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just built an ar lower for first time
I've done plenty of other take apart/put together "gunsmithing" type things - various 10/22s, complete tear down and rebuilds of some old bolt action single shot 22s, de-cosmoline-ing SKSs and AKs etc.
Today I assembled my first bare AR lower from a parts kit. $*#$%!! The little springs, detents, and tiny little roll pins are insane to deal with. Would probably help if I had a better work area and some specific tools but the only real easy one is the buffer stop pin and spring.
Figured some stuff out that will make #2 (if that ever happens, which is always possible but unlikely) easier to do. But still what a pain!
Upper is tomorrow - maybe. I looked at it and the first thing to do is install another one of those ##*$% 1/16" roll pins that are 1/2" long ... May call in the armorer and go visit a friend with a workbench ...
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