goin to the gunshow

Hop on gunbroker. Stop by your local FFL (gun shop) and ask about transfers. Most will do a transfer for you for $25 to $50. Then pick out what you want on Gunbroker, bid and win, then have your FFL send his info to the seller.

For $100, you can buy the basic tools needed to build one yourself if you go that route. I'm no pro but I've built 4 or 5. If you have specific questions, just ask.

Here's my short-barrel AR in its current configuration. It's been rebuilt several times.

 

Nice set up.

 

Thanks!

 

Do it right the first time and order an LWRC

 

How about a BCM upper plus bcg and charging handle for $534
http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-M4-16-Upper-Receiver-Group-p/bcm-urg-m4-16.htm
Then a spikes lower $100, rock river lpk $70 and a magpul moe kit for $100 http://dsgarms.com/ProductInfo/MGMOEKITBLK.aspx and then add a backup sight of your choice and you have a badass ~$800 rifle

 

It may end up being a good rifle, and it will look cool, but it wont be a gas piston design and it wont be LWRC. Right now I have a rock river lower with a gg&g upper and other goodies. Does just fine and is the same gas impingement design as any colt I had while I was in. If I were to do it again, I'd do it the right way the first time.

 

I wont argue with you there, if you have the money go with the piston LWRC, but the OP was looking to stay in the $700-800 budget and that seems to be as good as you can get for that price range.

 

didnt notice that part. In that case I would just wait until I had more money

 

wow that is badass and sounds like a good idea ill check on there

i just started lookin at BCM and right now that looks like the route to go

yeah i dont have a lotta money and im not lookin to get a top of the line gun. i just want something affordable and accurate i can put together and get accustomed to and shoot and then decide how to build the perfect one. but for now this is my first rifle

i appreciate the input guys im still open to more suggestions if yall got em. especially upper info or your favorite affordable picks lol im lookin for something around maybe $600

 

I'm sure you'll be happy with whatever you get but remember, a poor man can only afford to buy something once.

 

A simple AR of good quality would be an A2 or A3 - fixed stock with handguards. The Brownells' gunbuilder is a great toy to play with, but until specific uses are nailed down, it usually results in an internet tacticool gamers gun, anything but simple.

Look at what features you need (not want): Adjustable stock? they cost twice as much minimum, don't offer a verified improvement in accuracy, if anything, they rattle, squeak, can slip the notch and fail, expose the buffer tube to damage, and only work if you need to wear body armor.

Quad rails are nice, usually free floated, weigh more than handguards, offer 4 feet of picitinny rail, and aren't user friendly, so ladder guards go on, weighing them down more. Add a scope, light, VFG/bipod, side sling mount, pressure switches, you get a nice entry team carbine that's optimized for storming mud huts and motel rooms. Don't forget the black balaclava. If you only practice in tire houses, all will be well, but none of that will help make a 200m shot in the dead of winter (except maybe the balaclava to keep your nose warm.) The simple A3 would do better with a 4X scope.

It's good to keep it simple, the latest fads and fantasies are basically a game of oneupmanship and credit rating for male enhancement. Simple is better, a Bargain Bin rifle could serve well with the difference in price spent on the thousands of rounds planned. Once it begins to show need for improvement, time will have passed and all the research will become clearer as to what and why things are done in certain ways. It takes owing and shooting one to understand the nuances and separate the marketing hype from the day to day reality.

 

My wife, son and myself all use 5.56 AR15's for hunting. Havent had any issues in 10 years losing a deer or a hog, hitting your target in the proper place is the key. It would not be a very good hunting rifle if I had to take a 1000 yard shot at a mule deer but we do not have that type of range or game in GA. What is a mini 23?

 

The best carbine deal out there right now hands down is the spikes tactical:


http://www.spikestactical.com/new/z/st15-m4-le-carbine-p-387.html

 

yeah thats all ive been seeing while researching. KISS. and i found that gun builder a few days ago and messed around with it and really didnt like it

thats good to here although i probably wont hunt with it. i actually heard you cant hunt with .223 but that might be hearsay im not sure

yeah ive been lookin at spikes and they look great. and im also lookin pretty closely at BCM. i just bought a complete lower and now the search is on for a good upper

 

I hunt prarie dog, jack rabbit, and yote with mine. All the time

 

yeah but dear

 

no replacement for a good 30.06 bolty

 

What did you go with for a lower?

 

You two gay?

 

That Spikes deal is a one-dimensional waste of money.
It serves none of the purposes I have for an AR