My first AR.

[marcp]

Okay I have gone and done it now, I have joined the fun,expensive and addicting world or the AR.'s. I have gotten the part's to start my first AR build. I have a Spikes tactical lower (did the color fill myself) the cmmg trigger group, magpul butt stock,magpul 30 round mag.,and a magpul pistol grip. Leaving the lower black but the furniture is going to be in flat dark earth. Being it is my first ever gun build I'm taking a AR build class (lower only) at my local gun shop at the end of the January.I'm thinking about buying the upper complete but not sure on what make I want to go with at this point. This will be for home defense and plinking fun. any comment's, questing's or suggestion's please let me know..



The world is full of zombie's,some not dead yet....
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Here is the lower now that I have it completed...

 

[redfox033]

Looks good! Get on YouTube and you can watch step by step on how to build your lower and go for it. I built my first lower in less than 30 mins.

 

[indykid]

Just one suggestion, they can be very addictive so be careful! You will build one style, say an entry version for home defense as you say, then you find you want an M4gery, then one like the early triangular grip M16s, then a long range plinker, then... and before you know it, you need a safe just for your ARs!

Enjoy your first build, it is something special and yes a ton of fun.

 

[dhamby]

I second using youtube. Did my first in about 30 min as well. They are a blast to build and shoot. Just be careful as your build can get out of hand quick. The first build is kind of sentimental in a way so enjoy it.

 

[mvician]

DOOMED! DOOMED I tell you! Every waking moment from now on will be spent thinking about this part, that part, what to get, hours of time drooling over pictures on the internet.....


DOOMED!

 

[JollyMon]

Its a sick disease, and will only continue to multiply. But you have good start, let us know how it turns out. Like the others said you can assemble one quite easily following youtube videos.

 

[Mr. FiveseveN]

A word of caution:

Never, I mean never have extra parts around the house. That spare charging handle will soon be a complete rifle.

 

[chraland51]

Tell me about it. I had an ATN 5X BDC scope laying around the house that I could never seem to find the right rifle for. I did not like it on my target AR15 with the 24" heavy SS barrel. It just did not look right on either of my Ruger Mini-14s. It just did not seem to fit on my first custom built AR15 and neither did it seem to go well on my second. I have left it on the 2nd for the time being, but do not think that it is permanent. I do not know if it will ever be just right on any .223/5.56 that I will ever have, but I am determined to keep buying rifles until I finally find just the right one for this particular scope.

 

[Landon]

I ordered all the parts for my first one the other day. As suggested I have watched the youtube videos, looks like a pretty simple thing to assemble. Probably easier than some of the toys the kids got for Christmas.

 

[DustyDawg48]

Congrats on doing your first build! I finished mine off (almost since they are technically never finished) a few weeks ago and I will 2nd what others have said...you can't build just one! I went almost all complete PSA for my rifle. Went with ICE ARMS nitride-coated bolt carrier group which I really like. Lots of options out there! Just keep us posted on how it is progressing!

 

[aaron580]

A word of caution:

Never, I mean never have extra parts around the house. That spare charging handle will soon be a complete rifle.

^ this. I have a spare eotech laying around and now I want to build another rifle so I can use it.

 

[philbert001]

Brownells.com has a great step by step on building your lower. It's a series of like 1-2 minute videos, so you're not constantly pausing and rewinding. Watch the video, assemble component, move on to the next video!

 

[philbert001]

^ this. I have a spare eotech laying around and now I want to build another rifle so I can use it.

Hell, I can't keep a spare roll pin laying around for long before I start getting ideas!

 

[ViperJock]

Nice. So I like shorter barrels for HD as they corner better. 16" max but consider a 14.5 with a pinned flash hider for a 16.1" total. Gas Piston are all the rage these days. You probably know this already but you need a lot more mags lol. Get a solid light and a good sling and you are GTG!

 

[Sheepdog Gear]

A word of caution:

Never, I mean never have extra parts around the house. That spare charging handle will soon be a complete rifle.

Heed this advice!!!!! I find myself building rifles for children that I haven't even had yet! I need help.

 

[68_F100]

Nice. So I like shorter barrels for HD as they corner better. 16" max but consider a 14.5 with a pinned flash hider for a 16.1" total. Gas Piston are all the rage these days. You probably know this already but you need a lot more mags lol. Get a solid light and a good sling and you are GTG!

This is what I built. The upper was easy. This is a 14.5 pinned/welded barrel. It was easy to do and only took 20 minutes.

 

[zipper89]

Im actually building an ar myself for the first time. Last time I just bought one and switch the upper to a Alexarrms. If You are looking at buying an upper already assembled and have the money for them I highly recommend getting a Yankee Hill unless your wanting one of these piston driven; which are pretty sweet themselves.