AR-15 build verses buy

[actionshooter]

I respectably disagree with the comment that kit AR's are hard to sell. After Sandy Hook I could have whittled a 2x6 into the shape of an AR and sold it for $1000.

Yer milage may vary,
Lee

 
 Ya that was after Sandy hook, you could sell an AR15 airsoft gun for $1000    Try selling a parts/ frankengun AR right now right now, they don't sell OR  the seller takes a HUGE hit in the pocket.

 I don't have anything against parts guns specifically, half of my hoard I assembled, its just the way it is.

[mountainman]

I respectably disagree with the comment that kit AR's are hard to sell. After Sandy Hook I could have whittled a 2x6 into the shape of an AR and sold it for $1000.

Yer milage may vary,
Lee

 
 Ya that was after Sandy hook, you could sell an AR15 airsoft gun for $1000    Try selling a parts/ frankengun AR right now right now, they don't sell OR  the seller takes a HUGE hit in the pocket.

 I don't have anything against parts guns specifically, half of my hoard I assembled, its just the way it is.

agreed

[Heredoggydoggy]

A friend of mine who is left handed bought a left handed AR a year or so ago.  After a while, I asked him how that left handed AR was shooting, and he told me he sold it.  I asked him why, and he said: "I found out that I didn't really care which side the empties came out of."   

For a long time, Stag was the only one that made left handed AR's.  Now I see in the Rock River catalog that they are making a lot of left handed guns now.  And there are probably others I don't know about...

[runamuk]

I built mine, during the black gun crisis no less, its a mismatched little creature that I named "wildebeest" some will know the reference others wont....but I was an avid anti little black gun person and well I changed my mind and its my gun built by me for me  but I am an artist and like making stuff.

[actionshooter]

Here s build related question... What parts are necessary to build a LH AR? Do you need a whole upper or just certain parts. Any suppliers of the uppers or LH kits?

 The parts are out there but they are tough too find, way easier to just buy a complete upper.

 Several years ago I sent a buddy a Stag left hand upper. He was working for private security in Bahgdad and he used it when he sat behind the driver in a Suburban. That way you don't shower your buddies with brass.
 He said it ran great full auto.

[Atroxus]

Youn can peice one together for allot cheaper if you aren't in a rush

 

I have been working on my first AR build for almost a year now. If you buy all the parts all at once, you will likely spend more than buying a complete AR. If you have the patience to watch for when parts go on sale, you can come out cheaper. Though probably not by much. Currently I have my lower receiver completed, and am just keeping an eye out for good deals on upper receiver parts and a .300 blackout barrel.

[Special T]

I was thinking LH for safety's sake. Shot a LH one today with a brass catcher, and none of the brass hit my face. Perhaps a LH gun is overkill and a $10 brass catcher is really all that is necessary, that and some eye protection.

[runamuk]

just as a side note....I shoot lefty and all the ar's i shoot are righty and unless I am in a weird weird position I never get hit by brass or even notice it.  Yesterday shooting the 243wssm was the first time I had a hot piece of brass land down my sleeve....that was special...but I was also shooting off a awkward rest and had my arm kinda wonky, it had never happened before that and I shoot it quite a bit.

[mountainman]

Most recent "built" gun. Black Rain, SMI, Black Hole, Magpul, rock River,....oh yeah, topped with a Leupold till I can frost it with a Vortex Viper. $800 cost

[CAMPMEAT]

I wanted to put together one instead of buying a $1100 204.
I bought a New Frontier complete lower for $ 119
The 204 complete upper is $450 + shipping of $35, if I remember right, from Model 1 Sales out of Texas.

I bought a complete Rock River lower for $300 a couple months ago for my Rock River 458 SOCOM, total price was right at $1100. I'll take $2500 cash for it........plus ammo, dies, brass........ $3000 firm.

[Biggerhammer]

I wanted to put together one instead of buying a $1100 204.
I bought a New Frontier complete lower for $ 119
The 204 complete upper is $450 + shipping of $35, if I remember right, from Model 1 Sales out of Texas.

I bought a complete Rock River lower for $300 a couple months ago for my Rock River 458 SOCOM, total price was right at $1100. I'll take $2500 cash for it........plus ammo, dies, brass........ $3000 firm.

I'm sure you will get that when people freak out again.

[Heredoggydoggy]

I wanted to put together one instead of buying a $1100 204.
I bought a New Frontier complete lower for $ 119
The 204 complete upper is $450 + shipping of $35, if I remember right, from Model 1 Sales out of Texas.

I bought a complete Rock River lower for $300 a couple months ago for my Rock River 458 SOCOM, total price was right at $1100. I'll take $2500 cash for it........plus ammo, dies, brass........ $3000 firm.

I'm sure you will get that when people freak out again.

The 204 is impressive, but it hurts when you lose a piece of brass.  I had fun shooting my buddy's 20 Tactical.  You lose brass with that, it's no big deal--just neck down some more 223 brass to .204. 

[mountainman]

I wanted to put together one instead of buying a $1100 204.
I bought a New Frontier complete lower for $ 119
The 204 complete upper is $450 + shipping of $35, if I remember right, from Model 1 Sales out of Texas.

I bought a complete Rock River lower for $300 a couple months ago for my Rock River 458 SOCOM, total price was right at $1100. I'll take $2500 cash for it........plus ammo, dies, brass........ $3000 firm.

I'm sure you will get that when people freak out again.

The 204 is impressive, but it hurts when you lose a piece of brass.  I had fun shooting my buddy's 20 Tactical.  You lose brass with that, it's no big deal--just neck down some more 223 brass to .204. 

The perfect ground squirrel round there! Thousand dead each year at our annual shoot down in enterprise. That and the Vartarg
 

[Biggerhammer]

I wanted to put together one instead of buying a $1100 204.
I bought a New Frontier complete lower for $ 119
The 204 complete upper is $450 + shipping of $35, if I remember right, from Model 1 Sales out of Texas.

I bought a complete Rock River lower for $300 a couple months ago for my Rock River 458 SOCOM, total price was right at $1100. I'll take $2500 cash for it........plus ammo, dies, brass........ $3000 firm.

I'm sure you will get that when people freak out again.

The 204 is impressive, but it hurts when you lose a piece of brass.  I had fun shooting my buddy's 20 Tactical.  You lose brass with that, it's no big deal--just neck down some more 223 brass to .204. 

I've built several .204 Rugers both with WhiteOak barrels. Great cartridge but as you mentioned, I was sick of loosing brass in the field shooting chucks & Yotes. I'm going to give a BHW .20 Practical barrel a try, I can care less if I leave LC 5.56 brass strewn about.

[mountainman]

Chear then Dirt currently has AR's for under $600. Hard to beat that anywhere. I like a little more quality in the way of options, but like has been stated, that can be added later. And these factory guns will function! I have seen literally hundreds of "frankenguns" put together by some without knowledge come to my shop for fixes. They may have built them relatively cheap, but...?