It has taken me a year and a half now to decide whether or not I was willing to join into the ranks of the dreaded "Evil Black Rifle Club." Finally, after months of decision making I have finally taken the plunge head first into the waters. I went to a gun show earlier today and looked at all the of the products that were for sale. Several dealers had plenty of lower receivers and even lower parts kits in stock and willing to sell them at a moments notice.
In fact, one particular gentlemen had over 70 brand new DPMS lower receivers all wrapped up individually in their nice little boxes priced at $150 each, a ton of DPMS lower part kits that were brand spanking new priced at around $70 to $90 as well, several brand new completed uppers for around $500, and several brand new completed AR-15 builds all priced under $1,000. Of course, stupid me didn't bother to purchase anything from him as I wasn't strapped with the excessive cash to buy a new EBR outright.
However, not all is lost as there was one vendor that had caught my eye in my quest of window shopping. He had two brand new lower receivers in a display case priced at $160 each. Upon closer inspection of the two lowers, I discovered that they were both manufactured from a high end company and were actually being sold for a very reasonable price. That is when I finally made up my mind and snatched one up. I guess you could say it was love at first sight. Without further ado, here is the first piece in my EBR build:
The Charles Daily Defense 5.56 Lower Receiver:
(Sorry about the blurry image, but my digital camera is crap on focusing and resolution.)
Isn't she beautiful? Granted she needs an extreme make over to be completely drop dead gorgeous, but she still is one sexy piece. One thing is for certain, I now have the most important piece of the rifle that is considered a weapon, and it is on the books. Take that Obama Bin Biden!
From here on out (at the request of JD of course
) I plan on keeping everyone updated with my project and the status of it with this thread as I continue to get it off of the ground. Hopefully by the end of the year (provided I can get my hands on a decent upper), you will all see the finished product just in time for Christmas. Anyway, I will continue to update this thread with anymore details as they become available. Please wish me the best of luck.
Oh one last thing, it is really is exhilarating to be a potentially new member of the EBR Club!
My First EBR Build
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