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ManitobaMick

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Just wondering if it would be advisable for a newbie like me to buy a complete lower and then a upper somewhere down the road, or wait and just buy the complete package ?
 
cannonfodder said:
The only down side is that once you have a lower you'll bw dying to get a top to complete it.

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I bought the lower thinking I could wait... I think I ordered an upper 2 days later :D
 
I went the other way and bought an upper. I am slowly gathering together the parts to complete a lower. Hopefully I will have it together by spring. If you buy complete units, you can shoot right away. If you go this route, sometimes it can be awhile before you find exactly what you really want.
 
Building it from strach is soo much fun.

I started off with a stripped lower, then a few months later ordered the parts for it, then a upper and then parts for that and built a AR15. Then my second AR15 I bought a built lower and then built a upper for it. Both AR's Im still adding parts to it.
 
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AR's are not that difficult to put together. By building one from scratch you learn a lot about them that you would not know if you just bought a complete gun. Also makes it easier when you want to do repairs/mods.
 
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I have built AR's with and without using the action block. The block makes it SOOOO much easier. With the block & action wrench rebarrelling becomes a 10 minute job.
 
I want another AR, but have found that a complete rifle is cheaper than finding parts to build one? Guys are selling uppers for $900 & some times without bolts or carriers & lowers for $400 - $500.
Bought my M15A2 for $1200 with 2 mags & all the factory stuff .
 
I would suggest you make a roadtrip out to Wolverine Arms out at Virden. They are having a grand opening for their new shop on the 25th, at which I think they advertised that they will eat the provincial tax, so that is likely the best day to go. When I was there a couple weeks ago, they had 4 uppers of various configurations and complete with bolts. 3 of them were priced at $650. I think the 4th had a match barrel and was a few hundred more. Later on you can add the lower (lists around $230), a parts kit (lists around $110) and a buttstock and buffer (often found on CGN for about $50 or less).

Your still spending about $1000, but other than the big outlay for the upper, the rest you can sneak past the girlfriend as weekend expenses.
 
I'm with stencollector on this one. My 2nd AR is an upper with a 14.5" carbine barrel for Tac Carbine matches. I'm saving up for a lower and it's relevant parts kit. Wolverine sure makes this hobby a lot of fun.

When you build your own AR, trouble shooting anything or any situation for anybody else is a cinch.

Unlike M14's and M1 Garands, the Stoner design was intended for almost any technically minded worker to assemble and / or fix the M16 family out of the back of a pickup truck.

Cheers and welcome to the addiction.

Barney
 
when you finally do get an upper for your lonely lower, DO NOT, i repeat, DO NOT buy a second upper. then it will look very lonely, and you will be forced into buying another lower.

then the cycle will continue forever, unstoppable!!!
 
I find myself in the same boat as many of you.
I have a lower that I just assembled. Waiting on a 6p stock.
Then I have to decide wTF I want for an upper. Decisions Decisions.

My question is, HOW THE HELL CAN YOU ALL AFFORD $$$$$ Parts?
Do you take out a second mortgage, work nights at loblaws?

I'm probably going to put up a WTB ad for an flattop upper or just buy a new one from mr walter at aei.
 
buy a complete rifle from any of the advertisers we have on the board here and shoot right away... just don't buy one before you head over like me.. then you wait six months to shoot it
 
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