How To Assemble An AR15 Lower

[@markhudgins9502]

It would be nice to see the parts up close up .

[@midwestgunworks]

Thank you for commenting Mark, I will certainly work on that for our upcoming videos.

[@midwestgunworks]

Hey mark, here's our updated video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnizeZqhfZ5phKs

[@alepepperoni2563]

@@midwestgunworks thank you

[@1940restorod]

Ditto his comment about close up demo

[@nfaisnfgay]

@@midwestgunworks and you fucked it up again. Impressive.

[@jasonmorley4524]

You took the lower out of frame at the moments we needed to see it

[@Adventure3Man]

After watching this im feeling a lot more confident in my first build. Just bought a lower from psa for black Friday and am getting a rifle kit soon, I didn't want to buy a full rifle as I felt building my first one would give me much more value financially and sentimentally. I'm very excited to finish it up!

[@wizdumb_and_valor]

How far along are you?

[@Adventure3Man]

@@wizdumb_and_valor I have a stripped lower and bought a psa rifle kit I have it all and will be putting it together with my friend and his dad who both have way more experience than me in 3 days. I'm super excited but I wanted to make sure it was done properly and my friends actually have a decent collection of tools that'll make things way easier

[@jacobseraphin685]

Let me know how it holds up, I’ve been thinking about building a rifle from PSA

[@Adventure3Man]

@@jacobseraphin685 when we got it built there was something wrong with the trigger, for whatever reason it was having trouble resetting as when we got it all put together and took it to the range after each shot I had to push the trigger forward and it'd click then I could shoot again, but it was entirely a trigger issue. It was what they called the PSA enhanced polished trigger. Everything else was good, it has a little bit of rattle to it and to fix the issue my buddy who helped me build it had his own PSA rifle that he'd built previously and he had just upgraded his Trigger to a geissele one so he gave me his psa factory trigger and now no more issues! I'm sure if I emailed PSA they likely would have sent me a new Trigger but I didn't want to wait as I'm very impatient lol. Rifle has been running like a charm since!

[@yaabuddyyy]

Probably hardest thing for new builders is knowing what spring goes where. Maybe show it next time 🤙

[@midwestgunworks]

Here's our updated video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnizeZqhfZ5phKs

[@jstud999]

This video is decent for someone who just needs a refresher but for someone brand new it’s useless. You should remake it showing close up of how everything goes.

[@okayestmedia]

I’m glad there’s other videos on this process

[@midwestgunworks]

We appreciate all of the constructive criticism. I must have assumed talking, and showing the install from the outside would be enough to help. In the future, I will focus on showing the parts being installed in depth. Hope you all check back, as our videos will continue to improve! Thank you again!

[@mghegotagun]

Look forward to it, but heads up, corporate media outlets have been pestering youtube about firearm assembly videos, taking out several belonging to the most notable members in the 80% community. On top of uploading these videos, I suggest having MP4 files as backup, and letting people know where they can download them since corporations and the media will step on both the 1st and 2nd amendment for their anti gun agenda.

[@rifleshooterchannel208]

Also you could do well to send that Wheeler AR tool back to Mr. Potterfield 😂 All joking aside I’ve found it was pretty poor quality and did not fit the castle nuts well enough to cause marring.

[@imagohouse7412]

What...you mean a group of people offered constructive criticism in respectfully manner and recipient of said advise didn't take offense and then actual implemented said improvements with new video???? Who knew that folks could actually be civil.

[@gavin52319]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! I was just fiddling with my rifle and i was curious of what i could do with the stock of my AR556 and i ended up launching just about every part of the stock assembly and i tried to put it all back together and i tried to rack it and the bolt got hung up on something. This video really helped me!!! Turns out i just needed to keep turning the stock so it caught the buffer retainer. Thank you so much!!

[@cbbees1468]

@@imagohouse7412 An armed society is a polite and tacticool society.

[@BigRossD]

I mean... No close ups on anything huh?

[@bluehen32]

90% of what needs to be "done right" is off screen or a mile away.

[@boss5120]

Thanks for saving me time

[@will8743]

You need somebody to run the camera for ya. Your barely on camera and you need to be zoomed in on at times.

[@ChuckWood]

This video is made for someone who already knows how to assemble this gun.

[@FNBBN150]

Would be really cool if you actually stayed in the camera frame when you were trying to demonstrate how to put pieces on

[@25terpt]

This video is terrible - you don't show any close ups of the assemtrical pins that you are installing, half of the intricate steps are out of the camera view, etc.

[@howardtoob]

Way too fast bro. Please delete. It's not helpful imo.

