Dremel and Rust-oleum.
Sure hope I don't decide I want to attach a sling there in the future.
Sometimes I wish I was handier with sewing and stuff, because it looks like it shouldn't be too hard to make my own left handed versions of these sheaths if I knew what I was doing.
Which I do not.
So I'd built this dissipator AR that I have a detachable carry handle on, for that retro aesthetic. Problem is I'm left handed and stubbornly insist on building my ARs with left-ejecting uppers, and the obnoxiously gigantic knobs on the carry handle don't play well with the flip-up ejection port cover:
WHAT'S A GUY TO DO?!
Get creative, that's what. Some Googling told me the size and thread pitch of the screws, so I bought some nuts to fit and then busted out the Dremel.
I marked how much excess screw I needed to cut off, and then got to work.
So far so good, but that shiny bare metal is gonna get me KILLED IN THE STREETS when I'm OPERATING in a NON-PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT. And it would look bad.
Fortunately, I had a can of Rust-oleum ultra-flat black spray paint.
Aw yeah, that's better. Now I'm a big strong tactical boy.
Now to reattach this bad boy and see if it works:
Hmm, looks like I cut the screws a bit too short to engage with the nylon locking bit, but it still looks pretty decent. Now to open the dust cover...
Much better, now I don't have to worry about the dust cover interfering with ejecting brass.
Now you may be wondering, "But that-dinopunk-guy, why don't you just get a left-handed carry handle from Stag Arms?"
Well for one thing, idiot, I did order one, but it's going to another build, and it wasn't cheap so I don't want to buy more than one if I don't have to.
And for another thing, this is an Anderson barrel on a Moriarti upper, I am not spending any more money on this upper receiver assembly than I absolutely have to.
Anyway that's what I did with my evening.