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Posted: 12/30/2013 1:17:54 PM EDT
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I never really considered getting a ar-15 before, but my wife got me a striped lower for Christmas. I told her to get me wood working or gun stuff for Christmas, she got me a chop saw and an Anderson lower. So now I'm looking at my first build. I have been reading lots and watching lots of videos. I think that I won't have much trouble putting a lower together. I'm thinking I'll get one of the PSA lower build kits that have the buffer tube and stock. I'm thinking I'll go with a fully assembled upper with BCG. That is where I get lost. I'm not sure what to look for in the upper. The things that I do know are that I want a 16 inch barrel, I want iron sites and to be able to shot steal ammo. The gun will just be a range gun, I have a shot gun for HD. Any tips and advice that you could give me as I start would be great. There just seem to be so many options for ar-15s that I'm getting a little lost.
James |
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If your planing on shooting steel cased bullets like wolf then i wouldn't waist much money on an upper. check out this article to see why
http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/brass-vs-steel-cased-ammo/ I would check out gun broker if you want a good upper, you can get a new colt 6920 upper for cheep $5-600 ish PSA has by far the cheapest priced uppers if steel is what your planing on shooting for a first build i would not build your own upper best to just buy assambled lowers are easy to but together and you learn a lot while doing it youtube has tones of step by set walk through on building AR's hope that helps |
| Just go to Palmetto State Armory and pick you a complete upper out and be done! You will not build a nice basic upper for what they sell for and they are well known for solid reliable performance.............Good luck and welcome to the site your newest addiction is just a few more purchases away......... |
| While I do agree that PSA has a great price for complete uppers, I built my own and I was a first time builder. (my first AR in fact) It was not as hard as I expected it to be. Just some background info - I own an auto repair shop so I have mechanical skills and a lot of tools. That aside, I like the fact that you can pick every part and build it exactly as you want it, not just the look of it but also build it for your intended purpose. One word of advise if you build your own upper, buy a receiver block set (for upper and lower receiver) and an armorer's wrench. I bought Brownell's receiver block set for about $80 on sale and Gem State's wrench for $40. Both worked great and I plan to use them on a dedicated .22lr build for my son for next Christmas. Good luck with whatever you choose but I do strongly suggest thinking about building your own. |
| If youre already confused, the best thing you can do is just buy a complete 16" upper as opposed to building. Steel cased ammo will not be as nice to your internals as brass just FYI. And sweet on the Anderson part, i have a mostly Anderson Manufacturing/stag arms/magpul/armalite frankencarbine, love my Anderson stuff. |
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