Build your AR..Or buy one done?

[frenchiectfd2203]

Buy a complete rifle for $400 or less ...... assemble your own lower @ your kitchen table while watching a youtube video and buy a completed upper for (all in) $400 + ..... hand pick each piece ... well that's just maddening and $$$$$$$$$
and you get what you bought assuming you don;t know what you think you want. I tend to buy mil spec several lowers around $50ish, find a deal on a lower parts kit ( I currently like Strike Industries enhanced lpk $40 - $70) JP trigger springs $10ish, Hogue grip and stock or whatever you like. Maybe a drop in trigger set (?) $100+ ............ get the parts you touch that you like and buy an assembled upper of your choice there are 100s if not 1000s to choose from. Good Luck BKG

I am a huge fan of Geissele drop ins. Never tried the JP but seen good reviews.

 

[Ruffnek]

I am a huge fan of Geissele drop ins. Never tried the JP but seen good reviews.

My personal favorite combo for a budget build is the ALG ACT trigger with the red and yellow JP spring set. It's no two-stage Geissele, but it's a good upgrade to mil-spec.

 

[Hohn]

My personal favorite combo for a budget build is the ALG ACT trigger with the red and yellow JP spring set. It's no two-stage Geissele, but it's a good upgrade to mil-spec.

As is the coated BCM. I recently experienced it for the first time myself and for any No-frills build the BCM LPK with this trigger is REALLY hard to beat. It feels GREAT.

 

[Ruffnek]

As is the coated BCM. I recently experienced it for the first time myself and for any No-frills build the BCM LPK with this trigger is REALLY hard to beat. It feels GREAT.

Kind of going in a different direction here but I noticed it while giving the BCM trigger another look. Has anyone noticed the pricing on the BCM site? They have List Price and Our Price, which makes complete sense on third party items from other manufacturers, but they even have it on THEIR OWN stuff. So they're undercutting themselves? Seems like a shallow marketing ploy, unless I'm missing something.

 

[IronsKeeper]

Kind of going in a different direction here but I noticed it while giving the BCM trigger another look. Has anyone noticed the pricing on the BCM site? They have List Price and Our Price, which makes complete sense on third party items from other manufacturers, but they even have it on THEIR OWN stuff. So they're undercutting themselves? Seems like a shallow marketing ploy, unless I'm missing something.

I haven't spent a lot of time on BCM, but Aero, Anderson, and a whole lot of other manufacturer websites still have not updated or are actively updating because of Christmas sales. So those could be sales prices that go away soon.

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[Ruffnek]

I haven't spent a lot of time on BCM, but Aero, Anderson, and a whole lot of other manufacturer websites still have not updated or are actively updating because of Christmas sales. So those could be sales prices that go away soon.

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No, they're like that all the time. I remember thinking it was odd when I bought my upper back in 2015.

 

[cce1302]

I am a huge fan of Geissele drop ins. Never tried the JP but seen good reviews.

I just picked up a couple giesseles from Brownell's when they had them marked down. I'll install them in April and give them a go.

 

[bwframe]

Same deal with the Hyperfire's that were discounted to below a hundred bucks a while back. With Brownell's discount and free shipping, wish I'd bought a few more.

 

[Hohn]

Kind of going in a different direction here but I noticed it while giving the BCM trigger another look. Has anyone noticed the pricing on the BCM site? They have List Price and Our Price, which makes complete sense on third party items from other manufacturers, but they even have it on THEIR OWN stuff. So they're undercutting themselves? Seems like a shallow marketing ploy, unless I'm missing something.

NO, it's just a shallow marketing ploy. The "list price" is a marketing fabrication.

 

[Ruffnek]

NO, it's just a shallow marketing ploy. The "list price" is a marketing fabrication.

As long as the customer feels like they got a deal...

 

[IndianaGlock85]

I went ahead and bought a S&W m&p sport 2 and haven’t been disappointed even though it’s a “budget” AR.

 

[IronsKeeper]

I went ahead and bought a S&W m&p sport 2 and haven’t been disappointed even though it’s a “budget” AR.

If I was going to buy a built AR for reliability and cost that would be it.

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[Hohn]

Aero Precision has good prices and good specs.

And how on the tolerances. My Aero upper and lower fit together so well that you almost don't need pins. The parting line between them is almost invisible, it looks like one piece of metal when it's assembled.

And this level of quality cost me $120 for the SET (upper and lower, both stripped).

 

[IndianaGlock85]

If I was going to buy a built AR for reliability and cost that would be it.

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It’s been great for me and I’d recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good budget friendly AR. I was able snag mine locally for $499 brand new.

 

[Tburke798]

It’s been great for me and I’d recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good budget friendly AR. I was able snag mine locally for $499 brand new.

Where did you get it for that price if you don't mind me asking....

Thanks

 

[daddyusmaximus]

I always spend more when I build one. Always.

Pretty much this ^^^^^^^ but you do end up with exactly what you want

These guys said it... It's that part about getting the "exact gun I want" that gets me to build my own.

I know I can buy one for less. I also know that not long after I get it home, I'll end up buying different parts for it anyhow. The AR has so much aftermarket support, and they're so damn easy to customize to your liking, I can't resist. There's just no reason for me to have bran new parts laying around I won't use.

 

[sugarcreekbrass]

I just finished building my first on my own. I had a friend help on my first kit build. It would have been a quick job if my wife didn't keep interrupting me!! Putting together a lower kit is very easy. You can find step by step youtube videos for reference. Both of my builds are PSA kits. $460 is what I have in the kit, lower, shipping, and transfer.

https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa...weight-m-lok-moe-ept-rifle-kit-516446780.html