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My new addiction
savage170
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Started when I put my AR 10 308 together from a PSA parts kit and a stripped lower I didn't realize how easy they were to build with a little help from youtube videos till then. Now instead of looking for deals on rifles I'm looking for deals on stripped lowers and upper receivers. I have discovered I really enjoy putting them together and the parts hunt
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Congrats,....you have now been infected. I was infected 7 or 8 years ago!😆
Years ago my mother asked me, "How many rifles do you need?" I replied, "How many are there?" The new answer for you is, "How many can I build?"😁
Same here. I built 5 AR's during the initial quarantine. I had to do some creative shopping to find all the parts. The lower receivers were accumulated some time prior to Covid.
I get a lot of satisfaction from the work and now I have a good working knowledge of how the rifle works. I know for certain the assembly was accomplished with quality parts and the rifles are accessorized just for me.
I have seen some posts on this forum from folks that belittle AR's that are not "factory-built" and I realize some guns are slapped together with inferior parts by folks that don't have the expertise to mount a scope. It's like reloaded ammo. My quality is good but I don't trust other people.
I build for me.
My wife would ask"Dont you already have one of those?".I would say"Yes,but I dont have two of them".
That's awesome!
I've assembled 4 or 5 AR15 lowers. I still have an AR10 stripped lower waiting for parts and assembly.
Jon
I'm yet to build an AR-10. Next on my list.
There isn't anything especially difficult about assembling an AR. What is difficult these days is finding anything resembling a "deal" on lowers and uppers. I assembled this AR-10 from parts purchased from PSA early last year:
It would be much more expensive to build the same rifle now.
I got bit about two maybe three years ago . ended up building about nine and one almost complete I had forgot about it I stopped early last year doing them , but for me a lot of the fun was scrolling thru auctions for all the parts ( did I mention I am cheap and broke ) I just ordered a lower to finish one then I will kick the addiction , I did rifle's and pistol's started with 5.56 then 300 black out then a 308 . I ran across the complete upper looking lonely in my safe I know I could switch with a number of other uppers and keep shooting . but not being complete just bugged me 😉 so I found the lower just before Christmas on sale . I could spend the rest of life just switching out parts and testing each one so I called it quits .
I was tempted to jump on a AK build but that would be a whole new set of tools
I've been kicking the idea around , just haven't pulled the trigger yet , been looking at these tools/ tool kits ect. needed to do the job, any advice you guys would share
Does the AR-10 use the same barrel wrench/tool thingie as the 15's?
I might just have to try my hand at puttin' one together. Sounds fun!
You can get by with spending under $50 on basic tools, but the job is made a lot easier with a professional quality set made specifically for the AR.
The master set has every tool that you'll ever need, and a few that you'll never use. Shop around for the best price. retail is $250, dealer is $199, but paid $179 through a SHOT Show special.
If you don't want the full set you can buy individual tools, the master armorers wrench, bench block, and vise block being very useful:
https://www.realavid.com/product/ar15-master-bench-block/
I got by with the Tapco tool and a good punch set and the vise blocks are a real plus.Being a mechanic I pretty much had everything else I needed
My wife likes red so I put this one together for her I just found out that you can also get a red forward assist button so I guess I'll be adding that soon and there is a Fixed Hougue stock trimmed in red on order that A2 stock will end up on my next build.
Compared to booze, drugs, gambling and women this addiction is relatively mild. Enjoy
There is no limit to the number of colors for AR parts. I use blue/gray to separate 300 Blackout from 5.56mm
I discovered it is usually cheaper to buy a complete upper rather than collect all the parts. However, I prefer to build my own to get exactly what I want.
I dearly love an adjustable gas block and a smooth round fore grip.
looks like this is the only Kit every one has here on GB, any good ?
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/884992540
as others have posted I have repaired and worked on about every thing in my life so I had all the tools needed
I did buy a AR multi purpose wrench for the barrel and castle nuts and a mag well vise block to hold while torqueing the barrel nut , then I did buy a set of roll pin starter punches not needed but makes it easier .
I will add now with the avid KIT on the market if your going to build more than one I would say its a good investment and it could always be resold to recover most of the money if you decide to go that route
watch the auctions is my best advise I bought several timney and other drop in triggers off the auctions and a couple light pull even a couple polished enhanced ones PSA run sales and so do a lot of the other suppliers .
last tool I bought was a set of go/ no go gauges also on the auctions . majority all the parts are suppose to be military spec or better but so many variations of parts and suppliers I thought it best to be safe
go to you tube watch a few or as many as you like to get a good idea and a few tips to make it easier . tossing one together is easy and paper plate moa I would say is easy also however building one to get competition accuracy I would say takes a bit more than just screwing together parts unless luck comes into