I get asked frequently by coworkers about putting together an AR15 and/or modifying them. I like AR's a LOT because there is a plethora of parts and the design is completely modular.

Putting together one is fairly simple if you have the right tools, harder if you don't (ask me how I know! LOL). Some things are not obvious if you haven't done or seen it before. There are a LOT of resources available on the internet to help guide you though. At some point I will put together what I used. There are a couple of really good documents/links that explained most of it. Those pins take more force than implied - especially when putting them into a tightly spec'd lower like the Mega.

I have put together a few and found a pics from the builds. Notice that I did not have the correct tools at the time and used a lot of wood and masking tape. I do not recommend this method. Anyway, these are mainly from putting together a couple of 6.8 SPC's.

Anyway, here are the pics from my coppermine.fortreg.com.