[@trekgod3]

Video is practically useless without close up shots of what you're doing

[@midwestgunworks]

I apologize for not showing up close. I will definitely improve on this, and hope you come back for our future videos.

[@midwestgunworks]

Hey Nick, here's our updated video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnizeZqhfZ5phKs

[@noah5889]

@@midwestgunworks rad, was about to watch this and the comments but glad to see you guys did another. Awesome thank you

[@GunNut37086]

I've never staked a castle nut. It would've been cool to see what you did instead of the back of your left hand.

[@page11racing89]

This was great but I had to pause on every assemble photo and try and decipher just how things went, the trickiest for me to see was the hammer spring. I ended up grabbing another lower from a pre-built and using it as a guide with your video.

[@outdoorlife6978]

Great video but need to do more closes up , you lose us when you install parts from 3 feet away

[@samruez5108]

The camera is too far away. A lot of your install is "off" camera. :(. Other than that I like your video. Thank you for making it simple

[@BL-to1pf]

The explanation of what you were doing was helpful but, you kept moving out of the camera frame so we could not see what you were doing. Also when you were in the frame your hands were too far away from the camera to clearly see what you were doing. Helpful for sure but I’ll see if I get mine put together. Good try, thank you!

[@adamwilder3424]

2:09 seconds in I already am going to find another video...you aren't showing the parts close enough...how do I know which spring is which if you dont show it

[@timothywilliams4635]

You're doing the work without really showing it

[@criagcundiff2469]

Good information but lousy visuals. Most of the work being done (the important parts that we beginners need to actually see) was done out of view of the camera. I need you to slow down and show a close-up of everything you do. For example, staking the castle nut. I need to see precisely where you place the tip of your punch and the angle you hold it. And the little detents. Close-ups please of the tubes/chambers where they go and their orientation when you put them in. The hammer install, I could not see how the spring oriented over the trigger pin or whatever it was that it had to go over. I've never done this before. Verbal explanation is not enough. in tight close-ups is what I need. And time to pause the video as I try to follow along one step at a time.

[@WayOffGrid]

Perhaps you could move the camera a little further away so a new comer can't see what part you're calling what. Oh.. never mind you already did. What did you do film it from the next room?

[@cristianfranco7658]

i have to go a 1/4 speed just to keep up. that and i cant even see how the parts are placed on eachother half the time. this is no better verbally being told how to build it with the person not being descriptive at all

[@damiencavazos3919]

Would be nice if we could actually see the parts being put together. Most of the work is done out of view of the screen.

[@jasonventre6489]

Get any further away from the camera?

[@southpolewagyufarms4361]

You need to work over the workbench and not close to your chest as the lower work disappears from view.

[@nelsons1129]

I missed something, what keeps the buffer spring in, mine just wants to push out and hit the trigger

[@exeedwashsolutions6833]

You act like you're talking to experienced builders vs a newbie.

[@dkincaid32]

Here's an install video where i hide everything i do with my hands or off camera.

[@tomcash2591]

go to another video, this is the worst video on youtub on assembling a lower.

[@michaelkaady]

How do you get the buffer soring to stay in the buffer tube like that?

[@amoledor]

I would be assuming the rear take down pin would be the same as the front but it would have been nice to see if it isn’t. Doing my first lower assembly soon.

[@MrCbbullies]

They isually look exactly the same but the fromt pin is flat slightly. The back one is completely round

[@MrCbbullies]

The back pin being round wont fit in the spot the front one will fit into. Becaide it has th3 flat cutout

[@shanemccrorey2620]

Yup, forgot rear take down 📌 ...

[@gfernandez24]

Great info, but a zoom in a better camera view would be more helpful

[@Mr.Mikey.Holiday]

This video is terrible.

[@midwestgunworks]

Ouch... Here's our updated video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnizeZqhfZ5phKs

[@daviddickerson9429]

It would be nice if you would assemble this on the screen where we can see. Going to find another video!

[@EpicSprint]

Would be nice to actually see the tutorial

[@bentleyking2438]

Good video great with explaining what to do but the real problem the biggest problem is the camera is so far back that you can’t see what you are doing with the parts yes you are explaining what to and how to do it but nobody can see what it is your doing we need a closer view of what’s happening

[@midwestgunworks]

Here's our updated video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnizeZqhfZ5phKs

[@mrblack5145]

It had been several years since I'd last assembled a Lower, and your video was exactly what I needed as a refresher. Once I had it most of the way done, i didnt finish your video and went from muscle memory and denomination.. however, I did end up ejecting the buffer retainer spring and pin, probably because I didn't follow your tip (if any) to keep it from happening; as I'm in my garage, the spring is absolutely in the Nether Realm with all the left-footed socks the dryer eats. I did find the pin, however. My 2 cents to add to the conversation? Watch this video twice before touching your parts kit. Remember that you can zoom with the new KZbin update, it might help with close up shots. Also know that the spring from a click pen works fine as a temporary replacement for a buffer retention spring. 😉

[@silvergrizzly316]

Yeah, I shut it down after the disconnector spring. People the disconnector spring has one end that is flared out, put that end down👎👎

[@midwestgunworks]

Glad you let everyone know. I can sleep better at night knowing that.

