Upgrading your AR, piece by piece... advice on where to start?

I don't know squat, but trigger would be my suggestion. Having gone from milspec to several excellent triggers, I can say it was a noticeable improvement. It's going to cost a bit, but it's a good place to start as far as I am concerned.
 
Still alive said:
As everyone has said, shoot your AR. Do drills with it. Then figure out what bugs you. Trigger? Charging handle? Pistol grip angle? Sights? LOP? Then fix those issues as you need.

You say it’s a NEA receiver (lower?) There is not much love for NEAs as a rule. Any thing and parts you add to your rifle may be cost that you will never recoup back. You can easily turn a NEA into a $2000+ rifle but when it comes time to sell, you will never get close to getting your money back as a complete rifle.

Since you want a C8 clone and you basically want enough parts to build a spare rifle when it’s all done. Why not just wait, save your money and source a Colt Diemarco when you’re ready? Shoot the NEA in the meantime and learn on it.
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FoxAlpha said:
This 1000%

I’ve a big hate on for NEA, but if it’s what you have, just shoot it as is as cheap rifles aren’t worth upgrading because it’ll always just be a cheap rifle. Since it is an NEA, shoot the cheapest, dirtiest amp you can find (the goal is cost savings) so you can shoot the NEA all the while saving for the C8 you really want. Slowly turning an NEA into a C8 is just going to leave you with a mismatched frankenbuild, save your coin, and eventually buy a C8 complete upper receiver, and then sell the NEA upper to fund your Colt Canada lower.
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Yep!

redshooter said:
NEA Haters, please...

I don't have much to add but this, there's nothing wrong with an NEA Rifle.
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Hate to keep beating the drum, but there is though. Look, I have some NEA and BCL stuff. I've wrenched on them. There are and were problems.
I'd use it until it breaks and then ditch it. I wouldn't invest any money in it, as that is money down the drain.


greentips said:
It makes more sense to use the money to buy good optics and ammo, shoot the hell out of the NEA until it breaks and then buy a complete new rifle.
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To the OP: Follow the good advice in this thread! Restrain yourself from falling for the latest gadget. Buy quality ammo and optics.
Any upgrades you do to it ('cause you probably will) just make sure they can get stripped off when it is time to dump the budget build.

I'd also recommend looking and researching hand loading for your hobby if you are so inclined or have the means and space for it.
 
Stupid question:

If I have my AR set up with a 10.5" upper, and decide that the next day I want to use my 16" upper, do I have to call the CFC to update the registration?

What if I have an stripped lower and then buy the rest of the lower parts and an upper to put on it, does that require updating the registration?
 
Bull_it said:
Stupid question:

If I have my AR set up with a 10.5" upper, and decide that the next day I want to use my 16" upper, do I have to call the CFC to update the registration?

What if I have an stripped lower and then buy the rest of the lower parts and an upper to put on it, does that require updating the registration?
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Legally, yes.
 
You caught the AR bug now. It is like a tattoo, you start with one and next thing you know you need a gun safe just for ARs. This one may be your first but it won’t be your last. Uppers, lowers and parts, all of us in the hobby have our “parts bin” with things we might never mount on a rifle, but these parts make us happy (our wallets/wives not so much).
 
You might want to keep on track with CC products from different websties. Some of the parts are quite hard to obtain. I'm working on my L119a2 clone, still waiting for the upper and charging handle.
 
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