About to get a varmint upper...

PackerfanXD · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:10 pm Post subject:

Right on! I can not wait to order it. Thanks again John. Cool

I'll post pics when I get it. Very Happy

John A. · STAFF Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 1411 Location: Classified

Is the barrel you're ordering "in the white" (unfinished)?

If it is, I can strongly recommend KG Gun Kote, or Norrells' Moly, or Brownells Gun Kote if you want to do it in aerosol instead of airbrush.

Brownells also has a newer alternative that I haven't tried that contains Teflon added to it as well, but I haven't had the opportunity to try that version yet.

Moly resists heat in excess of 1,000* easily, is abrasion resistant, and doesn't darken with a lot of heat like Duracoat has for me in the past on barrels.

It's good enough that I've been using it on my form 1 suppressors, and H&K has been using it on their SOCOM suppressors too according to Norrells website.

If you don't run it hot, duracoat would probably be OK if you wanted to refinish it with it, BUT Moly is better altogether in my humble opinion.

Moly Aerosol:
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1150/Product/GUN_KOTE_trade__OVEN_CURE__GUN_FINISH

Teflon/Moly Aerosol
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1145/Product/TEFLON_MOLY_OVEN_CURE__GUN_FINISH

Gun Kote website color chart
https://www.kgcoatings.com/index.php?_a=viewDoc&docId=5&ccUser=623f88b29c8e909ee696c6eaa29725e5

Norrells website-colors and characteristics
http://www.molyresin.com/molyresin_about.asp

Or for a temporary and less expensive alternative to make the barrel nonreflective black:

Cloth Insulating tape
http://www.kvconnection.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=T-P665-2-BK&click=4099

But I don't know what you'll have to do to the crown to tone it down with the cloth electrical tape if it isn't threaded for a flash hider.

Plastic black electrical tape is somewhat shiny and not what I'm talkin' about. I'm talking about cloth tape.

Globemaster · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:29 pm Post subject:

hey PackerfanXD, here are some pictures of a build I put together last year on “an O.D. Green Service Rifle, w/ satin finished Stainless Steel Olympic Arms™ S.U.M.® Barrel”

Build Parts List:

Oly-Arms HBAR S.U.M. Barrel
Bushmaster® A2 Upper Receiver
Charles Daly® Lower Receiver w/ LPK
Charging Handle
Olympic Arms® BCG
A2 OD. Green Buttstock
A2 OD. Green Grip
OD. Green Rifle Length Handguards
A2 Flash Hider w/ crush washer
Barrel Nut w/Delta Ring Pack
Triangle Cap
USGI Type OD. Green Sling
Magpul® 20-Round OD. Green Magazine

PackerfanXD · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:53 pm Post subject:

John, thank you for that info! It says it's a 416R SS barrel. This is the upper; http://www.model1sales.com/item-detail.cfm?ID=UV2000&storeid=1&image=uvarm20.gif&CFID=58522930&CFTOKEN=98154073 but it will have a different handguard.

That is a sweet looking rifle GM! How does she shoot?

Globemaster · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:12 pm Post subject:

I have not shot it yet! ... but, I do plan on geting it out to the range this summer Very Happy

PackerfanXD · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:20 pm Post subject:

Haha, ok. Well I'm hoping to give my LWRC carbine or my CD Field Hunter some action tomorrow coyote hunting. Those are my best options until my varmint upper is complete. I sold my Weatherby to help fund it...

motorwerks · Joined: 05 Jan 2010 Posts: 8

my long distance hole poker is in 5.56

PackerfanXD · Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 2:03 pm Post subject:

It came today!

This 20" upper is from Model1Sales.com
It has a 1/8 twist SS bull barrel, YHM smooth free float handguard, chrome bolt and carrier and ext latch charging handle.

Fit and finish is excellent. I can't wait to get my scope and try it out!

Globemaster · Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 3:36 pm Post subject:

looks awesome! and I dig the chrome BCG's ... now go scope her up! Very Happy

PackerfanXD · Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 3:43 pm Post subject:

Thanks GM. I've been unenjoyed for the last 10 months so getting this together took some wheeling and dealing. I still have about 6 or 7 hundred more I'd like to put into the lower and scope. Scope is next though!
I was looking at a Nikon 3-9x50 for ~$200. Decent choice?

PackerfanXD · Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:44 pm Post subject:

Well, it's basically done other than scope rings which I've been waiting on forever and a day...I'll post pics soon.

PackerfanXD · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:23 pm Post subject:

Well, here it is. I hope to get it sighted in tomorrow. Then I'll paint it. Thanks for the help fellas.

Upper:
Model1sales upper receiver
E.R.Shaw stainless steel extra heavy bull barrel
YHM smooth free float hand guard
Chrome BCG
Extended latch charging handle
Konuspro 3-12x50 scope w/ sunshade
Burris 1" tall scope rings

Lower:
Stag lower receiver
RRA 2 stage trigger
Magpul MIAD
Magpul PRS

John A. · STAFF Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 1411 Location: Classified

I like it Packer.

Are you going to spray the barrel? Or the whole gun? Or ?

If you spray the barrel, if you cut one of those foam earplugs in half (longways) and roll it up and stick it in the muzzle, you won't get any overspray in the bore Wink

PackerfanXD · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:06 pm Post subject:

Thanks John. Ya, I'll be painting everything a desert camo style. It'll be my first AR paint job...

Globemaster · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:08 pm Post subject:

looks Freakin Smokin! Very Happy

nice build!