[@The_Real_Zaineman]

I wish you had a camera view that was extremely close up. I simply couldn't see what he was doing and I would NOT be comfortable attempting a build with just this video. Some KZbin'rs have a quality camera over their work station that looks straight down on what the hands are doing with the parts. Perhaps if you look at some "How to build a drone from scratch" these would be excellent examples of how this camera technique is executed. Very best regards.. Z :)

[@alexryan9869]

Put the mag release in before you put the bolt release in on the front takedown pin use an Allen wrench through the holes.

[@0117ization]

Thought this video would be perfect to follow step by step. Guess i was wrong.

[@StabbyMcStabwood]

Great video, except for the fact that I can't see half of what you're doing... maybe don't use a wide shot next time you're showing how to install small parts...

[@patrickfromatlanta785]

I just want you to know, I took apart my rifle for the first time to clean it, and couldn't figure out why I had a dead trigger afterwards. With this video and you showing how to put that lower assembly back together my trigger clicks and resets like before!! thank you for this video you saved me time and money taking it somewhere.

[@ThomasShue]

Terrible tutorial. Watch it and see it from a new fella’s perspective and you’ll see how hard what you do is very difficult to follow

[@jakepierson2659]

What do you do with the spring in the buffer tube?

[@1ds2ds3ds]

Look it up on google clearly tells you. Why have a company sit there and answer previously answered questions? Go waste someone else time with this nonsense question! Also I hope you have a miserable 2022 year and that your hair falls out

[@eddieellison7679]

Great video, except for this is not for beginners, you didn’t name a single part you didn’t do a single close up, so if you’re here to learn wrong video for you

[@TimmayFilms]

WAIT!!! THE MAAGAZINE RELEASE NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED BEWFORE THE BOLT RELEASE. THIS HAS BEEN QUIETLY FLIPPED IN "PART-2". A small but sincere apology to all those who installed the bolt release first, with a pin, only to then find it nearly impossible to screw the magazine release down all the way, might be slightly appropriate. As usual, I reviewed the entire video first, (using it as a refresher) to the very end where I found this innocuously named "part-duh (2)". Mysteriously, the bolt release and the magazine release were flipped appropriately.

[@jonnygun5055]

Try to work in frame

[@Alpz07]

Youre not showing it

[@RustyShacklefardd]

Nice camera work

[@barrylitchfield8357]

Couldn't see what you were doing! Out of frame, or couldn't see the part you were installing. You said '"install the safety selector spring on the 'RIGHT' side." (Looking from the bottom of the lower receiver, or the top of the receiver? Looking from the front or the back of the receiver? I appreciate your effort of trying to help us newbies with your video. Thanks for that!

[@failoverflow4888]

Would NOT recommend to new builders can’t see shit and isn’t a good video overall

[@jerrykunzman3231]

You know what you're doing. I have nothing to criticize about techniques; and I am a firearms manufacturer. I always love to watch others at all levels since I can learn from everyone. However, your video lacks details for beginners; and this video was clearly directed at newbies. Please work on showing them close-ups and details. Your building skills rate an "A" but you usefulness to those that are doing this as their first build is a "D." I am sorry that my honest opinion wasn't better. I meant this comment to be constructive. Glad to see you got a million hits!

[@lewstherin826]

I understand this was 2 years ago, but while you were assembling that safety/detent/grip etc... you did NOT show the part of adding the take down pin detent or the purpose of the hex bolt UNDER the grip, BEFORE putting the grip on.

[@IsaacGossard-ij9vw]

This is a very bad technical video. Very little explanation or illustration of what is being done. Tighten castle but “as tight as I can”. “Push metal” to stake. Let’s also run a rat tail file through our machined takedown pin bore to get her lined up. If a person didn’t know the deal or have a basic mechanical aptitude this video could leave you very confused or lead you to hurt your parts. Good thing I am a NASA aerospace certified gun assembler smith and can read between the lines.

