Five easy Ways to Make AR15 type Receivers at Home

Gun Watch ^ | 2 August, 2018 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

There are at least five easy ways to make AR15 receivers at home.

1. Purchase an 80% blank and finish it with a drill, files and patience, it gets easier with a Dremel type tool. Or use a drill and mill and skill. Many videos on how to do it  are available on the Internets. There are numerous sites on the Internets vying for profits, good reviews, and price point.

2. Purchase an 80% receiver and finish it with a programed CDC machine, i.e. the Ghost gunner. Order it on the Internets. The Ghost Gunner has an excellent reputation for creating quality receivers. Defense Distributed is expanding their line to include several different pistol models, including Glock and the Government model .45.

3. Bolt one together from properly sized Aluminum sheets/blocks. Some drilling and tapping required. Specs and templates available on the Internets. This has great potential for building at home. I have not found any kits on the Internets, but they should be easy to create.

4. Print one with a 3D printer. Code and 3D machines available on the Internets. 3D printed receivers have been improved much since the first ones were printed as proof of principle. They tend to be the least durable of the homemade receivers because of the common materials used in inexpensive 3D printers, such as ABS and Nylon. As 3D printers become cheaper and more versatile, the durability of 3D printed receivers will continue to improve.

5. Cast one out of an epoxy resin. Molds, resin and instructions available on the Internets. Reviews of this method indicate it makes a fairly durable and tough receiver. It may not be as tough as aluminum, but they work fairly well.

All of these methods have been shown to work reasonably well, taking various amounts of time and money.

These are not the only methods available. There are many combinations available depending on tools, time, and materials. For example, there are hybrid designs that print out smaller parts, then bolt them together.

These methods need not rely on the Internets. They can be done using old print technology and or video tapes, sold over the counter, or by mail order.

Various of these methods have been available at gun shows from time to time. Sold as kits for cash and carry, there is no digital or paper trail. The kits are simply information and materials, sometimes with a few basic tools.

There are opportunities for gun show entrepreneurs to sell more of these systems as kits, complete with materials and video instructions.  The United States is not the former Soviet Union. Every typewriter is not required to be registered and tracked. Every drill press is not owned by the State.

It would be a great money making project for a gun club or a Second Amendment activist group to promote the First Amendment, Second Amendment rights, self reliance, and personal independence, all at once. The systems are inexpensive enough to make a good money making project for a church group, Trail  Life,4-H club, or Boy Scout council, if they can develop enough spine for it.

President Trump has shown the country that people no longer need fear the nanny state crybullies. Second Amendment supporters can fight back by exercising their rights.

All of the information is available to mill an AR15 receiver from a block of aluminum, to start completely from scratch. Some have used this method, but it takes more time, skill, and effort than the others listed.

 ©2018 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.

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[OKSooner]

Algore only invented one of them.

[archy]

There are simple methods for making your own AR15 receiver mold as well. It only takes a couple of hours and an existing receiver.

Missed at least 3. Though it requires welding, [steel] this is the easiest one of the 3.

[archy]

How do you drill and tap the large thread that holds the buffer tube and stock?

A 1,1/16-inch x16 TPI thread tap is available from Brownell's gunsmithing tools, [about $60, plus shipping] and I also highly recommend one for anyone building AR lowers from Poly80. They're also very useful when repairing lowers of AR15/M16 rifles that have gone into the prone position a little too quickly. springing the lower receiver extension/ buffer tube out of line.

Note too that with laminated [*stamped*] or welded steel lowers and some casting designs, a metal nut with preexisting threads is placed in position, and welded, brazed or cast into place.

[Pollster1]

Just don’t get caught without roll marks on a range outside your property; you are inviting lots of problems for yourself.

It's legal, but legal is not always easy.

[marktwain]

Thank you archy.

Nice to see.

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[Lurker]

“Pop up at the range with one and you’ll likely get an ATF visit later and be questioned.“

I’ve never been to a single range in my entire life that’s done more than give a casual glance at the guns I’ve brought, let alone look at whether or not they have serial numbers.

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[golux]

Aaarrgh!

Friends, I need your help.

I’m having a sort of existential crisis over this post.

I know I’m happy,

but I can’t figure out why.

So... Here’s the dilemma.

What is making me smile?

a) Americans exercising their INALIENABLE rights

b) American ingenuity outfoxing politicians

c) Things that make our government a little afraid of US for a change

d) A pink AR receiver.

[Ancesthntr]

I have also never been to ar range where anyone inspected a firearm for serial numbers or anything else. Their only concern seems to be whether you utilize the item in a safe manner.

That being said, it is usually recommended that one put a serial number of some kind on a homemade item of this type. If for no other reason than to recover the item if it is stolen, this does not seem like a bad idea. I think that when I start producing these things myself, the serial numbers will begin with the following:

BFYTW0001

Anyone unfamiliar with the first five letters of that serial number can look up the phrase online.

[Ancesthntr]

FWIW, I believe that number one on the list is the best option. There are dozens of very high-quality jigs on the market, designed for use with either a decent drill press or a decent router. Following the relatively simple instructions will result in a lower that is within tolerances, and is as strong as one that you would buy from a dealer.

Item number two is very tempting, but the price tag reduces the temptation buy a great deal. You can buy the highest quality jig out there for about $300, and a good router for $125 to $150, and these are each reusable at least two dozen times. Maybe you would need to get some new bits for the router, but that is a negligible expense. Amortized over a couple dozen receivers, the cost of those items winds up being about $15 a pop, vs. about $85 a pop with the CNC machine, not including shipping.

[riverrunner]

Then put some markings on it.

It is so simple by a number and letter stamp set and mark the thing.

Joe blow manufacturing ser# 85678.