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Offline T Mack

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Building a AR15
« on: March 30, 2012, 03:51:27 PM »
Went to local shop today, looking at getting a AR15. Pretty expensive at 11 or 12 hundred. A few guys at work built their own and it came in around $800  anyone here build their own AR15? I think I might want to give it a try, building my own...  Would love some help or suggestion..

Offline CV67PAT

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Re: Building a AR15
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2012, 05:36:48 PM »
Very easy to do.

Assembling the lower:
http://www.ar15.com/content/guides/assembly/lower/

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Offline wardog6t

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Re: Building a AR15
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2012, 01:26:37 AM »
I just built my first build and was under $700 with shipping and tansfer..Its not to difficult. Just use lots of duct tape...
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Offline T Mack

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Re: Building a AR15
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2012, 01:23:48 PM »
I just built my first build and was under $700 with shipping and tansfer..Its not to difficult. Just use lots of duct tape...

Lots of duct tape!!!!  PM sent

Offline T Mack

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Re: Building a AR15
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2012, 01:40:09 PM »
Well if anyone locally wants to give me a hand I would not decline your help!

Offline wardog6t

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Re: Building a AR15
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2012, 01:43:02 PM »
Not sure where your at but feel free to PM if ya need help. As this was my first build I can give you a couple newb pointers that I experienced during my build.
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Offline kimberguy

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Re: Building a AR15
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2012, 02:58:42 AM »
I built one last summer for about 550-600... if you are in the Jackson area, i would be more than happy to help you!

Offline kryptonian

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Re: Building a AR15
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2012, 12:21:53 AM »
not to be the grammar police or anything but it is actually AN AR15 not A AR15. where do you get kits? or just part it out?
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Re: Building a AR15
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2012, 10:17:56 AM »
There are a lot of cheap builds available.
Palmetto state armory http://palmettostatearmory.com/,
DS arms http://www.dsarms.com/
Blackthorne
http://akpartskits.com/index.html,
KB mfg http://kb-mfg.com/index.php?main_page=index,
JT dist.http://jtdistributing.net/store/index.html
Some are better then others...Much better in some cases. DS has really bad customer service and I have read some of there front site post's are offset?
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Offline bigbob

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Re: Building a AR15
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2012, 10:16:55 PM »
I have herd nothing but good things about Palmetto state armory. Mill spec for well under 1k$ if you don't put a satellite dish and microwave on it. Stag has some nice rifles under 1k as well for an off the shelf option. there are a bunch of options out their but i have had no problems with stag and been looking at PSA kits lately.

Offline CV67PAT

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Re: Building a AR15
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2012, 11:30:25 PM »
If it's not a Colt, it's just a copy.
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Offline tenletters

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Re: Building a AR15
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2012, 05:46:29 PM »
There are Colt match/target H-Bar AR's out there with heavy match barrels and 1:7 twistfor $800 - $900.  Good buy??

Offline bigbob

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Re: Building a AR15
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2012, 10:25:48 PM »
colts are great ar's and the three ar's i have spent any real time behind are a colt, a stag and a noveske. the noveske had far and away the nicest trigger on it but being a 2000$ rifle ( cant remember which trigger was in it) it very well should. the colt did nothing the stag or noveske did not. and to be honest. the only ar i have ever seen jam was a colt. This is not to say it is not a great gun but to say its the only way is a bit of an overstatement i feel. I am not an AR aficionado buy any means, and hope i dont ruffle feathers with this post, but their are alot of options. I dont know the exact scoop but some colts have different size pins that limit what upper receiver you can mount to it. if this is not correct please correct me with the proper information. If you want to build your own i vote for that 100% you save alot of money and get exactly what you want. i have not built one yet but done a ton of research on the subject. lots of forums, books and videos to walk you through it if you run in to trouble but there doenst seem to be that much to it. The names that come up alot when building your own are delton dpms, bcm, and palmetto state armory. to me the PSA seems to be the best going. alot of people argue the bcm is but u will spend a few hundred more and the palmetto kis are good stuff. options for hammer forged and chrome lined barrels, and length gas tube you want,etc. and the barrels are made by FN and dan wilson depending on which one you get. all the parts are the same stuff in much higher end AR15s you would buy off the shelf. kits start around 550$ and go up but most are around 600-700