The Plague Pistol build

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  • daddyusmaximus

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    I'm calling this the "Plague Pistol" because it's been sitting around unfinished for months, and I just ordered the last of the parts I need, with my plague payment... lol. Now, this isn't a high dollar deal, but like all poverty stricken home builders, that's not stopping me from expecting the damn thing from working. I'm going the Glock route, as I don't own anything Colt, but I already have 2 Glocks, a 17, and a 45 that both take the same mags.

    I started off with everyone's favorite... the PSA pistol lower, because it was cheap, complete, and easy to find. The upper is a Spartan. I got it private sale. It has the LRBHO and a kinda cool "ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ" engraved on the right side. It's new, as was the barrel I found from another private sale, an 8" PSA.

    So, I got my plague payment, and decided to finish this thing. Brownells is sending me their charging handle, and BCG, and I have a 7" Midwest Industries M-Lok rail, Sig Romeo 5, and thread protector coming from another source.

    Eventually, it will probably get a light, and a hand stop, but at least it will be functional. Got Jeep parts to buy as well...

    So far the best thing about her is her name, but anyhow here she is...
    Ladies, and Gentlemen, I give you, The Plague Pistol. (almost)

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    More to follow once she's done.
     

    daddyusmaximus

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    So the Romeo 5 comes in the other day.

    The BCG, and the charging handle come in today.

    I've got an old Streamlight in an Arisaka mount off my old .300 BO SBR I plan to use, but no Midwest Industries rail yet. I'm really hating how this plague is interfering with parts shipping out for my Plague Pistol...

    I go to check... not even an e-mail about the order.

    I go back to the Brownells site... I had left it in my cart... Well, now I wait for another week or so... I did, however find an old handguard from a 7.5" gunshow special 5.56 pistol upper I bought maybe 15 years or so back, so I slapped it on for now just to make it operational while I wait...

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    daddyusmaximus

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    How much does it weigh right now?


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    Not a clue. No scales.
    It's the lightest AR I own, so there's that. Got 2 in 5.56, and 1 in .308.

    Why do people always ask this?

    Is everyone out there (except me) obsessed with the weight of their firearms?

    If it's not a 23+ pound M60...I'm good.
     
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    DadSmith

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    Not a clue. No scales.
    It's the lightest AR I own, so there's that. Got 2 in 5.56, and 1 in .308.

    Why do people always ask this?

    Is everyone out there (except me) obsessed with the weight of their firearms?

    If it's not a 23+ pound M60...I'm good.

    No bathroom scale lol.
    You mean you didn't get the chance to handle the new and improved M60-E4? It was 3lb lighter.
     

    bgcatty

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    Now that is spending quality time during the pandemic. I think this piece looks pretty cool. Just ad a light here and a laser there and you’ve got a great “toy” to be proud of. Congratulations.
     

    IronsKeeper

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    Not today, ISIS
    TrumpBux

    The money is TrumpBux.

    Also, this is a nice pistola. I spent my TrumpBux on new flooring for the house I'm **selling** .... sigh

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    daddyusmaximus

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    TrumpBux

    The money is TrumpBux.

    Also, this is a nice pistola. I spent my TrumpBux on new flooring for the house I'm **selling** .... sigh

    Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

    No... not TrumpBux. That went into the new roof fund... as did our tax refund.

    I just finished it during the plague...
     

    daddyusmaximus

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    Looks good! How does it shoot? I have been wanting to build an AR 9mm pistol, but have heard that mixing and matching different manufacture's components does not work out sometimes.

    How should I know? I just finished it 15 minutes before I took the photo... lol. Planning to get out to a buddies property to do some shooting soon. I've heard that about mixing and matching too, but I've always had good success with my builds. (5.56, .300 BO, .308) First 9mm AR though, so I guess we'll see...
     
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