gun'sRgood
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Thanks all! I'll take it from here!
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If you build one and later decide to sell it, you won't get anywhere near what you put into it. Buy a high end AR from a reputable company and you'll get more of your $ back if you decide to sell it and it will probably work right out of the box.
If you build one and later decide to sell it, you won't get anywhere near what you put into it. Buy a high end AR from a reputable company and you'll get more of your $ back if you decide to sell it and it will probably work right out of the box.
I'm not sure if building one in this price range is a better idea or buying one. I'd like to be in the two to three thousand range. Or, a really nice AR. I'm not sure if it's me or just my kind of luck but it seems that often I'll pick up a nice AR, say DD, and find the trigger is a mess. This scares me that there may be other items sliding by the QC guys. The local GS here don't carry the higher grade. I don't blame them. expensive inventory. Not being able to handle it worries me but in that range I would guess there's some kind of try it time period? Anyway, suggestions?
Nice barrel, gas block, bolt (and maybe bolt carrier), and trigger.
Your choice of these will probably get things done...
Everything else is fairly standard.
Oh, this will be fun. I'll GarandThumb this & go tip to butt...
Muzzle device- https://www.cmttac.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=205
$84.99
Barrel- Well, you didn't say what you want it to do, but I'm going to assume MOA capable but also will hold up under long strings of fire. https://www.rainierarms.com/rainier-arms-mountain-mod2-5-56-nato-barrel/ $300
Gas block- https://www.rainierarms.com/v-seven-weapon-systems-titanium-750-gas-block-set-screw-ionbond-blk/ $88.27 (I only use these anymore. The reduced weight up front makes them just a little handier)
Gas tube- https://bootleginc.com/product/bootleg-sbn-gas-tube/ $15.99
Handguard- https://www.at3tactical.com/products/doublestar-cloak-m-lok-free-float-handguard-15-5 $179.99 Have this on one of my builds. Love it.
Upper Receiver- https://www.wingtactical.com/firear...eivers/spikes-tactical-billet-upper-receiver/ Will be a thermal fit with your barrel and already has the forward assist and dust cover. $243
BCG- https://www.wingtactical.com/firear.../lantac-enhanced-full-auto-black-nitride-bcg/ $261.99 Finest BCG on the market in my opinion.
Charging handle- Everyone is crazy about the Radian Raptors. I do have one. This is my favorite, though. https://nextlevelarms.com/product/nlx-556-charging-handle-best-ambi-ambidextrous-ar15/ $83
BUIS- https://www.primaryarms.com/magpul-mbus-pro-flip-up-sight-set-black $159.99
Lower Receiver- https://ar15discounts.com/products/dirty-bird-multi-cal-forged-ambidextrous-lower-receiver/ Ambidextrous bolt catch AND bolt release. My favorite lower on the market $279.99
Takedown/Pivot pins- https://www.jprifles.com/buy.php?item=JPTDP-223-SET I always buy the oversized pins to ensure the snuggest possible upper/lower fit. $28
Mag Catch- I use these on all my builds. https://www.brownells.com/rifle-par...extrous-black-sku100040296-137349-247950.aspx $49.99
Mag Release Button/Spring- https://www.forwardcontrolsdesign.com/EMR-HC_p_23.html $19
Trigger-
Single Stage: https://velocitytriggers.com/product/steel-cased-ar-trigger/ $159.95
2 stage: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1003413461 $189.95
Trigger/Hammer pins- I always get the nitrided pin set https://www.knsprecisioninc.com/product/gen-2-mod-3-nrthp/ $38
Safety- Now here, Radian got it right. I put their 45° talon safety on everything https://www.joeboboutfitters.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=RADIAN-TALON-2LEVER $52.95
Trigger Guard- https://www.aeroprecisionusa.com/billet-trigger-guard-anodized $24.99
Grip- it's a personal thing but I've really become a fan of the LaRue A-Peg https://www.larue.com/products/larue-tactical-a-peg-grip/ $11.99
Buffer Tube/Castle Nut- https://www.joeboboutfitters.com/PWS-AR-15-ENHANCED-BUFFER-TUBE-MOD-2-p/pws-4g2btmb1.htm $99.95
Buffer Spring- https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1003402417 $25.99
Buffer- slickest, quietest buffer I've ever used https://www.wingtactical.com/firear...ffers/v-seven-enhanced-ar-15-carbine-buffers/ $50.44
Stock- Plenty of cheek weld, locks up solid and just enough weight to balance out that barrel https://www.wingtactical.com/firear.../magpul-acs-adaptable-carbine-stock-mil-spec/ $89.95
$2378.41 without me shopping around for deals or discount codes. Probably could get that down to $2250 or better. Comes out to a rifle with better features than anything on the market.
It sounds to me like you're specifying price instead of capabilities. . . which usually indicates that you haven't done the work of defining what capabilities you want.I'd like to be in the two to three thousand range.
There are diminishing returns when it comes to AR's, or AR parts. After a certain point, more money does not translate into noticeably better quality. What I'm trying to say is that above about $1,000, the extra money is likely to be wasted. I've been collecting AR's for a long time, and I don't believe I've ever spent more than about $800 for one (with the obvious exception of the full-auto ones).I'm not sure if building one in this price range is a better idea or buying one. I'd like to be in the two to three thousand range.