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Davik · 03-15-2019, 10:17 AM

How difficult is it to build an AR? I see kits in barious catalogs, and it looks like i can build my own for about 400 dollars...is this the way to go? Is it safe? Can a hobbyist with reasonable skill build one safely?

LMiz · 03-15-2019, 10:23 AM

Yes they are not hard to build. Uppers can get tricky you'll need a vice and punches but a lower is very simple to put together

BlackHogDown · 03-15-2019, 10:24 AM

I was recently in the same boat as I built my first last year. Don't be overwhelmed by the abundance of info. It's a lot more easier than it seems. With a little mechanical know-how and some research, you can do it. If I can do it, anyone can

PSA has some great build kits.

yotethumper · 03-15-2019, 10:30 AM

They're easy to make. I made mine in my living room apartment in college watching a YouTube video.

eaglegolfj · 03-15-2019, 10:32 AM

Very easy. Have fun

Charles · 03-15-2019, 10:35 AM

Very easy. Let your best buddy fire the first few rounds

Jon B · 03-15-2019, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Davik

How difficult is it to build an AR? I see kits in barious catalogs, and it looks like i can build my own for about 400 dollars...is this the way to go? Is it safe? Can a hobbyist with reasonable skill build one safely?

I can and have built many for less than 400.00 in the last twelve months. It can be done without any specialty tools but they make the job much easier!

Jon B · 03-15-2019, 10:46 AM

If you are anywhere near Franklin Texas or can get here. Buy a kit and come out we will throw it together! Takes less than two hours from start to finish. If you buy a built upper it's less than an hour.

ultrastealth · 03-15-2019, 11:22 AM

It's easy and kind of fun. I've built several, but mine aren't that cheap, because I spend money on better components.

Wellborn Papa · 03-15-2019, 11:25 AM

You can get a complete upper (223 Wylde) from Primary Arms for $149 and complete lower from PSA for $129. Then you only need magazines.

Txfire409 · 03-15-2019, 07:46 PM

You can buy a whole ar for less than $400 nowadays.

03-15-2019, 10:17 AM	#1
Davik Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006	AR... How difficult is it to build an AR? I see kits in barious catalogs, and it looks like i can build my own for about 400 dollars...is this the way to go? Is it safe? Can a hobbyist with reasonable skill build one safely?

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03-15-2019, 10:23 AM	#2
LMiz Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston Hunt In: Huntsville	Yes they are not hard to build. Uppers can get tricky you'll need a vice and punches but a lower is very simple to put together

03-15-2019, 10:24 AM	#3
BlackHogDown Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: NW Houston Hunt In: Duval County, Livingston	I was recently in the same boat as I built my first last year. Don't be overwhelmed by the abundance of info. It's a lot more easier than it seems. With a little mechanical know-how and some research, you can do it. If I can do it, anyone can PSA has some great build kits.

03-15-2019, 10:30 AM	#4
yotethumper Six Point Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Houston Hunt In: Colorado County	They're easy to make. I made mine in my living room apartment in college watching a YouTube video.

03-15-2019, 10:32 AM	#5
eaglegolfj Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dayton TX	Very easy. Have fun

03-15-2019, 10:35 AM	#6
Charles Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006	Very easy. Let your best buddy fire the first few rounds

03-15-2019, 10:46 AM	#8
Jon B Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Central Tx. Hunt In: Central Tx and the Western States	If you are anywhere near Franklin Texas or can get here. Buy a kit and come out we will throw it together! Takes less than two hours from start to finish. If you buy a built upper it's less than an hour.

03-15-2019, 11:22 AM	#9
ultrastealth Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Katy Hunt In: Camp Wood, TX	It's easy and kind of fun. I've built several, but mine aren't that cheap, because I spend money on better components.

03-15-2019, 11:25 AM	#10
Wellborn Papa Six Point Join Date: May 2013 Location: Wellborn Hunt In: Anywhere I can.	You can get a complete upper (223 Wylde) from Primary Arms for $149 and complete lower from PSA for $129. Then you only need magazines.

03-15-2019, 07:46 PM	#11
Txfire409 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Labelle, Tx. Hunt In: Hardin County, Big Thicket NP, Moore Plantation	You can buy a whole ar for less than $400 nowadays.