Looking into getting an AR..

[Bennettjh]

Spikes Tactical 5.56/.223 16" Midlength Rifle

That's a good deal. Wish I had $800 lying around to throw at that.

 

[jamesearljonesisscab]

Budsgunshop had some blemished adams arms carbine and midlength piston ar for $599 shipped cash, I was lucky to get one as they sold out in a few days. I believe they are taking backorders but now you have to be a team buds member which is another $20. Good Luck!

 

[Hopper]

Budsgunshop had some blemished adams arms carbine and midlength piston ar for $599 shipped cash, I was lucky to get one as they sold out in a few days. I believe they are taking backorders but now you have to be a team buds member which is another $20. Good Luck!

I just ordered one of these yesterday, so I'm on the waiting list for their next batch of "blems" to come in! My order says it should be shipped by the end of the month. Same price, and I didn't have to be a "team member". Really looking forward to seeing how this pans out...the reviews I've seen are very, very good! If so, this is a fantastic price on a piston-driven AR.

I'll be interested to know what sights/optics you end up going with. This is kind of new territory for me, and I'm open to suggestions. Front sight will need to be iron, as it's sure to get hot with the piston.

 

[jdmagic21]

I went to the recent NRA convention and tried all of the trigger pulls of most of the guns and Del-Ton by far was my favorite. It was because of this and their customer server I went with many of their parts. I would highly recommend them.

 

[Crbn79]

Blem PSA 16" CHF M4 Premium SS12G2 - Without BCG or Charging Handle
$379 for a nice upper with floating hand guard. You could put together something VERY nice for $600-700 easy.

 

[Bfish]

Budsgunshop had some blemished adams arms carbine and midlength piston ar for $599 shipped cash, I was lucky to get one as they sold out in a few days. I believe they are taking backorders but now you have to be a team buds member which is another $20. Good Luck!

I toyed with the idea of buying one and by the time I decided to they were sold out! I don't think I will wait around if given a second chance!

 

[spearheadersarge]

PSA rifle kit for $419 then order a blemish lower for $50 and voila, sub $500 AR! I have 3, working on completing a 458 Socom as we speak. You can't beat the value for the $$$'s with PSA right now.

 

[USMC-Johnson]

You can get a dpms recon for 899. lots of good features for the money or a dpms moe warrior or something like that....dpms makes some goood stuff

 

[Bearclaw]

Check the classified. There are some really nice ones on there.
I have a Spikes and really like it.

 

[Bravo-4-2]

Build a PSA kit for under 600$ and spend the rest on stuff

If $800 is truly tops then, yes, building your own is the way to go. Fortunately, it's easier now than ever before.

 

[yote hunter]

A factory Windham all the way ... You can't go wrong , love mine its a tac driver...

 

[jwhitaker45]

I am going through the process of building my own right now and not having to change out accessories and stuff that I don't want. So that would be my suggestion. Figure out what your end rifle will look like and just build it now instead of adding parts and accessories and taking stuff off that you don't actually want. Parts shop and talk to local shops and see what price they can get parts for. It will save you a lot of money.

 

[jamesearljonesisscab]

I toyed with the idea of buying one and by the time I decided to they were sold out! I don't think I will wait around if given a second chance!

They are back in stock!!!

 

[saleen4971]

build what you want! you can stay within budget, or go over budget and use time as your buffer! i built my first AR over 4 months, spent twice what my initial budget was, and had a rifle i was 150% happy with. plus, what better way to learn the ins and outs of your new toy/tool?

 

[weedsnager]

Budsgunshop had some blemished adams arms carbine and midlength piston ar for $599 shipped cash, I was lucky to get one as they sold out in a few days. I believe they are taking backorders but now you have to be a team buds member which is another $20. Good Luck!

Any of you guys buy the mid length? Reviews?

 

[Kaigar]

I wanna thank everyone for the input, it's all really good advice. I've decided to start out with one of the PSA kits, and go from there over time. Don't suppose anyone has any suggestions on decently priced stripped lowers?

 

[Txlur]

I wanna thank everyone for the input, it's all really good advice. I've decided to start out with one of the PSA kits, and go from there over time. Don't suppose anyone has any suggestions on decently priced stripped lowers?

Why not a PSA blem? 50+xfer. Spikes can be had for less than 100. As long as they are cut in spec... Eh, should work. I'd go with all blem stuff if I was trying to save money, it isn't a pageant.

 

[M67]

Yeah but some people would pay more not to look at a PSA rollmark

 

[weedsnager]

Budsgunshop had some blemished adams arms carbine and midlength piston ar for $599 shipped cash, I was lucky to get one as they sold out in a few days. I believe they are taking backorders but now you have to be a team buds member which is another $20. Good Luck!

Have you takin it for a test drive yet? How's the recoil with the piston ?

 

[armedhoosier451]

If you order one of those blems do you just put in the address info of your FFL and they just send it there or do you have to get in touch with the FFL first?