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Doublestar AR's
JoeFaz
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Just found out about this maker today. Looks like some good stuff at great prices. I see a lot of guys build their own with uppers/lowers. This too, is new to me. My question is, when I see a "complete upper" for sale, and a "full lower/receiver", are these the only two parts needed to make it into a fully functioning AR? Does "full upper" inclue bolt, etc. and lower the trigger, etc? I saw an add for the full upper and comlete lower Doublestar for a total of well under $600.
(Sorry for the newbie question)...[:I]
(Sorry for the newbie question)...[:I]
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An assembled lower will include all the FCG but may not have the buttstock as different folks may want a different one.
You have to make sure from each dealer
CP
Full upper doesn't necessarily include the BCG
An assembled lower will include all the FCG but may not have the buttstock as different folks may want a different one.
You have to make sure from each dealer
CP
As I looked a little further I see that it does not include the BCG or the charging handle. Still, not a bad deal though. About $750 for the whole gig. And from all I read, Doublestar makes a top quality item and they are good people to deal with.
You need to be careful when buying the upper. Way too many sellers will picture an upper with the charge handle and BCG and then in the fine print announce that those parts are not included butfor sale at an additional cost. I got dinged on one of those a while back. When I called the seller, the answer was "Oh, we forgot to change the picture". I would not call the upper complete w/o those parts and you should consider that to be correct, the upper should include at least the bolt with which it was headspaced. Some of these sellers are buying the "complete upper" and then selling the BCG and charge handle separately to try to make more money which I don't consider ethical.
Excellent advice, thanks. I'm learning more each day.
Minimum price for a quality build would be about $600. . .and most are at least $100 more.
So without knowing ANYTHING else about this ad, I'd say its virtually a given that you'll need to add a bolt-carrier to get this to work.
Assembled lower should, of course, have a trigger group.