How To Build An AR-15 Upper

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Jizzellie Was the name of my pet Llama.. 🤣

"here in my garage I've got these new black rifle parts, good to shoot around the Texas hills, but you know what's more important? KNOWLEDGE"

Center the whatchacallit… and then since I don't have the proper tool for it I'll grab a punch and a hammer

I’m not a fan of that hand guard. Pretty good video though!

Geez, good enough I don't think so

Piece of shit flimsy parts. Set screw gas block? Seriously? No delta ring… No poly "knock around" handguards. Sad

I love how no one is commenting that he is using the torque wrench completely wrong lol

There you have it , a totally marred up AR. Now let's go blow up and destroy a perfectly good firearm because I have way too many of them that I never needed in the first place and get views on you tube and inspire the wrong individual into getting a firearm.

with the upper vise used, the full 80 ft-lb of force applied to the upper/barrel nut was being supported only by the pin on the top of the barrel which mates into the receiver, and not the upper receiver itself. that vise is perfect for installing the A2, but not for barrel nut install, if that pin were to shear off, the barrel is useless. although its unlikely, its also possible.

Would that be a free floating barrel setup?

I need help What are the most critical components that one don't want to cheap out on ? BARREL? GAS BLOCK? BOLT CARRIER? These to me seem like parts one want to get well made . Any other info is greatly appreciated and what should I look for other than expensive ? Meaning I don't want to pay for companies ad's in magazines and commercials. Example = Company A may make a quality bolt carrier but isn't as well known . I hear nickel boron is good coating to look for?

you selling it?

Jizzelli wft

I think you are using that torque wrench in the wrong direction!

the real durability torture test is the most rounds a rifle can handle……i want to know how long will my home defense/range rifle will last….other tests like dust test are for extreme use….not self defense/home defense which majority of the rifles are intended for…..i think

if on budget and only building 1 rifle, just buy low cost uppers like PSA and Radical

Good stuff. What lower at you going to mate it to ?

"……but…it does still have a flash hider.."

😂😂😂

Didn't need another vid on how to half ass building an AR upper, where things are 'good enough.' That doesn't do anyone any favors. Even more sad, AutoZone and others will rent you a torque wrench for FREE…

My ar barrel was so tight I had to heat the upper, put it in pot of HOT water and put the barrel in freezer to get the barrel to slide into the upper, the barrel nut needs to between 30 and 80 foot pounds.
With regular dust cover it is easier to install before the barrel is installed.
Sometimes you need spacers to get muzzle brake timed properly.
A can of stove black would fix that muzzle brake to make it look new.

Mandrel source ??

Can someone please answer this question?
Recently moved to the Texas after living my whole life in Canada and now I plan on buying an AR-15. Problem is that since I want to buy many other guns I need to save up on cash so I'm only buying one AR-15, so I want it to be as versatile as possible. Currently I'm considering on getting a rifle system with a 20'' barrel to fulfill the role of an accurate rifle that I can take with me hunting as well as target shooting on a regular day. However I'm considered that in a home defense scenario that a 20'' barrel will affect my ability to defend myself. I'm not old enough to get a handgun and I only have money for one gun. So is a 20'' barrel ok for home defense or should I go for a mid or carbine system?

Foot pounds….. FOOT POUNDS

torture the gun with the baby dust James test, to compare with mini 14.

it's pronounced "Guys-lee"….

You are crazy to state, in a video that people can show in court, that they do not need to use a torque wrench.

Now do a piston ar

Hey, I am interested in building an AR-15 but I don't have a vice. We have one of those Cobalt Tool benches but I don't want to permanently mount a vice block to it, it would take up too much space.

Does anyone make a vice for a stowable saw horse or something similar? Something I can pack away when I am not using it?

I hate buying special tools that I'll only use 1 time a year at most. When I built my ar, I cramped the barrel in my padded vice and torqued the barrel using a surplus barrel wrench I bought for 5 bucks. That's all I bought for tools, the rest was guess work.

good video, but howabout headspace and go / no-go gauge use? you dont use those in your side of atlantic?

Hi Patrick. Thank you for the build video, but If I may add a couple points here. 1) Locktite is your friend, you should always use it on rifle screws. 2) A click type torque wrench only works in one direction. If you reverse it, you will first throw it out of calibration, and in the long run break it internally. (I have three click types, all snap-on, and three beam types) Also, it only works correctly if, when using a tool like your armers tool that puts it to the side, the wrench MUST be at a 90* angle to the tool. If not, the angle with multiply the torque to the work your doing. 3) Not going to check headspacing? I know that most of the components today are all mil-spec, but with that hodge poge of parts in the BCA and such, have the headspace check by a gunsmith would give peace of mind and is far cheaper then a trip to the ER. Patrick, I do enjoy your videos and please don't take this as I am dogging you, I just wanted to help.

lol. how does someone who works for TFB not know how to prnounce geissele? juh-zelly lol

Is head spacing not needed to be checked on ar upper builds?

your a few years late to the ar build rush