AR-15 BS Thread

DD and BCM are hardly entry level tools, so good for you. I'd say get the bcm upper direct from bcm, and when you do you can add a bcm bcg & bcm gunfighter charging handle for $69, which is a great deal.

 

They're a fairly new company, and they might end up being great, but I'm not going to be one of their beta testers, not with known, proven rifles out there for $1k. With careful parts selection and sales, you could build a nice ar for a grand or not much more. And if you can brush your own teeth, you can build an ar.

 

is there a lower youd recommend? wanting this to be cheaper than a complete BCM or DD rifle. With the saved money I'd like to drop it into optics.

 

I'm going to end up building a Anderson lower with a bcm LPK and eventually start saving up for either a complete bcm upper( that charging handle and bcg looks like a killer deal) or a premium line PSA upper.

But Valentine's Day is around the corner so the PSA upper might be the winner lol

 

What up guys just checking in on this thread. I recently did a 80 percent lower, James Madison tactical, highly recommended. I used a MAS defense upper. Definitely a good winter project.

 

People seem to be pretty happy with PSA complete lowers. If you want to build it yourself cheaply - Andersons stripped lowers are $50, an Anderson lpk is $50, Anderson mil spec RE kit is $32 and there's plenty of under $40 stocks out there. Smart man saving on the lower and buying a quality upper. Optics are a whole other can of worms.

 

right on thanks, Ill check out some youtube videos on building a lower with a kit. This is my first ar so didnt really think about building the lower.

 

Would any one happen to have a gas tube roll pin they be willing to sell me. Cant find a seller online who charges reasonable shipping. AKA letter mail

 

There are some great guides on youtube. That is how i built my AR15
I started with an 80% lower and worked from there for my first AR. Sale shopping FTW

 

You can buy a complete lower and a complete upper and combine them in 10 seconds to get a functioning rifle.

With how much ARs have taken off in the past few years, you're likely going to be able to find a complete AR lower with the grip and stock you want, and pin it to a complete AR upper with the handguard you want.

If I had $800 to spend on an AR right now, I'd go with this lower

http://palmettostatearmory.com/catalog/product/view/id/15072/

paired with this upper

http://aeroprecisionusa.com/m4e1-18-223-wylde-complete-upper.html

And a NiB BCG and BCM Mod4 CH from IWT (aka, @SFSMedic on here)

 

Why in 223wylde instead of 5.56?

 

Wylde is slightly more accurate than 5.56 and can still feed both 5.56 and .223. @SFSMedic can explain it better.

 

anyone have experience or an option on this trigger group?

http://video.ammoland.com/video/Brownells-AR-15-AR-Style-.308-D

 

or this one.....

http://video.ammoland.com/video/Geissele-AR-15-Super-Dynamic-Tr

 

Geissele trigger is going to cost you a pretty penny. But they're some of the best. I run them in all my guns.

SSA in my would be go-to combat rifle.
SSA-E in my precision rifles.

 

8-10" is ideal. All powder us burned by 8" or so.

Can't really help ya on prebuilt ones though. I bought mine. I'd imagine any will come threaded 5/8x24

 

let the fun begin, picking up the anderson stripped lower next friday