Ar15

[DFWPI]

Is it really worth it to put one together yourself? I have a stripped lower, Anderson if memory serves me correct, an Anderson lower parts kit, an Anderson stripped upper receiver and an Aero upper parts kit.

It's been a long time since I put one together, like years and years ago, and not sure these days if it's cheaper to buy one or.....

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[Lsube0555]

These days it is def cheaper to put in together yourself especially if you already have all those parts, most $500 ar’s are now 750-1000 ar’s plus you get to pick your parts and have better parts on it than just buying a “cheap”

[Hogmauler]

These days it is def cheaper to put in together yourself especially if you already have all those parts, most $500 ar’s are now 750-1000 ar’s plus you get to pick your parts and have better parts on it than just buying a “cheap”

This brother! All day!

[Solocam84]

These days it is def cheaper to put in together yourself especially if you already have all those parts, most $500 ar’s are now 750-1000 ar’s plus you get to pick your parts and have better parts on it than just buying a “cheap”

This for sure!

[Txarrowhunter]

If you want to make a 300blk I’ve got an aero precision barrel that has less then 20rnds down it.

[DFWPI]

If you want to make a 300blk I’ve got an aero precision barrel that has less then 20rnds down it.

Length? Price?

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[Txarrowhunter]

length? Price?

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16” $150

[STJ]

anderson parts....... :/

[DFWPI]

anderson parts....... :/

Yes? No?

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[STJ]

I don’t want to talk down on anyone who’s exercising 2nd amendment rights. Anderson lowers can work flawlessly, CAN key word. If using it for nothing more than shooting paper then try it out! If using it for anything else I would HIGHLY disregard it. Anderson is the dollar store equivalent in the AR world.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/primary-secondary-podcast/id1086341514?i=1000399670960

This is a good listen for sure, and a total recommendation for San Antonio based Sons of Liberty Gun Works

Primary & Secondary podcast- modcast 130 gun nerds QA/QC


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[STJ]

All that aside I do run aero lower parts kits. Never tried a upper. But I have been happy with their consistency thus far on that front.


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[kae006]

It’s cheaper to put one together if you already have the parts. I personally prefer factory or custom builds over franken-guns. Also, why buy the pieces if you didn’t already plan to build one?

[DFWPI]

It’s cheaper to put one together if you already have the parts. I personally prefer factory or custom builds over franken-guns. Also, why buy the pieces if you didn’t already plan to build one?

Guess probably because I was looking for something in gun safe and ran across 4 stripped lowers I've had in safe for about 3 years, and then a bag with the other stuff.

I really need to go thru my safe and probably clean it out to see what I still have hidden. I moved a few things and found half a case of Dove loads in one corner and about 50 rounds of 00 Buckshot. Found a Kimber 45 I had forgot was in there and another revolver I was given back in the early 90s for being Officer of the Year.

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[imyomama]

i'll take a stripped lower off your hands if you decide to part ways with one ...
as far as your original question, you can't make a mercedes out of chevy parts ... but that doesn't mean a chevy won't take you from point a to point b ... many "manufacturers" that put their names on stuff don't always "make " lowers or uppers out of their own forgings ... however, the sum of all parts is what makes it a serious tool or range toy.

I would be most concerned about moving parts , as if they are out of specs or inferior, the gun won't run right ... barrel choice is key.. a good barrel in a cheap lower usually still shoots good ... some manufacturers sell barrels with matched bolts that are a precise mate .. after that.. it gets pretty vanilla ... a cheap lower as long as all the holes are in the right place will or should be just fine ... i have one that was a fraction out of specs and it would cause my giessele trigger to run off ... swapped it out for a trigger group that was in it's own housing so tolerances remain perfect, and never had an issue since .. put the geissele in a billet lower and it too works fine ..

i think you may end up with a better built rifle than say a palmetto , with select parts , and some palmettos run just fine too... much like you can pay a ton for a P.O.F , and have to send it back countless times to get it to shoot ( friend of mine sent his back 8 times)

i would not run bottom of the barrel anderson everything , but a lower or even stripped upper ... sure ... then i'd get more picky on the rest of the stuff and you'll end up with a darn nice rifle if it's put together correctly ...

factory lpk anderson or otherwise suck regardless ... i use some parts some times , then replace this or that for something better depending on the need ...

i'm no expert, but much like you get satisfaction of taking an animal with the bullets or arrows you made , making your own rifle just the way you like it is pretty rewarding. IMO

[Mike D]

anderson parts....... :/

Great contribution to the thread :/


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