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Building an AR-Follow up
shilowar
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By the time you buy the tools required for proper assembly....the parts kit....and the stripped lower....economically does it make sense? how much are going to save over finding a decent deal on a complete lower?
I can see how it would be entertaining to learn how to build a few, but if I'm just looking for one does it make sense to build a lower myself?
Its like reloading...by the time you invest in all the equipment, if your not an avid shooter it really doesn't save you anything to do it...
thoughts? concerns? complaints?(actually not really interested in complaints)
I can see how it would be entertaining to learn how to build a few, but if I'm just looking for one does it make sense to build a lower myself?
Its like reloading...by the time you invest in all the equipment, if your not an avid shooter it really doesn't save you anything to do it...
thoughts? concerns? complaints?(actually not really interested in complaints)
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Building a lower, yes, worth it. You save a good chunck of change. I would buy the upper complete unless you are planning to do multiple builds, the cost of start up is not worth it (if price is your main deciding factor). If you have the $$$ and like to learn new things then go for it.
What he said, Also building a highly optioned rifle youself is cheaper then paying someone else to do it. But CMMG is still pretty cheap.
If all you want is a standard lower, with 4 position stock, and standard trigger, then it is easy to just buy the completed lower.
With all that said, if you buy an upper and lower separately, you do usually save money because you don't have to pay the 10% excise tax that is on firearms.
If you are only doing 1 build and are trying to build a base rifle you will not save any money at all.
If you are going to build a couple guns
If you want to build a custom gun
If you want to have the tools around incase you ever need them
Then it is worth it.
The only "special" tools you will need is a receiver block, $40ish, and receiver wrench $25ish. You will need a toque wrench and a vice but those are not just for this one gun.