Toying with the idea of building up an AR-15

[JulesMaximus]

This is probably the worst time to do this but I might be able to get a lower receiver pretty cheap so any idea what the rest of the parts might cost me in a normal market? I think the upper receivers were going for around $500-600 last I checked.

If I can't get the lower receiver I'm not even going to bother with this. It all hinges on that.

 

[rudder]

If I had an ar-15.... I think I would sell it and profit.

 

[Farmer]

Don't. You don't need assault weapons.

Send the lower to me for proper disposal. It's for the children.

 

[olds]

Stripped lower?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Don't. You don't need assault weapons.

Send the lower to me for proper disposal. It's for the children.

Yeah, the more I look into this the more it seems like a stupid idea. Just gonna get raped on the parts alone right now and I may not even be able to legally own it in a few months anyway...

Stripped lower?

Yes

 

[olds]

I imagine everything is OOS or $$$.
Here's an idea of parts/$
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/89...er-parts-kit-m4-collapsible-buttstock-pre-ban

 

[AMCRambler]

Un-assembled lowers were going for ~$100 when I built mine 2 years ago. I'm sure that price has skyrocketed with all the gun control talk. Looking on aimsurplus.com all their lowers appear to be sold out. Prices still listed around $100 though. With demand up,they could start gouging.

 

[HumblePie]

Good luck finding ANY AR build parts anywhere at this time.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Good luck finding ANY AR build parts anywhere at this time.

That's what it looks like. Oh well, I may just buy the lower receiver anyway and hold onto it until we see how all this legislation shakes out.

 

[boomhower]

If you can get the lower at a good price do it. You can put the rest together in a few months when things calm down. Get an MOE build kit from palmetto state armory for $150 and an upper to top it off. This upper is a really good deal for what you get. Palmetto also has quality uppers at good price. For a little more money you can get top of the line from BCM but they are usually hard to get.

It's just going to take time for things to calm down and stock to catch up.

 

[olds]

That's what it looks like. Oh well, I may just buy the lower receiver anyway and hold onto it until we see how all this legislation shakes out.

I would. The lower is the firearm.

 

[olds]

If you can get the lower at a good price do it. You can put the rest together in a few months when things calm down. Get an MOE build kit from palmetto state armory for $150 and an upper to top it off. This upper is a really good deal for what you get. Palmetto also has quality uppers at good price. For a little more money you can get top of the line from BCM but they are usually hard to get.

It's just going to take time for things to calm down and stock to catch up.

Mine is all BCM but ya, you have to catch parts when they are in stock. They sell out fast.

 

[preslove]

There's talk that Obama put the ban in the broader proposal as a bargaining chip & he'll let it go for a bill without it passing. If that happens, the bottom will probably fall out of the AR market and there'll be tons of excess supply. How much are the lowers going for?

 

[phucheneh]

It's so not worth it right now.

You used to be able to get decent cheap AR's for well under a grand. Those are now probably upwards of double that. I dunno about building- perhaps the 'non-gun' parts are still reasonably priced, but I'd doubt lowers are.

The best hope is probably to find someone who's NOT gouging and watch their stock like a hawk. Chain stores are probably the best bet for this, but they're also the least likely to be able to tell you anything about incoming inventory.

 

[spidey07]

That's what it looks like. Oh well, I may just buy the lower receiver anyway and hold onto it until we see how all this legislation shakes out.

Good luck finding ANY lower for under 400 bucks. I picked up 5 for 250 bucks a pop (over two weeks ago) and that's double what they should. Now they're going for 500 from the distributors.

That's a stripped lower receiver. good luck finding ANY parts.

 

[madoka]

Lemme see. . .

I got lowers for $130, lower parts kit for $120, stock mounting kit $60, MOE handguard for $35, and a blemished BCM upper for $100 - all of these parts in the past 2 weeks.

So where there's a will, there's a way.

 

[spidey07]

Lemme see. . .

