$700 9mm AR-15 Build

[CmdrSlander]

The title says it all, I want to build an AR-15 in 9mm for around $700. Is this even possible, know where I can get parts?

Thanks all.

 

[Evanb]

You can get almost anything you want in an ar for that money without rebuilding a thing! I wanted another Varmint rig and bought a DPMS upper sporting a Wilson Stainless Steel Match barrel for $400 slightly used. I then bought a DPMS lower from Prairie Arms, shipped to my FFL for $238 plus paying him $20 to transfer. Bill Springfield gave me a 3 lb bench trigger for $58. Total $716

I have seen many ar-15 at gun shows for under $700 out the door, Even saw a Bushmaster for $500. You can do it too!

 

[gotigers]

A 9mm AR for $700 will be tough.

Complete Lower $250
Upper reciever $100
9mm Bolt $200
Charging handle $20
16" 9mm Barrel $200
FF Handguard $100
9mm flash hider $20
Mag block $150
Mags $30ea

$1000 plus

edit: I can build 5.56 ARs with all new parts for $700, easy. But a 9mm is a different ball game. I am planning on building a 9mm next year. I have done a lot of homework. Spikes has the best mag blocks and mags, IMHO. Rock River bolts ramped by Adco are awesome. There are several good barrels.

 

[ktd]

for me the trick is to think about it beforehand (usually means coming up with the justification to buy one), save the money, and jump on the first one you find that meets the price point. I was probably a year away from buying one when I found an upper set up almost exactly like my 5.56 upper for really cheap on gun broker and immedately "bought it now". The guy even threw in a bolt carrier and charging handle for a good price, and when I got it, found out it was ramped (that meant that the 9mm hammer I bought was not useful, but that was easy to sell, and the ramping saved me $40). Ended up with a fancier setup for about $800, and I did not even end up with any extraneous stock parts cluttering up my house.

Until then, the parts that are hard to get cheap is the barrel and mag block, and I jumped on the latter when I saw a good deal. Looking at forums late at night works pretty good.

Admittedly, good deals are less easy to come by as the market is not as big and the people who want them really want them. I have the advantage of knowing a bunch of gun yuppies who are constantly buying stuff then selling to get a new toy.

also, you need to do a good amount of research to make sure your parts are all compatible.