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 03-23-2010, 11:53 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,199 |  AR budget builds....
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| 03-24-2010, 12:25 AM | #3 | Call Me Doug Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: It's because I actually HAVE those skills! Posts: 21,258 |
Great Post Slo. This has been stickied for the time being while these sales and deals are on!!
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| 03-24-2010, 12:42 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 934 |
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| 03-27-2010, 02:47 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Severna park, Maryland Posts: 257 | great
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| 04-19-2010, 02:11 AM | #6 | Happy Kahr Family! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,904 |
I was floored to look at the date and realize these deals still exist. I am looking for an inexpensive AR in .223. I have heard much ballyhoo about building instead of buying complete. I have no skills yet in gunsmithing, though I am really quite handy around the house. I'm sure I could figure it out. And the doing would teach me how the parts all work.
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-What tools would be needed to put together the 5 or 6 parts listed in the original post? Exactly. Perhaps with MidwayUSA links, if possible.
-Would the complete lower (for just, like $75 more) be worth it over a stripped lower and a parts kit...for someone who values his time a bit more than money when we're talking less than 100 bucks?
-Do I look up an FFL in the yellow pages, tell him what I want, and he orders the lower? How does that work? Do I go to my local gun shop with whom I have a relationship? I'm in Portland, Oregon. __________________
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| 04-20-2010, 02:44 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 934 |
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Originally Posted by CHLChris
I was floored to look at the date and realize these deals still exist. I am looking for an inexpensive AR in .223. I have heard much ballyhoo about building instead of buying complete. I have no skills yet in gunsmithing, though I am really quite handy around the house. I'm sure I could figure it out. And the doing would teach me how the parts all work.
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-What tools would be needed to put together the 5 or 6 parts listed in the original post? Exactly. Perhaps with MidwayUSA links, if possible.
A good set of punches, a small hammer, and maybe a set of needlenose pliers.
-Would the complete lower (for just, like $75 more) be worth it over a stripped lower and a parts kit...for someone who values his time a bit more than money when we're talking less than 100 bucks?
My first lower took me about an hour, the second took my less than half an hour. So it's your choice, but I think the knowledge gained by doing it yourself is worth it.
-Do I look up an FFL in the yellow pages, tell him what I want, and he orders the lower? How does that work? Do I go to my local gun shop with whom I have a relationship? I'm in Portland, Oregon.
Your regular shop should be able to get you a lower, but if they aren't willing, you might try the FFL locator on GunBroker.com. |
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| 04-20-2010, 03:04 AM | #8 | Ground Zero Ocean Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Florence, Oregon Posts: 8,463 |
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You could probably even build the lower cheaper if you shopped carefully. I believe DSA sells stripped lowers for $60.
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| 04-30-2010, 05:33 AM | #9 | I'm always 10-8 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 150 miles NE of Sloppy Joe's Bar, in the "GunShine" State Posts: 19,195 Liked 5 Times on 5 Posts
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| 05-01-2010, 04:50 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 934 |
Take that $60 stripped lower and finish it on the cheap!
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