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ar 15 build #3542649 09/05/12 02:26 AM
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i would like to build one nothing fancy just 20in barrel and something to shoot pigs or whatever i want to plank at wanna keep it under 700 if possible any ideas are greatly appreciated

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Buy a midlength spikes upper, you can find right now if you look

and then buy or build a lower to your needs

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look as in on the net or on here i want it to hold a thirty round clip

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I built a gun just like you want.


I got a 20" Palmetto State Upper with a 1/7 twist to handle heavier bullets better

I got a RRA lower with a full A2 buttstock and a 2 stage match trigger.


it shoots sub 1/2 MOA with my own loads, 60gr V Max and XBR powder

its a pig killer for sure and I plan to head shoot a few doe with it this year


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clip? Mine uses magazines smile


any Milspec lower will hold any AR milspec magazine.

from 5 rounds up to as big as they come.

I have many 30 rounders for SHTF, but I prefer hunting with a 20, you can get a better rest without all of that mag sticking out



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Re: ar 15 build [Re: Sparky45] #3542819 09/05/12 03:00 AM
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how much money do you have in yours and will ars shoot fmj or is that ak only

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Originally Posted By: redneck74z71
how much money do you have in yours and will ars shoot fmj or is that ak only




sure it shoots FMJ, I just don't load or shoot FMJ that much

here is your lower
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=304314818

here is your upper

http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php...-hpt-upper.html

make sure to get a 5.56 chamber so you can shoot .223 or 5.56

you can get your 2 stage RRA trigger just about anywhere for $90 shipped.

also, if your gonna night hunt with a light, you might want a true flat top, the XLR 250 I have reflects a little off the front post, but it's not really an issue.

I like the option of taking the optics off and going to BUIS if need be


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Re: ar 15 build [Re: Sparky45] #3542961 09/05/12 03:45 AM
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Originally Posted By: Sparky45
clip? Mine uses magazines smile


any Milspec lower will hold any AR milspec magazine.

from 5 rounds up to as big as they come.

I have many 30 rounders for SHTF, but I prefer hunting with a 20, you can get a better rest without all of that mag sticking out



Mil-Spec lower?
A great marketing tool....


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If you want to build a cheap plinker you can get a SurPlus Ammo lower and Delton or Model-1 kit and be ~$700


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Re: ar 15 build [Re: Chopped54] #3543031 09/05/12 04:03 AM
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wow thanks for the links bud this forum is sweet

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will that upper work with any lower

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awesome except that lower is out of stock thats like a 350 build without lower and ive seen a lower on here for 99 i think every so often so for the previous ? do they all work with any lower

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Stripped lower for $99


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All standard uppers and lowers should be compatible, yes.

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different option:

upper: http://ar15sa.fatcow.com/store/page2.html

lower: http://www.joeboboutfitters.com/New_Frontier_Armory_LW_15_Complete_Poly_Lower_p/nfa-lw15blk.htm

i have been happy with a my 16 inch 5h stag upper in 6.8 and poly lower. free shipping and no tax.

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I'll pass on that.
I think I'll stick with a standard reciever.


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Re: ar 15 build [Re: Sparky45] #3545062 09/05/12 09:07 PM
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Here ya go:
Complete Upper $409 -

Complete lower $220 -

Order them on two different orders to avoid the fed tax. Throw in a $15 Magpul mag.
$629 + $15 for mag + $10 FFL transfer $645 ready to shoot!


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Where you getting a $10 ffl transfer at?



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Originally Posted By: FroggerZack
Where you getting a $10 ffl transfer at?


That is what my guy here in Rockwall charges.

Quick search out your way turned up a few:
Michael Windham
Cedar Hill Firearms
460 CR 2375
Saltillo, TX 75478
$10 long gun fee


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I will highly suggest that you get p-mags rather than the metal mags. The metal ones work but are VERY noisy while out hunting.
Nothing will ruin a hunt quicker that something banging against a hollow metal tube .......well except maybe velcro.


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