So I have like $4k into my AR now...

[twofourthree73]

If a gold plated shovel makes you dig better, by all means, go for it. It's your money.

I'd like some of those toys on there myself, but I certainly don't need them.

 

[Taurus44]

I don't know where you're buying your stuff, but $4k seems a bit high (unless you count the mags). I just finished a "loaded" SBR build that cost me less than $2k... Including the stamp.

 

[bogie]

Also, if you have 5,000 rounds down that barrel, you need to give the boys at www.shilen.com a yell... The Honcho and Dave are taking an accuracy course with Tony today tho...

 

[jlbraun]

How many training classes have you had, and how many thousand rounds a year do you shoot?

 

[hankdatank1362]

I'll be honest. I was expecting to see a LMT or a full custom Noveske build.

If I put $4000 into an AR, it would be SBRed with a can.

Actually, if I put $4000 into an AR, I'd have a AR-10 .308 SASS, suppressor and all, and nice glass. Okay, maybe that would run a bit more than $4k.


Still, I'm glad you like it!

 

[Big44mag]

I think I would have to agree with Taurus44.

"I don't know where you're buying your stuff, but $4k seems a bit high (unless you count the mags). I just finished a "loaded" SBR build that cost me less than $2k... Including the stamp."

Not busting the build or anything, but it seems like you could have saved a good bit of change had you bought a stripped lower and built it up instead of replacing everything on an already built rifle. You could have built a POF gen III and spent less in the end.
I hope you really didn't pay that much for some of the other components either, you have the Eotech and 3x magnifier listed at $1,098. Cabelas has the same setup for $880, and GB has a T2 for $1,060 not $1,125 that you have listed.

The nice thing about a lot of the accessories you have is that they can be swapped onto another AR or similar weapon without incurring additional costs like the bipod, flashlight, vert grip, possibly even the mags etc.

Sounds like you're enjoying it, so congrats and good luck with the continued build, just might want to snoop for some better prices.

 

[wheelgunslinger]

Hey, it looks cool. I'm no an AR guy, but I can appreciate where you're coming from with it.
And, people drop 4k on a high performance car or something similar without even blinking.
I have friends who have spent over 20k on an engine alone, or 25k on a nice collectible double rifle.
I'm glad you're spending on something you like.

 

[cracked butt]

Nice rig, everyone's got to have a hobby

ARs are expensive as hell once you get the bug to add on to them.

 

[CYANIDEGENOCIDE]

...eh
let us know when its OVER 9000!!!
somebody will get it

 

[pilatuspilot]

Really, it does not take that long to have $4k tied up in an AR. My 10 inch MRP with Comp M3 and KAC mount, KAC front and rear BUIS, KAC trigger, KAC VHG and rail covers, and my still awaiting stamp, NT4 comes close to that. I am waiting on my SR-15 to get delivered. I think that it is going to wear an ACOG. The fact is, this hobby is not cheap. I don't get the impression that he is trying to justify it or brag about it, just that he ran the numbers. He probably did not realize how much he had in it totally if he built it up bit by bit. We have all been there. Sure you can buy several rifles for what he has in that one. Clearly that is not how he chose to spend his money. I'm into NFA stuff, I could buy lots and lots of cheap ARs or AKs for what some of this stuff costs. That is not how I choose to spend my money. The point is, who cares how this other guy spends his money? I'm pretty sure that the only one in this thread affected by the OP's spending habits is the OP.

Also, who cares if has had a bunch of combat training with it? I may be in the minority, but my firearms are by-in-large toys. I keep a shotgun in my bedroom and I wear a pistol pretty much all the time. I have taken a couple of basic defensive pistol classes but that is the extent of my serious firearm use. My ARs live in the safe. I bust them out and shoot about 500 or so rounds per month purely for fun. I don't do convoy or diplomat security training, I don't practice assaulting ships, and I don't own body armor with pouches for enough magazines for any engagement. I am a pilot, I fly airplanes for a living, I'm not a commando, and I act accordingly. It never ceases to amaze me that people will be an accountant or futures trader during the week, then spend the weekend learning how to transition to their sidearm with their weak arm because their strong arm and carbine were blown off by a grenade. That is all fine and good if you do that sort of thing for a living, or even for fun because you enjoy it, but don't deride those of us with less heroic and probably more realistic expectations of what we will be doing with our rifles. I suspect that the majority of gun owners are recreational gun owners, we do this for fun. It is a hobby, if you will.


Life is too short to be so serious about it!


Rob

 

[Louisiana Carry]

You're alright, pilatuspilot.

 

[Mongrel]

Well, I was going to walk away..but...

I know nothing about ARs, but it certainly 'looks' like a "good" one. And you certainly have every right and are in need of no ones blessing to build it the way you want. It *seems* like an awful lot of cash to *me* to invest in one rifle, but then, I feel that way about a lot of things including cars\trucks, knives (I have four $100 knives, but would never purchase one $400 knife) and watches. It's all good.

