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Explain to me why ARs come in so many different parts (upper receiver, lower receiver, what have you...) and how I could be exempt from an AWB by buying parts now.

I'm 18... so, I don't know if that makes a difference.
 
glad you're looking into the AR. They come in so many different parts because there are many different options and people love to personalize.
 
difference? Woo boy you could go for days. Try a forum like M4carbine.net or ar15.com to see what other people have built for themselves.

Panther Arms (DPMS) has several well built, inexpensive ARs. Not exactly top shelf but they get the job done.
 
Because it is a modular weapon system. Meaning it can be configured in just about any configuration you can think of and as soon as they can get laser's turned into weapons like in star wars I a will soon after have an AR laser upper :)
 
As you don't have experience with AR's yet, if I were you I would buy a complete lower receiver (the part the government considers the actual firearm) from a company like Stag, RRA, S&W or Bushmaster. They run $250-300 and are all pretty much the same. The real differences are in the upper but you can do research as to what you want in the meantime while you get the lower.
 
So, I buy this, and I could get grandfathered in, right?

And I don't have an FFL, so who sells lower receivers..? Stagarms site says you have to FFL to have a lower receiver shipped to you.
I live in a small rural town, we don't really have gun shops here.
Traveling to DFW wouldn't be a big deal though.
 
You should check out AR15.com there are several reputable dealers on there that you could get a good price on a lower from via thier website. Then you will just need to find a local FFL to accept the shipment and handle the tranfer.

I just bought a new Stag 2L and saved about $150 going through a dealer rather than direct from Stag.
 
Because the lower is considered the firearm, it will have to be shipped to an FFL for you to pick up from there. The FFL holders usually charge 20-30 bucks to do the transfer. This website will give you a list of FFL holders in your area. http://gunbroker.com/User/DealerNetwork.asp
When you order your lower you will give them the FFL shipping address. The upper receiver does not have to be shipped to an FFL and you can receive that at your front door.
 
Go to Brownells.com and order their FREE AR catalog. All kinds of options you never knew you needed until you saw them in there.

Build your own lower. Just did my first one, took me an hour.

No one knows whether or not it will be legal after the ban because the ban doesn't exist. No one knows what it will or won't allow. (If it ever happens.)
 
Something I've always wondered: Do you call up your FFL and tell/ask them about having a firearm shipped to them, or do you just do it? What's the etiquette?
 
Definitely call them and let them know what you want to do and what you are ordering, talk about what they charge for the transfer, etc, etc.

You may also have to ask them to fax their license to the place you are buying it from so they have it on record. Most places will know the drill, but I would definitely take the few minutes to call and chat with them.
 
You also have to decide if it's worth it to have it shipped, rather than buying it locally. Your local shop might have a stripped lower for $150, then you find the same one online for $120. WOOHOO!. Then your FFL guy charges you $20, and shipping, plus you have to wait for it to get there. What was the advantage again?
 
So, I buy this, and I could get grandfathered in, right?
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We don't know yet, it depends on how a future AWB is written (assuming we even get one).

I'm 18... so, I don't know if that makes a difference.
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Being only 18 you won't be able to buy an AR lower from a dealer, you'll have to buy a complete rifle.

The new 4473 has a checkbox for "lower" now, and they are regulating them just like handguns (since you could build an AR pistol). So you'll have to be 21.

Read this thread http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=401265


Now the $64 question is; Is a complete lower (with stock) now a rifle and not just a lower?
 
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