[@turn-n-burn1421]

I have to say, especially for newbies, you could have done this much better. I watched because it's been nearly a year since my last build. But looking mostly at what you 'assumed' people might get was a modest error. For one, near the end, while you're installing the buffer tube and takedown pin, you never showed putting the pin in the rear hole, only the spring. And on both, the rear takedown and front pivot, you might have shown and explained that the grooves in those pins have to face the hole so that everything lines up and captures in those slots. Also, in the pivot pin, while you're swapping that file for the actual pivot pin, you might additionally emphasize that you need to keep pressure toward that spring if you don't want to wind up on your knees searching all over for those tiny items. You did mention they might go flying, but until someone has actually experienced it, they're not gonna understand. I know; I'm armchair quarterbacking, but once you've made a video and watched it while editing, you have an opportunity to notice what you left out. Not soon; and viewers, there are several of these assembly videos, both for uppers and lowers; one day I might make one for people who are brave enough to try their very first build. For those people, we're not talking about constructing a skyscraper or flying to the moon, but it is a wonderful feeling to know you did this yourself. Pretty satisfying.

[@GunBigotHater]

Your video assumes that you know which detent and which spring go where. I’ve done this before, but I’m a little rusty. As a constructive criticism, you should point out which of these parts go where and what they look like.

[@DerekFromBK]

Like others have said. To have 1 million views of a video you can't see... 100,000 people had to watch it 10 times just to see what the hell you were doing. I kept watching until the 10:35 minute mark of a 12:33 video at which time I turned it off. This is the worst instructional video on KZbin.... And that's saying something!

[@mkielsky]

I dropped so many F-bombs while trying to follow this video, so many important, critical views were omitted, skipped, off-camera, or just rushed past -- you should be ashamed for leaving this video out there -- redo the video with more close-ups, repeat critical info, orientation of parts, and you left out the buffer spring retention spring/pin completely -- truly embarrassed for you

[@greattribulation1388]

Douchey way to assemble and teach. Alright, grab these part and put ‘em like this. Okay? What are they called? What do they looks like. What parts look similar? What if some kits have rolled pins? What are some common problems?…..

[@greenharvestproductions6743]

Want to build an AR pistol basic is the same process but you cannot have the adjustable stock buffer tube because the new laws from the ATF that go in effect of his August so for everybody who wants to build a lower do not put no adjustable socks because that's a no no this process is only for a rifle the only difference is that if you going to build a pistol AR pistol you have to have a buffer tube and according to the new law no arm brace are no longer legal without converting it into an SBR everything keeps changing it's sad because a lot of people do have trouble with their hands I thank you for this video correct me if I'm wrong on anything but according to the new literature of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Empire arms arm braces will no longer be grandfather in this is a sad situation because there are people who have trouble with their hand and the arm brace helps a lot if you going to built it this way for a short barrel rifle then you have to fill an ATF Form one. I thank you for the video and the way you explain it it'd be nice if one day you can make a video the same way you made this video for the the AR-15 pistol

[@brentbowling5053]

Yeah I don't have your type of lower receiver, wish I had one, because I just put in my roll pin in for the bolt catch, and I didn't have plastic hammer, so I used my little girl's hammer (little pink hammer), so now I have a scratch, now my little girl is laughing at me.

[@BrianKelsay]

Your hands are in the way, you should lay the part down for orientation before picking it up.

[@midwestgunworks]

Hey Brian, here's our updated video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnizeZqhfZ5phKs

[@Calisaber1]

Wtf??!! Yeah man, just throw it together. You realize people who use this video need help right? Go slow, SHOW THE DAMN PARTS YOURE USING…..

[@ericwhitney6938]

I apricate the verbal descriptions but your camera work needs a lot of help. Several times you hold the pieces outside of the camera framing. And when you do have stuff in the camera you are to wide. It's very hard to see what you are doing. Your hands cover up most of the action and the rest of the time it's black parts going into a black housing. Very difficult to understand.

[@boogerdog5247]

Video totally useless...instructions on audio fine if you already know how to do this. Not every lower is "threaded" to make the pin install a snap. Also, where the extra tools ate available would be nice. After Brownell's, it's a mystery.

[@madsatyr]

Probably would have been a better video if you hadn’t done Half of it Off Camera. I still couldn’t explain staking to someone by using this video. Come on guy.

[@davidharrell3364]

great video except I'm watching a video because I don't what I am doing. so when you say put the spring... I have 7 springs and I don't know their names. I really want a visual. can you point me to a video that shows me which piece goes where?

