My First AR-15 Build Is Complete!

[JJXDM]

Looks great!

[billt]

Originally Posted by ThomasA

yeah an aftermarket stock is nicer but I use an issued m4 at work and I'll tell ya. When you're shooting you don't really notice or give a **** what your cheek feels like.

It's not so much how it feels, as it is so much easier to acquire the sights. With the standard M-4 stock I always had trouble with that because the stock seemed too low. Especially if shooting prone or off a bench. This stock offers a 100% improvement in that regard.

[Rolex John]

Originally Posted by TSA

Nice but man that must have cost some coin

Unfortunately, I did a cost breakdown in my article.

[Shaniac]

Originally Posted by abland007

This is prolly gonna be a stupid question but ill ask anyway. Im looking to build a similar rifle but I was hoping to have my rails sit flush with the upper receiver. Your pic looks like there is a space between the delta the the rails. Im curious what the differance is between the picture on the DD website and your pic. See how they are differat? Im confused. Look at the pic on the homepage. Thanks

Do you need a deltra ring, bec the DD site looks like there isnt one on that gun

https://danieldefense.com/

Its the pic of the DDm4. Thanks

You have two ways of installing a free float quad rail (that I am aware of):

1. One is to completely remove the Delta Ring and barrel nut on your AR and replace it with the barrel nut that comes with the Daniel Defense or any other quad rail you purchase (you won't need the delta ring for this type of installation)—This will give you the monolithic look you are talking about... I have the Daniel Defense AR15 Lite Rail 9.5 FSP and with this set up you will slide on the bolt plate then snug that plate down with the provided barrel nut. Once you have torqued the barrel nut down, you then slide the rail down over the barrel and attach the six bolts through the rail to the bolt plate (which is being held by the barrel nut). When the rail is completely tightened down, the barrel nut will be hidden under the rail.
   See Daniel Defense Lite Rail Installation here: Daniel Defense Lite Rail Installation
2. The second way is to use the existing Delta Ring which will have a gap where the delta ring resides. Daniel Defense has an Omega Rail that utilizes the delta ring and basically the rail comes in two halves...sort of clam shell if you will. In order to install you will have to pull the delta ring back and hook the upper rail section and then do the same with the lower rail section. Then you will screw the two halves together and then adjust the alignment with the screws that will be pressing against the delta ring...
   See Omega Rail installation illustrated here: Daniel Defense Omega Rail Installation

The second method, where you utilize the delta ring, this is probably the easiest install since you don't have to remove the flash hider, gas block and delta ring. But if you are building from the ground up I would definitely go with the first method...
Hope this clears everything up!

[Rolex John]

Shaniac is correct - mine would fall into the "2nd method" category.

[jimdanos]

Sweet.

[shineynitelite]

i think what you made is a transvestite and i don't like it. at all. but thats why you have your rifle, and i have mine.