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Cake day: September 29th, 2025

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  • I’ve got nothing against the idea of a mostly printed dedicated ar22 barrel. I’ve got to go against the grain and ask: Is there a reason you’re opting for the traditional ar22barrel (im assuming its gonna be the typical profile) over a carbon fiber Proto-barrel? You’d only need the larger diameter of the two “required carbon fiber tubes” when making one from a chaszel barrel. The best part is its infinitely easier to remove the liner if you mess up or want repurpose the liner for a different project ( versus sticking prints it in a corrugated cardboard box to cook it with a Heatgun). If you want to use any muzzle devices it has coarse thread adapter that is much easier to deal with than the finer stuff like: 1/2-28, 5/8-24 when printed from PLA+/pro. If its something you just feel like doing or designing then go for it I wouldn’t mind seeing other barrel profile copies or even entirely new ones. However when taking into Consideration $20-ish (generally speaking if there’s two brands with seemingly identical options the one priced slightly higher usually will have a better finish) buys enough material to make at-least two (16"long) and as many as 6(5.5"long) (remember chaszel liners only use the 1x25x23x420mm tube in the BOM ) nothing else comes to mind that can elevate your project’s looks and (most often) performance for such a small investment in capital and time.








  • Never built a bobcat but I’ve built 3 arks of different calibers and 1 2.0 in 300 black out. I ended up disassembling them to use the parts for other projects. Only the 22lr wasn’t ridiculously heavy, if you have any issues/made any mistakes disassembling it is a time consuming hassle due to the threaded rods as spines design however this allows for a study result. Once you get them together correctly they’re not any better or worse of an AR platform functionally just a different manual of arms (in my opinion). If you decide on the ark the charging handle is a must for an enjoyable experience.

    I’ve always wanted to build a bobcat. What’s prevented me was finding a suitable bcg that fit the recommendations in the guide so I wouldn’t have to modify it any more than absolutely necessary to make it compatible with the project. If you decide on the bobcat I’d like to see what bolt carrier you decide on.


  • Pretty cool if you ignore the tape securing the two magazines together 🤣. Please spend the 20 minutes it takes to design a side stack base plate so the neighbors won’t describe you as an airsoft playing crackhead when they see you bringing this to the car. Next time you see them in their yard it they’ll be handing you donated 6mm bbs and bulk packs of clear lighters homeless people and teenagers use.