POTD: The Holt Works 7.5” 556 FRT
Photo Of The Day and one of the few builds with irons only is on display. The builder and photographer is Holt Works Photography, showing off his new 7.5” 556 FRT (Forced Reset Trigger). The rail and buffer tube is Cerakoted in slate grey, with some bright wire added in to lighten it up. The upper is FDE with some white added. The lower from Palmetto State Armory uses a Troy Coyote Tan, also with some bright white mixed in. In my opinion, some of the best Cerakotes I’ve seen ran mixed colors, but it’s difficult to do the same thing twice.
Here are the details of the build:
“@palmettostatearmoryofficial M16a2 lower and Nib trigger group
Aero Precision M4E1 upper
@crossmachinetool quad rail
@ballisticadvantage 7.5” Gov’t profile, pistol gas length 555 barrel and gas block
@thoroughbred_armament phosphate C158 BCG
@atriusdev 3 position safety
@kynshot hydraulic buffer
@hrfconcepts Milspec RCM magwell
@diefreeco Kung Fu FDE grip
@scalarworks PEAK flip up iron sights
@rearden_mfg RPB muzzle brake and gen 2 Atlas
@deadairsilencers Laz 6 from @silencershop
@arisakadefense MLOK Indexer
@forwardcontrols dimpled forward assist, mag release, EPC port cover, pivot and takedown pins, FDE castle nut and end plate
@magpul FDE SL-M stock and pmag
@magpod gen 3 Pmag baseplate”
What do you think of the end result? I think the magazine looks huge on the gun.
Photo and captions by Holt Works Photography. They can be found on Facebook and Instagram as Holt Works 2.0. Pictures used with permission.
Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
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