I have a friend that is dying. (lets just call him Chuck) He found out in August that he had brain cancer and has been given 1 to 2 years. At first his doctors did not paint a pretty picture when they told him that he had a brain tumor the size of a tennis ball.
He giving away a lot of his guns to his family. He gave three ARs away, one of which was a Tiger McKee Katana.
He made it through surgery and radiation treatments like a champ. The doctors were amazed at how well he did.
About two weeks ago Chuck asked me what I would charge him to build him a lightweight AR. I told him I would do it for whatever it cost. He said he wanted a pencil barrel and a short stock. So we jumped on the internet and started looking for parts that he wanted.
We ordered a 14.7 inch retro barrel from Brownell's, Aero Precision upper receiver without the forward assist and a EXO Nickel Bron BCG from Aim Surplus. I had a complete PSA lower at the house along with the rest of the parts. While looking for parts Chuck saw a picture of the UTG Entry stock and said that was the stock he wanted. Hell, I had one at the house too.
Now Chuck is about 5'3" tall with short arms and he's a fighter. He's a combat vet and retired LEO. I told him one day, while picking on him, that he was more like a runt T-Rex then a Velociraptor. Because Velociraptors go after the weaker, but a T-Rex is a fighter and never backs down.
So I'm calling this build The T-Rex. Here is a pic I took the other day. Since the pic was taken I got the BCG and Triangle hand guard in.
The barrel is at the shop right now having the flash hider pinned and welded.
I told Chuck I was going to have a T-Rex engraved in the right side of the magwell. He told me he would kill me if I did.
