I just signed up on THR, after weeks of my buddy telling me aboot it. I now have a series of questions aboot my latest project. Let me explain my plan, then ask the questions. Along with experienced answers pertaining to my particular project, I would also value any comments on "ground up" builds in general.
A couple of months ago, my wallet was fat with over-time cash, and i was grocery shopping. The last aisle in this Price Chopper had the booze and the magazines. After deciding which $9 sixer of beer i would nurse that night, I saw my old friend on the magazine rack: The Shotgun News, or as you Stephen Hunter fans know it, "the rag."
Fast forward a week, in the crapper, flipping through the rag, i finally notice that there are companies that sell stripped AR-15 lower recievers, and there are companies that sell varies AR-15 kits -lower recievers. This is when the wheels start grinding.
AR-15 = Parts + assembly labor + Gunstore Markup = $$$$$
Now, here is where the idea for the project comes from. keeping the above formula in mind...
AR-15 = Parts + Shipping - assembly labor - Markup = $$$
Question #1 Does this sound like a reasonable thought process.
First up on the shopping list- Stripped Lower Reciever. Below is a list of companies that offer Stripped lowers through "the Rag."
1) Lauer Custom Weaponry
www.lauerweaponry.com
$130+shipping
2) R Guns
www.rguns.net
$145 includes shipping
3) Gun Smoke Enterprises
www.ar15.tv
$92.28 includes shipping
4) LRB Arms
www.lrbarms.com
$139.95+shipping
Question#2 Do These price ranges sound right?
Question#3 Has anyone interacted with these companies, and if so, would you suggest business with them?
Question#4 What questions do I need to ask, the company and myself, before purchasing a Stripped Lower?
This will be the first series of questions I'll be asking aboot this project. ANY input will be strongly valued, even the inevitabe "Don't do it, just buy a Rifle Built."
Thanks,
Boxxman
A couple of months ago, my wallet was fat with over-time cash, and i was grocery shopping. The last aisle in this Price Chopper had the booze and the magazines. After deciding which $9 sixer of beer i would nurse that night, I saw my old friend on the magazine rack: The Shotgun News, or as you Stephen Hunter fans know it, "the rag."
Fast forward a week, in the crapper, flipping through the rag, i finally notice that there are companies that sell stripped AR-15 lower recievers, and there are companies that sell varies AR-15 kits -lower recievers. This is when the wheels start grinding.
AR-15 = Parts + assembly labor + Gunstore Markup = $$$$$
Now, here is where the idea for the project comes from. keeping the above formula in mind...
AR-15 = Parts + Shipping - assembly labor - Markup = $$$
Question #1 Does this sound like a reasonable thought process.
First up on the shopping list- Stripped Lower Reciever. Below is a list of companies that offer Stripped lowers through "the Rag."
1) Lauer Custom Weaponry
www.lauerweaponry.com
$130+shipping
2) R Guns
www.rguns.net
$145 includes shipping
3) Gun Smoke Enterprises
www.ar15.tv
$92.28 includes shipping
4) LRB Arms
www.lrbarms.com
$139.95+shipping
Question#2 Do These price ranges sound right?
Question#3 Has anyone interacted with these companies, and if so, would you suggest business with them?
Question#4 What questions do I need to ask, the company and myself, before purchasing a Stripped Lower?
This will be the first series of questions I'll be asking aboot this project. ANY input will be strongly valued, even the inevitabe "Don't do it, just buy a Rifle Built."
Thanks,
Boxxman