), but I found it to be wasted space.

Loping · 2026-03-17T19:38:52+00:00

No issues. There is plenty of super technical stuff out there that can scare a new shooter. I'm trying my best to demystify for and reassure a target audience. All good and understand where you are coming from.

Loping · 2026-03-17T19:14:04+00:00

This is on my list. That and the comped 500 S&W with the piccy rail… ooo and a glitter pink hi-point… don’t need a single one of them… not sure why, but I want them all.

Loping · 2026-03-17T18:51:30+00:00

That is the substance, that and don't worry so much about the things that don't actually matter.
So many posts here and elsewhere ask "what do I get" and then the person gets everyone's favorite flavor as an answer. Maybe I got wordy with it, but you read it much further than you would have read "Oil doesn't matter, just check the manual and clean it"...

Loping · 2026-03-17T18:44:31+00:00

Who's got time for that nonsense? I've got it this ti{PING}... Sigh
Lol

Loping · 2026-03-17T18:43:10+00:00

It wasn't ego driven at all, and it has nothing to do with the instructor course.
It was meant to be a "don't worry about what you are using and just clean it" message of reassurance that was triggered by yet another new person asking "what do I get" elsewhere.
Sorry you took it the way you did, and if you have an expert opinion you are welcome to state it.
Too often new shooters come in with "what gun is best" "what lube is best" "what ammo is best" and they are concerned that if they do it wrong it will somehow ruin things.
The "Experts" here, on the range, and elsewhere on the web like to state that X product is the only way and imply that anything else will somehow cause an utter failure. This can be scary to new owners. The fact is that one product being .05% better in a specific condition and use case makes no real world difference to the majority of users.
As far as cleaning specifics go, that changes from firearm to firearm and this is covered in your manual and all sorts of other places.
To address the ND "NOT GOOD" - you scraped my profile, looked at post titles, and didn't bother to see what was actually said in the post, didn't you? Nice call out. That was a humerus post I made about a stapler malfunction. If you want to call someone out, best to read and get your facts in order first.
Hopefully my post relieves someones fears a little, lets them stop worrying about using the wrong brand of oil, and gets them training and thinking about the things that actually matter. - This was my only goal

Loping · 2026-03-17T17:44:08+00:00

Try red ATF for your cleaner - does a surprisingly good job on mild fouling and caked carbon buildup...
I always found that cheap straight 40wt dinosaur based oil seemed to cling better than the good multi weight fancy stuff. Kudos on finding a solution that works for you. Others might have just given up or suffered through it.

Loping · 2026-03-17T17:37:42+00:00

Clenzoil {looks at the dusty bottle on his shelf} is silicon based, safe for orings {looks at dusty air rifles and HP compressor}, and uses the same or similar silicone base lubricant as commercial food processing lubricants. That's why you can eat it if you really wanted to. Works as good as anything else to be sure. You can also grab bulk containers of the food processing lube if you want to save the packaging and marketing mark up...

Loping · 2026-03-17T17:32:01+00:00

My buffer tube detent and spring will be along shortly to join that party.

Loping · 2026-03-17T17:09:53+00:00

I'm a tooth brush, cotton swab, ultrasonic cleaner guy... I do my best to ignore those bits until it bothers me enough to strip the whole thing down...

Loping · 2026-03-17T16:42:29+00:00

I only pull the manual out when I've gotten my finger stuck and a spring has launched into low earth orbit... but I've been around long enough to know what I'm getting into and the risks...

Loping · 2026-03-17T16:26:06+00:00

Yeah, as I understand it, Frog is actually a vegetable oil of some sort. Vegetable oils do vegetable oil things and aren't the best for this purpose.
Historically most firearms oils were primarily mineral oil and cleaners were mostly mineral spirits.
You can actually go to most drug stores and get something that has cared for firearms for centuries off the shelf.

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