{"id":3659,"date":"2014-07-30T11:30:27","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T16:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/?p=3659"},"modified":"2014-07-30T11:30:27","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T16:30:27","slug":"gun-porn-piston-far-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/?p=3659","title":{"rendered":"Gun Porn: Piston FAR-15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_4419.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3660\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_4419-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4419\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_4541.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3661\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_4541-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4541\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one belongs to James, a friend of mine and the host of the Bidet Shoot. The backstory on this rifle is that the first few times he took the rifle out&#8230;.something broke. And by happenstance, I was there for each one \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Finally had a chance to sit down and list out all of the parts for my FAR-15, which stands for *ucking AR-15 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Base rifle: CMMG basic AR Carbine model, bought October 2007<\/p>\n<p>Innards: <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=99af708eada6db38db68d5fa4a9aa632&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brownells.com%2Faspx%2FSearch%2FProductDetail.aspx%3Fpid%3D31818\">Adams Arms carbine-length gas piston conversion<br \/>\nAdams Arms full-auto one-piece bolt group (designed for gas piston conversion)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=99af708eada6db38db68d5fa4a9aa632&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brownells.com%2Frifle-parts%2Ftriggers-parts%2Ftriggers%2Fsuper-3-gun-trigger-prod61486.aspx\">Geiselle S3G trigger group<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Optics: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000KKFVRC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000KKFVRC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gucaante-20&amp;linkId=2VDAS5X2FKZ4C73K\">Eotech 512 Holosight<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=gucaante-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000KKFVRC\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=99af708eada6db38db68d5fa4a9aa632&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.midwayusa.com%2Fproduct%2F618024%2Fgg-and-g-accucam-quick-detach-eotech-sight-mounting-base-picatinny-style-matte\">GG&amp;G Eotech QD throw-lever mount<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=magpul%20mbus%20gen%201&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Amagpul%20mbus%20gen%201&amp;tag=gucaante-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;linkId=QCLCQ45MWQHE23JG\" target=\"_blank\">Magpul Gen 1 front and rear MBUS<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=gucaante-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Furniture: <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=99af708eada6db38db68d5fa4a9aa632&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brownells.com%2Frifle-parts%2Fstock-parts%2Fbuttstocks%2Far-15-m16-enhanced-modstock-prod24440.aspx\">Vltor Enhanced EMod Buttstock<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00LFQCHRM\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00LFQCHRM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gucaante-20&amp;linkId=RNQKBXGBURSVOCCV\">Magpul MOE Carbine Handguard<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=gucaante-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00LFQCHRM\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BYUSGYM\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00BYUSGYM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gucaante-20&amp;linkId=6U5HYDE3ZTFU5YOE\">Magpul MIAD Grip<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=gucaante-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00BYUSGYM\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> (with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002XEMDA6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002XEMDA6&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gucaante-20&amp;linkId=D6Z3HZVFW4F4Q2SO\">2-AA battery grip core<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=gucaante-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002XEMDA6\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000VYHK80\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000VYHK80&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gucaante-20&amp;linkId=NISAVAVPLYAAI3SF\">Magpul Winter Trigger Guard<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=gucaante-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000VYHK80\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other: <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=99af708eada6db38db68d5fa4a9aa632&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.midwayusa.com%2Fproduct%2F418036%2Fadvanced-armament-co-aac-blackout-flash-hider-18-tooth-spring-suppressor-mount-762mm-ar-10-lr-308-5-8-24-thread-steel-matte\">AAC Blackout 18-tooth FH<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=99af708eada6db38db68d5fa4a9aa632&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brownells.com%2Fshooting-accessories%2Fslings-sling-swivels%2Ftactical-sling-mounts%2Far-15-m16-msa-moe-sling-attachment-prod44941.aspx\">Magpul MOE Handguard Sling Clip<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00GC1N6AM\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00GC1N6AM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gucaante-20&amp;linkId=BVNCAUA65HG6ODYD\">BCM Gunfighter Charging Handle (Medium latch)<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=gucaante-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00GC1N6AM\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=99af708eada6db38db68d5fa4a9aa632&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brownells.com%2Frifle-parts%2Fbolt-parts%2Fbolt-hardware%2Fbolt-latches-levers-amp-locks%2Far-15-m16-b-a-d-lever--prod29341.aspx\">Magpul B.A.D. Lever<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=99af708eada6db38db68d5fa4a9aa632&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brownells.com%2Frifle-parts%2Fsafety-parts%2Fsafeties%2Far-15-safety-selector-prod67589.aspx\">CMMG Ambi-Safety Lever<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002Y2V0XS\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002Y2V0XS&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gucaante-20&amp;linkId=JOANDZWBXTKES4U4\">Magpul MS2 Sling<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=gucaante-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002Y2V0XS\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=99af708eada6db38db68d5fa4a9aa632&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brownells.com%2Fshooting-accessories%2Fslings-sling-swivels%2Ftactical-sling-mounts%2Far-15-m16-asap-sling-adapter-prod27458.aspx\">Magpul Ambi Sling Plate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Future Add-Ons<\/p>\n<p>Spikes T2 or T3 heavy buffer (want to check with AA first)<br \/>\nForearm mounted light (need one that doesn&#8217;t interfere with grip)<br \/>\nEotech Laser Module upgrade (why? why not?)<\/p>\n<p>As much as I rag on ARs in general, and this one specifically, I fully believe that my earlier issues with the gas piston system were 100% user error. Now that I have been educated properly, I don&#8217;t think I will have any more issues with it. This rifle is built exactly as I want MY rifle to be, which is not something I can say of most any others in my collection. Wish I had more .223, I would shoot it a lot more if I did.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This one belongs to James, a friend of mine and the host of the Bidet Shoot. The backstory on this rifle is that the first few times he took the rifle out&#8230;.something broke. And by happenstance, I was there for each one \ud83d\ude00 Finally had a chance to sit down and list out all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3659\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}