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I am looking to piece together a plinking ar15. I am pretty set on getting a plum crazy lower. I know eu are cheap but for the purpose they are fine for me ( I shoot pistols and bolt action more). And my 12 ga is my home defense. So no bashing on that. Basically I want a pretty cheap complete upper to match it with. I want to be able to shoot 5.56 and .223. Basically just a simple upper I can put some iron sights onand go play once in a while.

So what do y'all think. Which upper would be a good budget plinker?
 
I actually did they are just out of a lot of stuff. Would like to stay around 300 and would buy used as well. My complete lower is only 120 so if I can mate a 300 upper that 420 for the gun which is great for me. Leaves me more for my other projects and ammo lol.
 
^^^ Yeah, but the man already said he wanted to stay around $300 for a complete upper (i.e., BCG included). I guess he's on his own.
OP, you can go cheap, but it's really hard when you want to go even cheaper than cheap.
 
Yeah, but the man already said he wanted to stay around $300 for a complete upper (i.e., BCG included)
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I know, but I'm trying. Sometimes it's easier on a limited budget if you can get a good deal on a part here and there, and build the rifle piece by piece.
 
I'm all for trying out a Plumcrazy lower for .22LR, but for 5.56/.223 you might consider upgrading the trigger spring and do KNS pins. Pretty much just keep a good eye on all the innards. That stuff is where the real concern and extra expense (of being cheap) comes in with those lowers. It'll put you a little over the $120 price point (unless you get a stripped PC lower), but still keep you relatively lower than even the cheapest stripped lower/LPK combo at PSA for $130-$160, but not by much.

Happy hunting on the $300 complete upper...
 
I've been scouring Palmetto like crazy as well for my new list but still of their completed kits are sold out. I'm about to throw together a kit and check with folks on if I'm missing anything.

As for OP, you may want to start saving up a little more. I've been looking all over and I have seen at least 500. Cdnn does have a 22 plunker that is ar-styled on sale at 220ish.

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Well I have seen 399 and such which is not bad I would t mind in that range but some people when you say 399 will still give you 600 and that is too high. This will be a slow project. But on tue lower, they put a 50 bmg build together with one so I think I will be ok.
 
I like the cdn link I may go for it. That will still put me around 550 fo whole gun which is ok
 
Too bad you weren't going up to $600. The Smith & Wesson Sport model would be perfect for you.

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Who knows the quality of the barrel, but here's a new & surplus mixed kit from SARCO with everything but the lower for $399 - http://e-sarcoinc.com/ar15m16partskitminuslowerwteloscopingstock.aspx . Here's a link to $56 aluminum lowers - http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/1119504/ . Send Cliff an e-mail, and see if he has any left. That's as close to $420 as I can get you. I bought a few of the SAA Aero lowers from Cliff to put dedicated .22 LR uppers on myself. They're aluminum Aero Precision machined lowers, and everything on them checked out fine. I wouldn't hesitate to put anything on those lowers that I'd put a DD or BCM lower.

PSA has their lower build kits on sale for $90 right now. If Cliff over at Karri's Custom Guns has any stripped lowers left that would get you a complete aluminum lower with good parts for $150 + shipping if you wanted to buy an upper later.
 
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