Sorry I took so long to respond. I posted this yesterday and then had to go join in Nerdfest 2003 - the 12 hour marathon showing of all 3 Lord Of The Rings movies at a theater around here. Yes, I'm a nerd-boy (tm).
nice work, looks evil in the best way
if you don't mind my asking, how much did it run you?
Thanks, and I try not to think about that.
It would have been cheaper to just buy an Olympic Arms AR (or a few others), I think, but here's what I ended up with -
$90 - Century stripped receiver I bought on a whim that started this mess.
$55 - DPMS lower parts kit
$60 - DPMS buttstock kit
$89 - Rock River Arms bolt & bolt carrier assembly
$15 - Rock River Arms charging handle.
$300 - 20" HBAR Bushmaster upper.
$65 - 3 30 rd mags and 1 20 rd mag
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$674
Oh, and $57 to the gunsmith who checked it out from one end to the other and test-fired it. It was worth it to me.
Yeah, there are complete AR's I could have bought for that (or less). I could have bought a complete Bushmaster for slightly more. On the plus side this was a minor project that I spread out over a long period of time (most of this year) which is how I justified it. I know there are a lot of people on this board who will drop $700 without even thinking twice about it. While I can afford to do so, I have a difficult time justifying it to myself without stopping and saying "That money could be better spent on x*"
Well, I'm going to enjoy my day off. I think I'm going to go out in the back yard and play with my dog.
Bryan
*X = principal off the mortgage, savings account, put towards wood floors for my house ...
