I'm pretty new to all of the information with Semi Auto rifles, but I've been looking around at some rifles with the gas piston system. I have found that they can be pretty expensive to just buy one straight out, so I was thinking about buying the parts to build one and put it together myself. I figured I could buy the parts to put together an Ar style rifle with some sort of gas piston upper, but I only want to do that if it would save me a pretty good amount of money...Obviously. So I'm wondering if anyone out there builds their own rifles often and knows if it is actually worth it to build the rifle yourself? Also, around how much money would it cost to build a good reliable AR style rifle with a gas piston upper as apposed to buying that type of rifle at a gun shop? (When looking at just purchasing the gun I was looking at a bushmaster for around 1,500 dollars. But I would love to build it for cheaper if possible) HELP PLEASE!
Should I BUILD or BUY? HELP!
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Do you have the tools? If not you'll have to purchase them also.
However most importantly, do you have the knowledge and skill to assemble a reliable AR?
Better yet, buy an assembled lower from a dealer, then purchase the gas piston upper over the Internet.
However most importantly, do you have the knowledge and skill to assemble a reliable AR?
Better yet, buy an assembled lower from a dealer, then purchase the gas piston upper over the Internet.
I'm not sure of which tools i would need to build it to be honest. I just assume I will buy those also, because if it would be cheaper to build a gun then I would be building more than one. I have not built one before, but some people have told me that its not extremely difficult if you have any experience working with tools and mechanics.
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