WestKentucky
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There seems to be a disagreement among many folks as far as whether an 80% build is cheaper, more expensive, sensible, or silly. I have done 2 80% AR builds and likely won’t do another. The first was a train wreck where something shifted in the vice and my lower wasn’t in spec. I had multiple instances of a hanging hammer and as soon as I went to put the safety on it would fire. That lower was destroyed and replaced with a factory completed Anderson lower. My second went smoothly and I still have it. At the time I built them, I built them out of curiosity to see what all the 80% mess was about and because it was fun. Comparable guns would have sold for about 700 each at that time and I had 550 in one of them, 600 in the one I had to replace the lower on. Saved a few bucks but that wasn’t the point. Since then the 80% market has grown exponentially. Various glock, 1911, 10/22 etc kits, receivers, etc on the market make me want to play some more, but I won’t at this time... too many irons in too many other fires so to speak. That doesn’t change the questions though. How much does a complete and functional 80% build cost to complete? Is it worth it? Would you do another one? Compared to buying a complete gun did you save money? Did you get a product more in line with what you wanted?
And of course we want pictures. I will post pics of mine later as they are on an older phone.
And of course we want pictures. I will post pics of mine later as they are on an older phone.