Design me an assault rifle ... on a budget

For a grand easy!!! or if you can do the work yourself than it's the tits baby..

Get a generic AR 15 lower I like Olympic but they are truly the same bravo company offers theirs
a Jard trigger assembly excellent value (youtube how to)
a heavy weight barrel ie Shilen Hart Lija dont skimp here
Tapco for the furniture
Bravocompanyusa.com for the upper.. ie boltcarrier group etc.

You can shop around for even more bargins ie gun broker etc.

ST~
 
I took a quick look at GunsAmerica and you can get the LMT Defender 2000 for $1025. On par with the Colt 6920, I'd save up just a little more and get that.
 
Ok. I'm an AR novice. The lower has the SN and must, generally, go through a FFL, correct? Where do you purchase the rest (not what, but where)? Are their kits? How do you know you are buying quality and that it will all work together? Is mil-spec important? Where do I find armorer information? Ironically, there is so much information I don't know where to start.
 
notos&w said:
Ok. I'm an AR novice. The lower has the SN and must, generally, go through a FFL, correct? Where do you purchase the rest (not what, but where)? Are their kits? How do you know you are buying quality and that it will all work together? Is mil-spec important? Where do I find armorer information? Ironically, there is so much information I don't know where to start.
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*Correct, lowers are controlled
*Use Google BravoCompanyUSA , Tapco, MidwayUSA etc etc. good places to start.
*Sign up at Ar15.com there is a metric ton of info there with dedicated forums to the AR platforms and plenty knowledgable people.
ST~
 
I got a Rock River lower for $120 bucks off gunbroker.com, a 20" HB kit from Delton and had less than $700 in it. I bought a EOTech for $400. Assembly is a snap & I can send a video to watch while you do it but I think it's a free download at Brownells.

One piece of advice that I used was to use electrical tape to cover the reciever in the areas around your work while installing the pins. I also taped the jaws on my Vise-Grips and used them instead of a hammer and punch. Build only takes about 20 minutes or so.
 
I love the AK platform as a workhorse defensive rifle. Boringly reliable, accurate enough for my needs. The genuine russian stuff, like Saiga, are more accurate than I am. Superb tools.

If you want an AR, there's also no reason you can't have one like you want it for under a grand. I built an 18" rifle-length gas one with Double Star parts. I've compared their lowers to Colt, etc. and cannot find differences. I've put lots of rounds through it too without a hitch.
 
If you follow any of our links, be sure to check with the actual manufacturer of the rifle you think you might want. I can tell you personally, the spreadsheet in the last post is inaccurate as far as CMMG rifles are concerned.
 
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