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Posted: 12/4/2015 5:58:03 PM EDT
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I was wondering how some of my fellow builders have planned out their builds. I was thinking of just getting a couple parts a month and spread it out, keeping an eye on sales and such. Has this been a good tactic for those of us not swimming in cash?
I would like to take the time and build a multi purpose rifle that I can defend the home with and then take to the range and hit targets at a decent range. What do you recommend as far as barrel length and caliber are concerned? I was thinking of starting out by getting a 50-60 buck multi cal lower, good choice? Any and all advice is welcome. I hope to start soon. |
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that's what I do. buy stuff on sale, throw it in a parts bin and when I get close to a full gun I just buy the last few pieces I need.
I also keep a few BCGs and LPKs in "stock" If you are looking for a lower, check out Anderson mfg. great prices and good product. you can usually pick up a stripped lower for about 40.00 |
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that's what I do. buy stuff on sale, throw it in a parts bin and when I get close to a full gun I just buy the last few pieces I need. I also keep a few BCGs and LPKs in "stock" If you are looking for a lower, check out Anderson mfg. great prices and good product. you can usually pick up a stripped lower for about 40.00 Glad I'm not the only one lol. I feel like this is the easiest way to get what I want and not blow my wallet up. Thank you. |
| My last 4 rifles have been through this method. Also stalk the Facebook gun groups for deals. When somebody changes out their furniture, they practically give stuff away. I use aero precision recievers. No obnoxious roll mark, good quality, and they have deals all the time. I got a matched upper and lower for 140$. Anderson is fine but is literally the cheapest of the cheap without going poly. I'm not saying they don't work, but sometimes a little extra is worth it. I use jse surplus for barrels, sota arms, and a few others. Good products for very little cash. |
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That's what I'm doing right now for my SBR. Got a lower and eFiled the form one. I am not really doing a budget build so I will probably have my stamp before I even finish the rifle.
I will add that spreading out the cost is the only way the wife let's me have more rifles. 
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My last 4 rifles have been through this method. Also stalk the Facebook gun groups for deals. When somebody changes out their furniture, they practically give stuff away. I use aero precision recievers. No obnoxious roll mark, good quality, and they have deals all the time. I got a matched upper and lower for 140$. Anderson is fine but is literally the cheapest of the cheap without going poly. I'm not saying they don't work, but sometimes a little extra is worth it. I use jse surplus for barrels, sota arms, and a few others. Good products for very little cash. Not trying to start a who is who about lowers, but what makes the Anderson lowers that much inferior to other lowers? A step above ploy is a dramatic leap is it not? |
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My last 4 rifles have been through this method. Also stalk the Facebook gun groups for deals. When somebody changes out their furniture, they practically give stuff away. I use aero precision recievers. No obnoxious roll mark, good quality, and they have deals all the time. I got a matched upper and lower for 140$. Anderson is fine but is literally the cheapest of the cheap without going poly. I'm not saying they don't work, but sometimes a little extra is worth it. I use jse surplus for barrels, sota arms, and a few others. Good products for very little cash. Not trying to start a who is who about lowers, but what makes the Anderson lowers that much inferior to other lowers? A step above ploy is a dramatic leap is it not? A forged mil-spec lower is a forged mil-spec lower. That's what mil-spec is all about. There are specifications regarding everything from alloys to dimensions. Any purposed deficiencies would fall back upon the actual foundry. I believe that Anderson uses primarily Cerro forgings which are generally considered to be among the best. |
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It helps to plan out your build ahead of time, know what normal pricing is, and know what vendors have those parts you want. That way I know what the normal price is for parts, and if I see a sale I can tell how much of a deal it really is. I also set aside some money every month for "fun" uses, so I pull from that when I want to buy stuff. |
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Quoted: A forged mil-spec lower is a forged mil-spec lower. That's what mil-spec is all about. There are specifications regarding everything from alloys to dimensions. Any purposed deficiencies would fall back upon the actual foundry. I believe that Anderson uses primarily Cerro forgings which are generally considered to be among the best. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: My last 4 rifles have been through this method. Also stalk the Facebook gun groups for deals. When somebody changes out their furniture, they practically give stuff away. I use aero precision recievers. No obnoxious roll mark, good quality, and they have deals all the time. I got a matched upper and lower for 140$. Anderson is fine but is literally the cheapest of the cheap without going poly. I'm not saying they don't work, but sometimes a little extra is worth it. I use jse surplus for barrels, sota arms, and a few others. Good products for very little cash. Not trying to start a who is who about lowers, but what makes the Anderson lowers that much inferior to other lowers? A step above ploy is a dramatic leap is it not? A forged mil-spec lower is a forged mil-spec lower. That's what mil-spec is all about. There are specifications regarding everything from alloys to dimensions. Any purposed deficiencies would fall back upon the actual foundry. I believe that Anderson uses primarily Cerro forgings which are generally considered to be among the best. Nothing wrong with Anderson lower or upper stripped receiver. My Noveske upper/lower are very nice, but Anderson receivers combo are my go to ($39 each, I have 3 sets). LPK also very cheap if you don't care for brand name, same for free float rail. I usually get everything on a budget except the trigger, barrel, and optic. |
