Congratulations and welcome to the world of AR Legos. You ready to go to the 1500 and buy another lower and parts kit yet? It's only a matter of time my friend before you buy/build another. Think of it as crack for the lawful! (Sidenote; you're gonna need a bigger safe!)
Dan
I also just recently assembled my first lower, for a pistol build I am doing. I am waiting on a couple more parts to show up to assemble the upper. I wanted to build/assemble everything myself, to learn how everything goes together, and to have more of a sense of ownership. I could have bought a complete pistol, but building it seems like I have more ownership of it.That's 30 minutes of work I managed to do in only 5 hours. I think it was worth it. I understand a lot better how it all works. Provided that when I get my upper it all works.
Congratulations! It's a sickness. You need more tools. You need a bigger gun room. You need...........