Noveske Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Since I went through a lot of grief on this one, I consider it a project and will post it here. -Masada Front flip-BUIS removed and replaced with rail (and MBUS) -Shortened barrel to 10.5" with gasblock tucked into RIS -Bushmaster ACR RIS -PTS trademarks removed -Upper receiver sprayed coyote brown (not a perfect match, but oh well!) -Shell deflector sprayed black Will be going with an AAC trilug soon and possibly a mock silencer option. Comments appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites
spetsnazdave87 Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Hot! Link to post Share on other sites
NeoVeNoM Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Hot! I agree. It's simply stunning. I love that barrel, still don't understand why PTS did not release a 10.5inch instead of a 11.5 inch. Might buy myself a 11.5 and do the same as you did. Link to post Share on other sites
Noveske Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 I agree. It's simply stunning. I love that barrel, still don't understand why PTS did not release a 10.5inch instead of a 11.5 inch. Might buy myself a 11.5 and do the same as you did. It's a good mod, but a bit of work pushing the gas block back. Essentially you have to cut the barrel behind the gas block, and re-attach the barrel from there. I'll post some pics later. Link to post Share on other sites
Noveske Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Some more pics: -12.5" custom barrel -Bushmaster polymer handguard Link to post Share on other sites
ericfine50 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 That looks very nice! Link to post Share on other sites
BerserkDS Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 id love to see how you managed to shorten the outter barrel. the 11.5 inch barrel still is too long for my taste. Your ACR, however, is the perfect length. Link to post Share on other sites
Noveske Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 id love to see how you managed to shorten the outter barrel. the 11.5 inch barrel still is too long for my taste. Your ACR, however, is the perfect length. TBH, mine is only an inch shorter than the 11.5", but it's the fact the gas block protruded in front of the RIS is what bothered me. So to shorten the barrel, the barrel had to be cut from behind the gas block and reattached there. I'll post some pics soon. Been somewhat rather busy. Link to post Share on other sites
BerserkDS Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 yea that is my main quirk is that the gas block sticks out too much with the ras. Can't wait to see pics, ill definietly to chopping up my 14.5 barrel! Link to post Share on other sites
C.J.Fox Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I like the mods on the 10.5" ACR, I've always preferred the front railed unit and the adjustable rear folding stock to that of the standard kit supplied with the Magpul PTS version. However I'm not a fan of the MBUS set, not sure if it's their size (big and chunky) or, especially in this case, the colour. They just look too "obvious" and in the way. Regardless of this, nice pieces of hardware on show... Link to post Share on other sites
Philbucknall Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 love it!! beautiful work! Link to post Share on other sites
Noveske Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 I like the mods on the 10.5" ACR, I've always preferred the front railed unit and the adjustable rear folding stock to that of the standard kit supplied with the Magpul PTS version. However I'm not a fan of the MBUS set, not sure if it's their size (big and chunky) or, especially in this case, the colour. They just look too "obvious" and in the way. Regardless of this, nice pieces of hardware on show... Thanks for the compliments. I went with the black MBUS because I was trying to replicate the Remington prototype as best I could from this pic (with the exception of the barrel): That said, I've gone with FDE MBUS now, possibly will go with Troys later as I've seen a lot of Remington ACR photos with Troys. Link to post Share on other sites
Noveske Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Reverse engineering: Build the build, then draw the concept. Link to post Share on other sites
Noveske Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Some updated pics: Added an AAC m42000 blackout flashider and went back to FDE MBUS Link to post Share on other sites
NeoVeNoM Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Nice! do you have close up pictures of the barrel and front ris? Link to post Share on other sites
Noveske Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 As requested: Here are the pics of the barrel mod. Essentially you cut the barrel from behind the gas block, shorten it to the desired length, but leave about a 1/2" to go into the socket. You'll need to lathe out that 1/2" portion to fit. Then I used a mini-hex screw to secure the two parts and prevent rotation of the front part. Here are my two barrels: Top is the original 14.5" shortened to 12.5", gasblock in it's original position. Below is the shortened 10.5" with the gas block pushed back: On that note, regarding the top rail mod: Here are some pics of the finished product. I didn't take any pics of the process, but I will for my black ACR which is in the works: Link to post Share on other sites
NeoVeNoM Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 That is very nice work! It so well finished. I hope PTS is watch too. Link to post Share on other sites
druid799 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 love my Masada but love your build even more ! respect is due . Link to post Share on other sites
slu Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Is the rail this aftermarket components? http://www.uncompany.com/pageproductdetails.asp?prodid=28857 Nice photos. Makes me want to get one. Link to post Share on other sites
Noveske Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Is the rail this aftermarket components? http://www.uncompany.com/pageproductdetails.asp?prodid=28857 Nice photos. Makes me want to get one. Not quite. Mine's the RS Bushmaster variant. Notable differences between the PTS RIS and Bushmaster RIS: 1. Color/Paint: PTS is Flat Dark Earth and BM is Coyote Brown 2. Front Screw Mounting holes: PTS has them, BM doesn't 3. Bottom Picitinny Rail: The bottom rail of the BM RIS is shorter than the PTS (I'm guessing because of the rigidity the pin design requires for RS) 4. Quality: BM's CNC lines are cleaner than PTS and I believe the material is stronger than the PTS (for obvious reasons). This also goes for the built on front QD mounts. Link to post Share on other sites
slu Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Again Noveske, I am in awe of your budget. Link to post Share on other sites
Noveske Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Updated the accessories a lil bit: Link to post Share on other sites
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