by It was one of those days in a very good way.
I got invited to an AR build party at the end of July with Rob Pincus and David Yamane. Over the last few days I’ve been digging up the parts I’d accumulated over the years for a lightweight build. I found my Aero Precision stripped upper with a matching lower, I found my Doublestar ARFX skeleton stock, I found the CMC AR flat trigger, I found the Odin Works red anodized lower parts, and all the little KNS Precision pins and parts I’d won years ago.
What I was missing was the Faxon pencil barrel that I’d bought at a NRA Annual Meeting a few years ago plus the ALG Defense EMR-V3 13″ handguard. I thought these parts might be stored in one of three trunks where I have put extra pouches, ALICE and Molle gear, holsters, and a bunch of other stuff. I found the barrel almost right away in the topmost trunk. Then as I started looking in the second trunk I happened to look to the side and saw a box. I wondered what was in it and it was the ALG Defense handguards! All my parts needed to complete the lightweight AR had been found.
If the story stopped there, I’d still be a very happy camper. But as both Ron Popeil and Billy Mays would say, “But wait, there’s more!”
Years ago I had bought a surplus Aimpoint Comp M4 red dot sight. I had lost track of where I had stored it. A new AA battery and it works perfectly. I not only found it in trunk number one along with the Faxon barrel but I found my SOG PowerLock multi-tool.
In addition, I found my DSG Arms complete upper which I think has a Seekins Precision barrel on it. That upper was one of the first “tactical” uppers I bought as it had a full length handguard with Keymod slots. “Keymod” tells you how long ago I bought it! Digging through the trunks I found a sling bag that I plan to take with my on a trip next month as well as other stuff.
I have over the years taken advantage of Black Friday and other sales to buy parts and accessories at a discount. I try to keep up with where everything is stored but obviously I fail.
However, today was just one of those days when everything just came together. Given my luck today I wonder if I ought to buy a lottery ticket. The winnings could finance a lot of 2A lawsuits.