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Nothing wrong with Anderson lower or upper stripped receiver. My Noveske upper/lower are very nice, but Anderson receivers combo are my go to ($39 each, I have 3 sets). LPK also very cheap if you don't care for brand name, same for free float rail. I usually get everything on a budget except the trigger, barrel, and optic. Quoted:
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My last 4 rifles have been through this method. Also stalk the Facebook gun groups for deals. When somebody changes out their furniture, they practically give stuff away. I use aero precision recievers. No obnoxious roll mark, good quality, and they have deals all the time. I got a matched upper and lower for 140$. Anderson is fine but is literally the cheapest of the cheap without going poly. I'm not saying they don't work, but sometimes a little extra is worth it. I use jse surplus for barrels, sota arms, and a few others. Good products for very little cash. Not trying to start a who is who about lowers, but what makes the Anderson lowers that much inferior to other lowers? A step above ploy is a dramatic leap is it not? A forged mil-spec lower is a forged mil-spec lower. That's what mil-spec is all about. There are specifications regarding everything from alloys to dimensions. Any purposed deficiencies would fall back upon the actual foundry. I believe that Anderson uses primarily Cerro forgings which are generally considered to be among the best. Nothing wrong with Anderson lower or upper stripped receiver. My Noveske upper/lower are very nice, but Anderson receivers combo are my go to ($39 each, I have 3 sets). LPK also very cheap if you don't care for brand name, same for free float rail. I usually get everything on a budget except the trigger, barrel, and optic. I know all that, but the poster stated that Anderson is literally the cheapest of the part without going poly implies that they are of inferior quality then others. As far as costs go, he could be right. As far as quality goes, odds are he could not tell the difference between on manufacture and another without looking at roll marks. You don't need to spend a fortune now a days to buy and build quality ARs. There are a few people out there trying to make a fast buck, but a lot of companies like that usually fall flat really quick. |
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My last 4 rifles have been through this method. Also stalk the Facebook gun groups for deals. When somebody changes out their furniture, they practically give stuff away. I use aero precision recievers. No obnoxious roll mark, good quality, and they have deals all the time. I got a matched upper and lower for 140$. Anderson is fine but is literally the cheapest of the cheap without going poly. I'm not saying they don't work, but sometimes a little extra is worth it. I use jse surplus for barrels, sota arms, and a few others. Good products for very little cash. You're FOS, like the other poster said they use Cerro forgings. Anderson is GTG OP. |
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I have not used Anderson lowers but I have used many of their other parts. All were good to go. Don't equate low price with low quality. Price does not equal quality.
I usually slowly collect pieces and when close I assemble the gun. I did go a little crazy on Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales. Using my wife's logic I did not spend money I saved tons.
We are currently living in the golden age of the AR15. I am afraid this is only temporary. I noticed after the CA terrorist attack ammo prices have gone up a little bit already and many places are sold out of popular calibers. |
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that's what I do. buy stuff on sale, throw it in a parts bin and when I get close to a full gun I just buy the last few pieces I need. I also keep a few BCGs and LPKs in "stock" If you are looking for a lower, check out Anderson mfg. great prices and good product. you can usually pick up a stripped lower for about 40.00 I do the same. I'm about to build an AR10 that I started buy during the Aero Precision 4th of July sale. |
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Anderson is fine but is literally the cheapest of the cheap without going poly. I'm not saying they don't work, but sometimes a little extra is worth it. I would love to know what problems you encountered with Anderson lowers. Please supply us with some details as to why you find them inferior to other mil-spec forgings. |
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Thanks all, I started my planning. I just to figure out what length barrel and caliber I want for this specific build. I want reach atleast 600 which unless I'm wrong a solid 5.56 and a 18 inch barrel would cover it.
I too would like to know what Anderson Lower problems were had. I was going to grab a set from them. |
| My last build took over a year. I was in no hurry and went thru 2 black friday/Christmas/new years and all the holidays in between to get the parts. I used the best I could find and it came out really sweet. Doing another one now actually. Half the fun is finding great deals on components. |
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