The bottome line to my way of thinking is that I'd rather have three or four rifles\shotguns with full ammo load outs and maintenance gear 'ready to go', than one high-end rifle. But, that's just me, and I would imagine that Lousianna has additional firearms as well. Again it's "all good". The key has always been and remains-know how to use it and use it responsibly.


Oh, and great forum you have here...

 

[Pigspitter]

WHAT? 9000!!! You know, you could have bought a NFA Mac-10 for 4K, but some people enjoy hitting the things they aim at.

 

[H2O MAN]

$4K is a good start ... I have more than that wrapped up in my CRAZY HORSE
MK14 SEI MOD 0 and I still have to invest in the correct DC sound suppressor.

It's only money, post up when you are finished

 

[pgeleven]

for MY money, id rather own 4 $1,000 weapons. only weapon i can justify spending that much dough on is a fully tricked out M1A with high quality european glass. or an AR upper that spits out BMG's. i dont think i could mall-ninja my AR past the 2k mark. make a lightweight assault weapon thats so heavy i need a 30lb tripod to shoot it. no accessory can replace skill and patience, and of course the ability to act when the situation dictates. but hey, whatever floats your boat.

 

[GearHead_1]

You will rarely find a Stag that you can see any light through, and I have never seen one that needed and Accu-wedge.

Ummmm..... I have one in my Stag but then again I have one in my BushMaster & Armalite too. I can't see any light through these either.

A little beside the point here but all of these will punch a ragged hole if I do my job. The Bushy shoots the smallest group most consistently with the least amount of dollars invested of the 3. Then again this is the gun that I tuned the load for and shoot the same load in all 3 rifles. A factory target barrel and a nice trigger set made this a far better rifle than I am marksman. I'm also a firm believer that some serious bench time both behind the trigger and behind the loading press will yield better results than many thousands of dollars in add-ons.


I think it's great that the OP was willing to make the investment, it shows pride. I certainly wouldn't say no if he offered to give it to me. I hate to think what he would have invested in a .50 BMG that cost $6000 up front. The point about posting how many dollars are invested to a decimal point strikes a chord with me. I don't really want to know, that way when my wife asks me I don't have to lie to her when I say "Idunno".

 

[Ruggles]

I say good for you. I wish I had that rifle, I am sure those that flame you do as well. It's sad that you come here to share and get beat over the head for it. Ignore them.

Here let me see if I can take a little heat off of you.

I have around $3400 in my FN PS90 and gear that goes with it and I plan about $1000 more in the coming year. I do not think it was waste of money at all. I have a rifle I can shoot accurately and quickly and is dead reliable. It's a joy to carry and it's a breeze to clean. It's as cheap or cheaper to feed than my 1911s and is a lot more fun to shoot. What's not to love?

I am glad you have the rifle you want.

 

[Dumptruck]

I got about 8 mill in these bad boys. I need all the added features for the ninja zombie pirates that invade my gated community.

 

[LiquidTension]

You know, you could have bought a NFA Mac-10 for 4K, but some people enjoy hitting the things they aim at.

Hey now, I can hit what I aim at with my Lageified M11/9.

As for the AR - that's about twice what I've got in mine, but I bet it's more than twice as loud Now you just need to add an M42k and you can push the total cost up to $5k!

 

[ThomasT]

I saw Evil Kneivel on Johnny Carson once. They were talking about money. E.K said "It's my money. I made it and i'm going to spend every damn dime of it".

All i can say if it makes you happy to blow $4000 on one gun or $4000 on 40 used marlin model 60s then do what makes you feel good. Nice rifle by the way.

Now about those $200 dollar meals. Not me brother. I suspect a $200 dollar meal ends up in the same place as a $10 dollar meal.

But i might change my mind if your buying.

 

[bogie]

IMHO...

Good receiver, with a Jewell two stage trigger. Buttstock and handgrip to suit you. Hydraulic buffer in the buttstock. Upper should have a rail, and probably a Krieger or Shilen select match barrel. Freefloat handguard. Stick a Leupold on for distance, or an Eotech for when the zombies come close. Just use a front-sight gas block, and then all you'll have to worry about carrying will be a rear iron sight. If you need a flashlight, toss in a flare first.

 

[mrsig]

That is a lot to spend on an AR, but I do have almost half of that into a 10/22... You can put a lot into your car as well. To each his own.

- Sig

 

[stevereno1]

Whatever happened to the ar, with the side by side mags, and the six position stock? I like an AK anyways, no ninja stuff for me, just training and cover.

 

[H088]

For 4k you could buy a full auto mini UZI, if I had that much to spend I would have bought one of those

 

[Louisiana Carry]

I was going to edit the OP, but this forum won't let me. Anyway, I picked up a Magpul MIAD Grip, Magpul MIAD Bolt/Pin grip core and a Stag Bolt & Firing pin last week.