Just finished my 1st AR.

[superdown]

I just finished my first AR. I got the lower and the parts kit for christmas and i have picked up the rest over the last few months.

[Lucky1]

  it'll be fun to shoot. 

[Heredoggydoggy]

Gonna get open sights, or put an optic on it? 

[Wea300mag]

Looks great, now you will be wanting to build your 2nd, 3rd, . . . . . . . . .

[Heredoggydoggy]

Looks great, now you will be wanting to build your 2nd, 3rd, . . . . . . . . .

   Ar's are like potato chips--you can't eat just one!  Trust me--I have 5 of them (And only one of them is a 5.56!)

[superdown]

Looks great, now you will be wanting to build your 2nd, 3rd, . . . . . . . . .

   Ar's are like potato chips--you can't eat just one!  Trust me--I have 5 of them (And only one of them is a 5.56!)

Both, I will be getting the Nikon p223 600 bdc 3-9x40 with quick detach rings to start with so i can get out coyote hunting asap. Then i will purchase some flip up metal buis that's why i got the receiver height gas block.

[Bmcox86]

Nice, mine should be done this week also

[huntnphool]

Well done, maybe try a Cuomo compliant AR next.

[superdown]

Well done, maybe try a Cuomo compliant AR next.

Thanks, that should be pretty

[Heredoggydoggy]

Just one thing I think it needs--a Winter Trigger Guard.  I harp on this all the time, but I can't help it.  That straight trigger guard on the AR15/M16 Rifle is the worst design flaw on a gun I have ever seen, except for the Paterson Colt revolver, which had no trigger guard at all. 

[Longshot_34]

I love the winter trigger guards too. They look really nice. I put them on all my AR builds.

[superdown]

Just one thing I think it needs--a Winter Trigger Guard.  I harp on this all the time, but I can't help it.  That straight trigger guard on the AR15/M16 Rifle is the worst design flaw on a gun I have ever seen, except for the Paterson Colt revolver, which had no trigger guard at all. 

Is there any particular brand or style of winter trigger guard that would be better than another?

[Heredoggydoggy]

Just one thing I think it needs--a Winter Trigger Guard.  I harp on this all the time, but I can't help it.  That straight trigger guard on the AR15/M16 Rifle is the worst design flaw on a gun I have ever seen, except for the Paterson Colt revolver, which had no trigger guard at all. 

Is there any particular brand or style of winter trigger guard that would be better than another?

There are a couple of different styles=Magpul and some others make the curved, streamlined ones, and Rock River and YHM make deeper ones, but not as good looking.  I personally prefer the RRA/YHM style, but they both work.  You won't notice the difference in how they work regardless of which one you choose.

[pjb3]

what is the cost to build your own?
Where do you go to get stuff?

[Heredoggydoggy]

What it costs to build one is like asking "How big is a dog?"  the only part that must be bought through an FFL is the serialized stripped lower.  the rest of the parts can be bought online, and you can spend as much or little as you want.

BUT, if you are looking strictly at the cost, you will be better off buying an off-the-shelf AR 15.  It might not be exactly what you want, but being a modular gun, you can change anything as the money comes available...