I got lowers for $130, lower parts kit for $120, stock mounting kit $60, MOE handguard for $35, and a blemished BCM upper for $100 - all of these parts in the past 2 weeks.

So where there's a will, there's a way.

That's pretty damn incredible. How in the hell?

 

[pontifex]

This is probably the worst time to do this but I might be able to get a lower receiver pretty cheap so any idea what the rest of the parts might cost me in a normal market? I think the upper receivers were going for around $500-600 last I checked.

If I can't get the lower receiver I'm not even going to bother with this. It all hinges on that.

wait, aren't you the one bitching at people and asking them why they need these types of guns in previous threads? or am i thinking of someone else?

 

[rockyct]

There's talk that Obama put the ban in the broader proposal as a bargaining chip & he'll let it go for a bill without it passing. If that happens, the bottom will probably fall out of the AR market and there'll be tons of excess supply. How much are the lowers going for?

Yeah, I don't think a complete ban on the AR-15 is going to get through. If you were paranoid about a more hard core gun registry, then you're going to have to pay a huge premium to stock up right now but it may be worth it to that person. Maybe we'll get a ban on higher round magazines, but that I think will be the extent of any bans.

I'm not sure we'll see a total glut of AR-15s when it's clear a ban on them won't pass just because the makers are still going to try to cover themselves if it did pass. Also, I doubt that urge to stock up is going to just fall off immediately but I'm sure prices will drop off a lot from where they are right now.

 

[Rumpltzer]

If you can get a commonplace stripped lower for around $150 or less, then I'd consider it. Even at that price, I'd still have to think about it... but this is coming from a guy with un-assembled spares sitting in the safe for a few years.

At a higher price, I'd just wait until this all blows over.

They might take out the high-cap mags, and they might make it harder to obtain the rifles, but I doubt that an outright ban on AR15s could get through.


Good luck.

 

[Kelvrick]

wait, aren't you the one bitching at people and asking them why they need these types of guns in previous threads? or am i thinking of someone else?

There are many like that, but I think he is one.

He readily admits he owns firearms, but readily bitches at those who seems to be more attached to their firearms than he is to his.

 

[HumblePie]

That's pretty damn incredible. How in the hell?

PSA sells them right now for about that when they get them in. Just have to keep checking every day. DSArms had some today. The price was originally $150 when they put them up for sale on their website. Took the site down in 5 minutes and changed the price to $200. Still sold out of them 10 minutes later,

 

[Texashiker]

In the current state of panic buying you will be lucky to find "anything" ar-15.

Lemme see. . .

I got lowers for $130, lower parts kit for $120, stock mounting kit $60, MOE handguard for $35, and a blemished BCM upper for $100 - all of these parts in the past 2 weeks.

So where there's a will, there's a way.

You have to be the luckiest person in the world in the past 2 weeks.

Were you on meth tapping F5 every second on the sites you ordered from? Because everywhere has been sold out for the past month.

 

[JulesMaximus]

wait, aren't you the one bitching at people and asking them why they need these types of guns in previous threads? or am i thinking of someone else?

I really don't see any logical reason to own one and I seriously question whether many people should own them but I already own 1 assault rifle and am storing another for a friend of mine (she'll probably never ask for it back) so having another one isn't going to change anything.

I enjoyed building up my Ruger 10/22 and I enjoy shooting it with my son and I can get this lower for a great price so I figured why the hell not?

Not even sure I can get it yet so all this may be a moot point anyway and if I have to spend thousands just to get the parts I'm also not interested.

 

[JulesMaximus]

If you can get a commonplace stripped lower for around $150 or less, then I'd consider it. Even at that price, I'd still have to think about it... but this is coming from a guy with un-assembled spares sitting in the safe for a few years.

At a higher price, I'd just wait until this all blows over.

They might take out the high-cap mags, and they might make it harder to obtain the rifles, but I doubt that an outright ban on AR15s could get through.


Good luck.

Honestly, I don't care if I can get 30 round mags for it. 10 rounds is fine.