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#1 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
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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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#2 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Dallas
Hunt In: Huntsville
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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
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#3 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: NW Houston
Hunt In: Duval County, Livingston
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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
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#4 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Houston
Hunt In: Colorado County
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They're easy to make. I made mine in my living room apartment in college watching a YouTube video.
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#5 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Dayton TX
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Very easy. Have fun
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#6 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Very easy. Let your best buddy fire the first few rounds
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#7 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Central Tx.
Hunt In: Central Tx and the Western States
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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!
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#8 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Central Tx.
Hunt In: Central Tx and the Western States
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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.
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#9 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Katy
Hunt In: Camp Wood, TX
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It's easy and kind of fun. I've built several, but mine aren't that cheap, because I spend money on better components.
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#10 |
Six Point
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Wellborn
Hunt In: Anywhere I can.
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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.
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#11 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Labelle, Tx.
Hunt In: Hardin County, Big Thicket NP, Moore Plantation
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You can buy a whole ar for less than $400 nowadays.
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