josiewales
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So I've never had an AR but I would really like to get 1. My question is: does an AR upper fit any AR lower?
Pretty much, but remember, there are many makers, and sometimes the fit is a bit loose and sometimes a bit tight, but for the most part you will not have any problem. They should all made to the same specs.
That too. But I was mostly talking about uppers for $400 on gunbroker and complete lowers for $150.
And the greatest quality would be waaayy over my price range.
For a bit more, you could get an M&P Sport, which is probably going to be a bit higher quality than a $550 franken rifle. Apologies if that doesn't help.And the greatest quality would be waaayy over my price range.
Not a whole lot longer. I'm in that boat with you, and have to play the waiting game. I can't get either a PSA or Colt 6920 til early December, but the feeling you can get knowing you got an awesome rifle like the Sport/or any comparable rifle in that range. You can build a quality gun, but as much as I've researched, $550 ain't quite getting it done. Close, but you're missing out on 158 steel bolts, proper testing, Melonite or chrome, even proper sights and gas tube length options. If you only want a rifle that goes bang, by all means. I'm not the guy that's going to tell you to save another several hundred more before you can reach the pinnacle of a good rifle. But a hundred, more for tax, and you're into a built rifle with a warranty that is plug and play outta the box. In that regard, the Sport would be a great star for sure!!!^^ That is true. Just have to save up longer.
For a bit more, you could get an M&P Sport, which is probably going to be a bit higher quality than a $550 franken rifle.
PSA upper with FN barrel, mil-spec BCG is $400. It's just a plain jane flat top with plastic hand guards, but what is it lacking in quality?A complete AR15 for $550 is probably not the greatest of quality.
PSA upper with FN barrel, mil-spec BCG is $400. It's just a plain jane flat top with plastic hand guards, but what is it lacking in quality?
No dust cover and no real need for one.
If you don't mind a polymer lower, there are a few companies that make them: Plum Crazy, New Frontier and ATI. All three complete lowers can be had for under $150. Del-ton, DPMS, and PSA uppers can all be had for right around $400-450. A $500 AR-15 is possible. Will they be able to stand up to a Colt under battlefield conditions? Probably not. Nor are they designed to. Your $500 AR is just fine for the range or home defense.
Unless you plan on literally dragging it through the mud or shoveling dirt into the ejection port with the bolt held open, the dust cover is a solution looking for a problem. It was added in response to a problem that had nothing to do with foreign matter entering the action.This depends on your intended use.
For most people, no, the local range does not require a dust cover for any good reason