So here I sit, a dyed in the wool AK guy who just assembled an AR. How did I get here? Well, It's pretty much the fault of the Antis. I have heard the AR maligned and railed against ad nauseum. It seems that no matter what goes wrong in the world, it's the AR-15's fault. No one wants me to have one, so naturally it became a must have.
I was already predisposed to this attitude, and then I see a thread about Palmetto State Armory around Christmas and their Daily deals. Here is when I began circling the drain. Plans were made.
I wanted to go with something better than the "Freedom" series but I really didn't want to go super high end. I also wanted to be able to say I built it, or at least assembled it. I ended up deciding on an 18' stainless PSA kit in .223 Wylde on top of an Anderson lower bought from an LGS in Lafayette. This rifle is a statement more than a "go to". It will see range use. I do think that due to the AR's popularity that everyone you care about should know how to run one. It might even get to go out and pop a few coyotes someday, but I'm still trying to warm up to the whole idea here.
I opted for the polished trigger assembly and MBUS sights. The trigger seems pretty good and the sights are acceptable but there might just be an optic slapped on it in the future.
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Total cost as is, $485. I can live with that. Of course that doesn't cover additional costs like a pile of ammo and a bunch of magazines, but one crisis at a time.
I put this together in less than 30 minutes, on the floor, without the aid of a bench block, vice, or any special equipment aside from a couple of punches and an AR armorer's wrench. If you're on the fence, YOU CAN DO THIS.
Now, My impressions as a first time customer from PSA. Their site isn't the easiest to navigate. If you're new to the AR world it may leave you with more questions than answers because they are banking on the fact that you are steeped in AR terminology and know what all of their abbreviations mean. Picking the right kit for me lead to hours of research.
If you're a first time customer, you will also be shocked at how incredibly slow their shipping is. It is positively pathetic. It took thirteen days for my order to be shipped, but UPS got it from South Carolina to Indianapolis in two. Thirteen days to print out a shipping label, waddle over to the shelf, slap it on the box, and hand it to the UPS guy. Unacceptable.
One thing I will say as a positive is that the packaging is quite discreet. There is ZERO mention on the outer box or return address that there are gun parts in the box. Good job there, PSA.
So there it is. Every media nincimpoop, celebrity, politician, and random nail-biting bed-wetting socialist that has told me I shouldn't have an AR just sold another one. This rifle exists because of you. Phase three of Operation Middle Finger is going to be transporting it to Illinois to break it in at the range my girlfriend is a member at. Somewhere a liberal soils their underwear without knowing why. I feel like I have done a good thing.
I was already predisposed to this attitude, and then I see a thread about Palmetto State Armory around Christmas and their Daily deals. Here is when I began circling the drain. Plans were made.
I wanted to go with something better than the "Freedom" series but I really didn't want to go super high end. I also wanted to be able to say I built it, or at least assembled it. I ended up deciding on an 18' stainless PSA kit in .223 Wylde on top of an Anderson lower bought from an LGS in Lafayette. This rifle is a statement more than a "go to". It will see range use. I do think that due to the AR's popularity that everyone you care about should know how to run one. It might even get to go out and pop a few coyotes someday, but I'm still trying to warm up to the whole idea here.
I opted for the polished trigger assembly and MBUS sights. The trigger seems pretty good and the sights are acceptable but there might just be an optic slapped on it in the future.
http://
Total cost as is, $485. I can live with that. Of course that doesn't cover additional costs like a pile of ammo and a bunch of magazines, but one crisis at a time.
I put this together in less than 30 minutes, on the floor, without the aid of a bench block, vice, or any special equipment aside from a couple of punches and an AR armorer's wrench. If you're on the fence, YOU CAN DO THIS.
Now, My impressions as a first time customer from PSA. Their site isn't the easiest to navigate. If you're new to the AR world it may leave you with more questions than answers because they are banking on the fact that you are steeped in AR terminology and know what all of their abbreviations mean. Picking the right kit for me lead to hours of research.
If you're a first time customer, you will also be shocked at how incredibly slow their shipping is. It is positively pathetic. It took thirteen days for my order to be shipped, but UPS got it from South Carolina to Indianapolis in two. Thirteen days to print out a shipping label, waddle over to the shelf, slap it on the box, and hand it to the UPS guy. Unacceptable.
One thing I will say as a positive is that the packaging is quite discreet. There is ZERO mention on the outer box or return address that there are gun parts in the box. Good job there, PSA.
So there it is. Every media nincimpoop, celebrity, politician, and random nail-biting bed-wetting socialist that has told me I shouldn't have an AR just sold another one. This rifle exists because of you. Phase three of Operation Middle Finger is going to be transporting it to Illinois to break it in at the range my girlfriend is a member at. Somewhere a liberal soils their underwear without knowing why. I feel like I have done a good thing.
I'm hanging on to them, but I'm really more of a wood and steel guy so my interests have gone back to that now, although I did build one with wood furniture using my INGO lower.
