Everready73
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have recently decided to pull the trigger and buy an ar15 due to the possibility of parts shortage etc. I didn't have a large budget due to just having a baby ( the wife isn't very supportive of my hobby right now lol) but I did want to get the best"value" possible while keeping the budget for the gun around $500. This gun will not be for home defense or shtf ( i have that covered). I will mainly just use it for plinking at the range and to learn the platform to figure out what I like/don't like. That way I can spend more next time on something I know i want.
To be perfectly clear I did not build the gun. I snapped together a complete upper and lower. All the ar15 guns in the $500 dollar range are lacking some of the features I was looking for so I went this route. I believe i could have built the lower, but after researching I found out I could buy a complete for around the same price. The Anderson am15, Delton sport, Dpms Oracle etc have commercial buffers and 4140 barrel steel with no coating such as melonite and 1/9 twist rate. They also are not available in midlength, which I read a lot of owners prefer due to smoother gas system.
I now have a complete ar15 for $485 from PSA with most of the features I was looking for. I found a local ffl that ordered all the parts. Prices listed are OTD
Compete Blem Classic lower $180(has qd sling sockets no blem found)
16inch midlength freedom upper with CMV 4150 barrel melonited 1/7 twist $195
HPT/MPI BCG $90
Charging handle $20
Ffl threw in a free D&H mag
Total $485
The upper and lower lock up nice and tight. Hope to get it out this weekend to the range. I will post a range report when I do. I did also buy a Magpul rear MBUS for $45 and found a lnib Vortex strikefire for $130.
Just posting this because I have done a lot of research and feel this option is better than buying one of the "ultra budget" complete ar15s and gives you a much better value as far as components go.
To be perfectly clear I did not build the gun. I snapped together a complete upper and lower. All the ar15 guns in the $500 dollar range are lacking some of the features I was looking for so I went this route. I believe i could have built the lower, but after researching I found out I could buy a complete for around the same price. The Anderson am15, Delton sport, Dpms Oracle etc have commercial buffers and 4140 barrel steel with no coating such as melonite and 1/9 twist rate. They also are not available in midlength, which I read a lot of owners prefer due to smoother gas system.
I now have a complete ar15 for $485 from PSA with most of the features I was looking for. I found a local ffl that ordered all the parts. Prices listed are OTD
Compete Blem Classic lower $180(has qd sling sockets no blem found)
16inch midlength freedom upper with CMV 4150 barrel melonited 1/7 twist $195
HPT/MPI BCG $90
Charging handle $20
Ffl threw in a free D&H mag
Total $485
The upper and lower lock up nice and tight. Hope to get it out this weekend to the range. I will post a range report when I do. I did also buy a Magpul rear MBUS for $45 and found a lnib Vortex strikefire for $130.
Just posting this because I have done a lot of research and feel this option is better than buying one of the "ultra budget" complete ar15s and gives you a much better value as far as components go.
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