"You should get a lower"

[benEzra]

I guess there's no such guarantee of anything with the AWB except that there will be another one, in one form or another soon.

I wouldn't count on it. So-called "assault weapons" are now the most popular civilian centerfire rifles in America (and have been for a few years), and more Americans own "assault weapons" as defined by H.R.1022 et seq than hunt. Support for an AWB has fallen from 75% in the early 1990's to barely 50% now, and that's even counting all the clueless and misinformed who think "assault weapons" are machineguns.

I'd say the chances are better than even that we will not suffer a new AWB.

Even if a ban magically appeared tomorrow, chances are the only controlled part would be the part w/ the serial number

Not if the ban in question is along the lines of H.R.1022, which would control uppers, barrels, magazines, spare parts, and everything else.

 

[c5_nc]

Senior Member



Join Date: 03-17-08
Posts: 121 I always hear you can build one cheaper than you can buy one, so I would assume that if you buy the parts individually you will come out the cheapest b/c you are doing the labor of putting it together yourself.

With that said and based on the prices on the RRA website, if you buy a complete mid-length upper half, ready to go to snap on your lower, it would be $475*. I just priced out the individual parts to build my own mid length upper with the same specs as the fully assembled upper half based on parts from the RRA website and I was in the high $500's. That doesn't make much sense to me.



*I know that is not the current market price if you were to find one somewhere without a wait, but it is based on their pricing on their website at this time.

Lower cost of building it yourself is not from lower quality. You can buy the same parts and configuration that are sold on any commercial rifle. The cost savings come from no excise tax on completed rifle, no warranty on rifle, assembly cost, and generally kits bypass some of the middle men. In most cases even with the cheapest no-name kits you are getting similar components, there only a couple of companies that make M4 stocks, LPKs, etc... Other companies buy them, put in their packaging and resale. With many AR parts, each supplier is building to the same military spec.

 

[BBstacker]

If you need parts for AR's here are some web sights. brownells.com,midwayusa.com,tonyscustomuppers.com,global-tactical.com oramherst-depot.com. Or you mite try gun shows.