[@tonyd6884]

Looks like some of these guys in here need another video with close ups and someone to hold their hand while changing their winged napkin. Before your next video you should send out tissues for all the crybabies and maybe some cheese for the whining. WOW!😂

[@AgnotologyTV]

Timney AR triggers are $150. My total build cost right now is $340. We have different opinions on what is affordable.

[@mikecampingforfun5226]

Dude you screwed the pooch on this video. #1 when you were installing the mag release button there was no close up to show exactly what you were doing. #2 the small part you're installing are black the lower receiver is was black you can't see shit.

[@BernieDiaz]

Sorry, I had to find a different video. You're too fast and sometimes the lower is off-camera. You don't specify small parts that go together prior to installing them. I guess you assume people know all the parts and It defeats the purpose of the video.

[@MatthewsTrueShow]

Man, watched this whole thing through a few times. And even with the same parts and "cheat sheet" i am literally lost at at square one. Not really about to see the exact part, where you're placing it in the reciever and much more. :/

[@jstud999]

That wheeler wrench is TRASH. I have one and it doesn’t fit on one castle nut or muzzle device I own. I’ve tried it on multiple guns and not one fits it. The magpul wrench is much better

[@bryandamkaer3646]

Better camera angles would be a great help. Was difficult seeing everything you were doing. Informative video tho... thanks

[@GW2964]

Is it just me, or did he totally skip installing the rear takedown pin and detent? I am using thos video to install lpk for first time ever. I stopped before takedown pins and buffer, saving for tomorrow. Gonna look for other videos.

[@CarlPapa88]

@MidwestGunWorks Yeah. A for effort, but we really could benefit from this one getting shot again while ine if the shop guys runs the camera.

[@ericc2530]

I hate drop in trigger. Everyone I've bought had terrible reliability issues. Doesn't reset, double feed, is the biggest two. Don't be lazy and get a normal trigger.

[@MarcusB-r1u]

i mean the video helped but you glossed over some parts that would have been helpful to see up close or in detail, such as the orientation of the trigger pins/hammer pin or the safety detente pin. and with the trigger i had to go find another video that showed in greater detail how to do it because you kinda just put it in there without truly showing how. for the rest of the assembly it was a good video. I've never assembled one before and it would seem this is more of a refresher video for people that kinda know how, rather than a step by step guide how for beginners.

[@josiahskurlock6380]

Go to Larry Potterfield of MIDWAY guns for perfect, well explained, close up of parts ar-15 build video's

[@ryanross9855]

There is no close up views. There are numerous springs. Without close ups and explanation of which spring how can we know 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@erikjohnston2100]

The only reason I’m referring to this is because I forgot which spring was which. Good job clearing that up. Video kind of useless.

[@guschandler7727]

On the buffer I noticed that the castle nut was already on there after I screwed it all the way down, you might mention that you screw it on first.

[@fast79z28camaro]

This video vomits some important things. No mention of any type of molybdemum grease on the receiver extension threads. No loc-title on the bolt release set screw... These are the details that make or break a build.

[@CBRNURSE]

extremely difficult to follow... I cant see the direction parts are alligned as im not shown...Then the part is taken out of camera angle to assemble so I cant see the assembly.. Wtf

[@jackuoff24]

The effort is A+ but the visual is a C-. for beginners is going to be rough to understand what you’re doing as you can’t really see anything you’re doing or the parts.

[@jacobramos911]

Can’t even see

[@porschmn]

Agree close ups and in the view of the camera. The hammer and spring installation is not shown very well at all and after watching that part a couple of times and still not seeing it, I'm turning off.

[@BrutalExp3rt]

Very very very bad camera angle died

[@midwestgunworks]

Straight dead.

[@leonardcutshaw6669]

Midway USA has much better videos WITH closeups and a person that actually knows what he is doing.

[@wlc1980]

Good video, but I need a closer zoom in, I'm a first timer and I'm hoping I can Identify the correct springs and other parts.

[@MichaelLloyd]

It's easier if you do the bolt release second. You didn't mention putting a spring follower (pin) on the bolt release spring.

[@Orchid9550]

Is the safty only supposed to move when the trigger is cocked only? I am assuming that its supposed to work when its not cocked as well?

[@EliteElk221]

Can't see anything, had to consistently move to other videos for specific parts. Better zoom and slower pace recommended

[@zombiemenace03]

yooo Idk type of lower I got but the parts your inserting the piecs into is just a solid block on mine... I think I was scammed

[@seanyohe1069]

Why would you make a video on how to assemble a firearm and not zoom on the pieces? No idea what your touching when you put something in the lower

[@professional_larper]

Wish we got a closer look at what you were doing the whole time. Is it against YT's community guidelines or somethin?