Radian Build

[Shepherd9 215]

Just picked this up today!   Upper and handguard on the way from Radian.  They're going to take a few weeks to come in.

[Ray Ray 3,566]

How much are these costing over standard lowers?  They make great charging handles too, by the way.

[High Exposure 5,664]

Nice Shephard9!

Looks like my ADM lower.

Would you flip it over and post a photo of the other side?

Thanks

[Shepherd9 215]

6 minutes ago, High Exposure said:

Nice Shephard9!

Looks like my ADM lower.

Would you flip it over and post a photo of the other side?

Thanks

 

8 minutes ago, Ray Ray said:

How much are these costing over standard lowers?  They make great charging handles too, by the way.

$370.  But it does include the Talon safety selector, takedown pins and all bolt catch and mag release hardware so... not the worst price I've seen for a billet  lower.

Love their charging handles, have them on all my rifles.

[High Exposure 5,664]

Thanks.

Ok, it’s a little different from my ADM. different bolt controls on this side.

Does that button above the mag catch lock the bolt and release it?

45* throw for the selector?

[Shepherd9 215]

On the right side the button on top of the mag release is just for bolt release.  What's cool about it is the mag release itself will also lock the bolt open.

The safety is user choice, 90 or 45.

[Ray Ray 3,566]

I need another lower like I need another hole in my head, but the ambi controls are awesome.

[JackDaWack 2,895]

32 minutes ago, Ray Ray said:

I need another lower like I need another hole in my head, but the ambi controls are awesome.

As I was admiring this piece of work i thought the same thing..

 

[fishnut 2,358]

19 hours ago, JackDaWack said:

As I was admiring this piece of work i thought the same thing..

 

Me too. 

[Shepherd9 215]

20 hours ago, Ray Ray said:

I need another lower like I need another hole in my head, but the ambi controls are awesome.

Yeah, pretty much the same...  Building one more rifle that will barely fit in my crowded safe.  Now I'll need to buy a bigger safe next.

But then the new safe will have too much space so I'll buy another lower.  And the process continues.

[High Exposure 5,664]

Holy shit! I just looked it up - that’s a $375 lower.

Jeebus!

[Shepherd9 215]

12 minutes ago, High Exposure said:

Holy shit! I just looked it up - that’s a $375 lower.

Jeebus!

No, no, no.  Like I said earlier, includes the talon safety, take down pins and all mag/bolt catch hardware.  So it's more like a $295 lower!!!!!

Totally worth it and don't let my wife know.

[High Exposure 5,664]

Lol! One of my biggest fears is that I die before my wife and she sells all my guns for what I told her I spent on them.

 

[Ray Ray 3,566]

3 hours ago, Shepherd9 said:

No, no, no.  Like I said earlier, includes the talon safety, take down pins and all mag/bolt catch hardware.  So it's more like a $295 lower!!!!!

Totally worth it and don't let my wife know.

Okay, so it's a semi complete ambi lower at 375?

[Shepherd9 215]

A semi complete lower that came in a nice box with free stickers!  

Now I'm not gonna tell you guys what the upper/hanguard cost.

[Displaced Texan 11,742]

3 hours ago, High Exposure said:

Lol! One of my biggest fears is that I die before my wife and she sells all my guns for what I told her I spent on them.

 

I always ‘dropped a zero’....if something cost $3000, if she asked....it was $300. 
 

We are in a similar boat...your secret is safe with me. Lol

[0Jeep4 87]

Things sweet. Definitely post pictures of it completed. 

[Ray Ray 3,566]

Great, I want one.

[Persona non grata 113]

That's a pretty sweet lower! I might need to get my hands on that bolt catch if it can be used on Aero lowers. I've seen the light recently and have been buying Radian Talon safeties. Once you go short throw, you can't go back.  I might have to give the Raptor charging handle a try for my current .300 BLK pistol build, although the MSRP isn't much different than the Geissele SCH and ACH I have in my other rifles.

[Shepherd9 215]

Upper and handguard finally showed up!  Have to travel for a few days but will start building this when I get back.

 

[Shepherd9 215]

Barrel should be here today.   

[JackDaWack 2,895]

On 5/14/2020 at 10:04 AM, High Exposure said:

Lol! One of my biggest fears is that I die before my wife and she sells all my guns for what I told her I spent on them.

 

I told my wife I needed a bigger safe, she said for what?

[RUTGERS95 890]

that's insane price but looks awesome

[Shepherd9 215]

Well I had ordered a Wilson Combat 14.7" barrel and had them "armor tuff" coat it in burnt bronze.  Looks awesome on the gun but I simply took for granted that it would have 1/2x24 threads.  Turns out this model (with 1:7 twist) was the only 5.56 they made with 5/8x24 threads.  So now I have to wait for a new muzzle brake to get here so I can have it pinned before finishing this thing.

Will be going with another surefire but in .270 cal.  Was the smallest brake with 5/8 threads I could fine.  

[Shepherd9 215]

Just waiting on optics.  Holosun 510C w/ magnifier on the way.

- Radian Model 1 lower, upper, and handguard 

- Wilson Combat 14.7 barrel w/ Surefire Socom brake (will pick up a warden as well)

- JP adj. gas block

- Sharps Rifle Co. Enhanced BCG

- Geissele SSA trigger

 

 

[Persona non grata 113]

Nice looking build! What optic is going on it?

[Shepherd9 215]

Just now, Persona non grata said:

Nice looking build! What optic is going on it?

Holosun 510C with their 3x magnifier