As long as the flash suppressor is pinned to the barrel, bringing it up to 16", then it's legal without the $200 tax stamp and SBR status
Yes you need a FFL in EVERY state, if you don't have one it has to be shipped to one and you pay a transfer fee...my post above yours has a link you can use to find one in your area for them to ship it to. As for an upper that can be shipped directly to your home with no issues at all...
Best "value" (considering chrome lined bore) is from PSA as I've linked a couple times...wait times from them kinda suck though as it's a couple weeks to get one...PK has some for slightly less without the chrome lining that are a little cheaper though and they ship super quick.
Not bad but not great either, to finish them off (at least to what you get with the complete on in the OP) would make it at least the same price or likely slightly more. Not sure I would trust a no buffer upper on a polymer lower though, with the buffer there's almost zero stress on the lower but without it things change dramatically, for those I would stick with aluminum, and PSA has a sale several times a year on their lowers for $50...
Awesome, hope you enjoy it!
The trigger pull was very nice too, a little "gritty" the first hundred or so but worked out really nicely after that, and even though it's only ~1/2 lb difference it feels noticeably lighter than mine built with the exact same upper
If you use the link in my post you can find a shop near you that can do the transfer without having a FFL yourself...and sadly yes, getting a FFL now is a lot harder than it used to be.
A lower is simple, just your basic hand tools, I used a large pair of vise grips, a hammer and a set of small punches to put mine together. The upper takes a bit more, from what I've read you need a bench vise with a mold to hold the upper while attaching the barrel with a special tool then making sure to headspace the bolt and barrel to make sure it doesn't blow up on you when you fire it for the first time. From what I have seen you can get an assembled upper for about the same as the pieces, so unless you just want the fun of putting it together yourself then I wouldn't bother...if you want to see what's involved with building them then read THIS
Sounds like you have a good plan going there...I went with MOE furniture for my first build but I'm about to replace the handguard with a quad rail from Primary Arms and some Magpul XTM rail covers. Also if you're looking for a decent red dot sight check out Primary Arms offerings, I got mine there for $99 and it's held zero without fail.
I bought the complete lower so can't say myself, but from everything I've read it's hit and miss on whether the holes need to go bigger for a metal LPK...nobody seems to mention that it was anything major to do so
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