The Average Armory: The AR-15 Build: MAGPUL K Grip, Midwest Industries Handguard, Elftmann Trigger, and VG6 Epsilon

After previously comparing the BCM Gunfighter grip and the MAGPUL K Grip, I decided that the MAGPUL grip was a better for for me.

Brownells had a free shipping coupon code, and I jumped on the chance to snag the new grip and returned the BCM grip that I originally ordered.

After spending many hours researching what kind of handguard I wanted to use for this build, I finally ended up deciding to go with the Midwest Industries Gen3 Lightweight.

The original plan was to go with the Odin Works O2 Lite Rail, but I decided against it mainly because if it's larger outer diameter. It is also just a touch heavier than the Midwest rail, and I bought this for less than what I would have paid for the O2 Lite. To top it all off, the Midwest rail comes with its own barrel nut tool, which the O2 Lite required you to either already have a suitable 1 1/2" wrench or to buy one separately. I ordered the handguard from Jet, and they give extra discounts for things like opting out of free returns, so I used that to my advantage.

Found a good deal on Schuyler Arms on the VG6 Epsilon muzzle break, so I grabbed it while I could.

I decided to go with the Epsilon over the Gamma after watching this particular YouTube video that has shooting footage of both muzzle devices. From what I could gather, I saw that the Gamma looked to overcompensate and dip the muzzle down while the Epsilon did a great job at keeping the muzzle very flat. I've shot a rifle in the past that was equipped with a Battle Comp which also overcompensated and dipped the muzzle down. I did not like how that rifle shot at all, so I opted for the Epsilon.

And finally, the trigger. I read a great article that The Truth About Guns posted, and they had great things to say about the Elftmann trigger.

In my quest for a rifle that would be as light as possible, I opted for the 3-Gun trigger option, as it had the most speed cuts in it. I know that it seems silly, as the weight difference between all the models are probably next to nothing, but I figured that the additional cost of the 3-Gun trigger over the other options was reasonable enough to splurge on it. I also decided to go for the straight trigger just to try it. I've never shot an AR with a flat trigger face before, and I figured this would be a good chance to try one out.

Now here's where things get interesting. The company that I bought the trigger from has apparently gone belly up since I've made my purchase. As such, I will still list the company name in the breakdown, but I'll link to Elftmann's website instead.

As my build list now stands:

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