Originally posted by: lozina
Originally posted by: Specop 007
Originally posted by: Svnla
Originally posted by: Specop 007
Fair nuff. In which case he needs to shoot me a PM.
Building an AR is really easy. If you can put together a PC you can put together and upper.
If you can mod a case and you put together a lower. And I onyl say that as you *might* have to do a bit of grinding to get your trigger adjusted where you want it.
Are you serious? You can buy parts and assemble a fully functional AR-15? Hummm.
Yep. Its easy to do. The only part that must go through an FFL is the lower receiver. And if you get an 80% receiver you dony even need to register that.
Going with 80%'s though is NOT recommended for beginners. You end up having to drill all the holes (This is an option for AK's as well) and if your off by even a little bit things dont work right, or at all.
Otherwise yes its easy. I built my own precision upper. I chose to build my own because I could specify every peice. I got *exactly* what I wanted.
And it cost me, but the little bitch'll shoot with the *best* of them.
Good info Specop :thumbsup:
You got me interested now in buildig my own, especially when you mentioned it could be cheaper? These holes you mention, do they require the precision of a drill press? I only have hand drills.. I really would probaby have alot of fun putting one together, I'm always into DIY stuff, as long as I have the necessary tools for the task
You could do an 80% receiver with a hand drill, but its usually a hell of a lot easier to just buy a full receiver. You can get a receiver for around 100 bucks.
First and foremost, whats your budget? If your on a tight budget I'd recommend buying used. I've heard of AR's coming in under 600 bucks because people shop hard.
Secondly, whats your purpose? Do you want "just an AR", do you want something customizable, do you want a decent shooter or a precision rifle?
First off start
Here
This thread has a step by step process for building an AR.
The Build It Yourself section has *excellent* tutorials for building it yourself. They are the tutorials I used. The biggest thing to remember is go step by step and take your time. Its not hard. Its literally like putting a Lego set together.
On the same site is a EE (Equipment Exchange) where you can find some pretty hot deals.
From the same website check the Industry section for vendors. If your into AR's I highly recommend doing alot of reading from the site, and even registering. It is the Holy Bible of AR's.
Now, if *I* were building it I would do the following. Its gonna set you back a pretty penny, but for damn sure you will not find a better rifle anywhere for the money.
I'd grab a "average" lower and upper. The real heart of a hot rifle is the trigger and barrel. I'd get a 16" Kreiger barrel. I have a 22" for my precision shooter. Kreiger is considered one of the best barrel makers on the market, hands down. They use a single point cut rifling which is incredibly accurate. My barrel set me back near 500 bucks. If your not a top shooter (And I am not) you will do just as well with a Wilson or Douglas barrel. Much cheaper and only the very best shooters would notice a difference.
Anyways, then I'd slap in a JP Precision trigger. Its single stage, 3 pounds and breaks like a wet dream. Smooth as butter.
Grab a flat top upper and throw an EoTech on it with BUIS (Back up iron sights). BUIS fold down to stay out of the way, then if you need them due to an optics failure they flip up.
Stick a good adjustable stock on it and holy hell. You have a rifle that'll shooter 1/2" grou;s easy with good ammo, be short enough to not feel bulky and reach out over 500 yards without thinking twice.
I have bought from the following vendors with good success..(Most found in the Industry section of ar15.com)
Bravo Company - All parts
CMMG - All parts
JP Precision - Trigger
Compass Lake - Barrel
RB Precision - Good price on Stag lowers
JT Distributing - Good price on parts
I'm sure the other vendors in the Industry section are very good too. Not just any knucklehead can become a dealer on AR15.com, and they do keep tabs on them to make sure they stay honest. I've spoken on the phone with Compass Lake, they were top notch to deal with for my barrel. It wasnt "We have this and this" it was "What do you want". I wanted a 22" Kreiger bull barrel target crown 1-8 twist. Thats what I got. Custom barrels are a bit pricey, but you get *exactly* what you want. I've heard one guy report on the JT bull barrel upper and its suprisingly a damn good shooter. I dont know what barrel they use, his may be a rarity but it shoots as good as any.
Sometimes its hard to build it cheaper. The JT Distributing bull barrelled upper is like 350 or so.
I'd also do a free float railed handguard. I would not get a regualr handguard, and rails give you more flexibility anyways so I'd get free float railed for customization and accuracy.
This is assuming you have some understanding of AR's, so I dont break down every little peice. If you do need help feel free to PM me and I'll help in any way I can.
Personally I'm a precision shooter. I like putting my rounds exactly where I want them, so I put accuracy very high on my list of requirements. In fact, accuracy is my #1 requirement. Thats why I dropped 500 bones for a barrel.
Does a $500 barrel shoot?
You tell me
Thats at 100 yards, factory ammo with a slight crosswind. A 16" barrel will perform just as well as a 22" at under 4 or 500 yards or so. It isnt till you really stretch it out past 800 you need every inch you can on the barrel.
Heres the bitch This is before the bipod. Harris of course.
If you get really crazy (like me ) you'll start wanting a good night vision scope....
Like this
Or this
Or this
This is such an expensive hobby.......
Good luck, if you have any other questions feel free to PM me.
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