I don't know what you're experience is with new shooters are but in mine experience new shooter do far better hitting a small target with a rifle then a handgun.I trust you are very good at shooting an AR, otherwise just use a handgun for Home Defense. If you miss with the AR, it'd go through walls and hit something or worst someone else.
Are PSA stripped lowers decent? I am looking to build my own rather than just put a lower and an upper together and call it a day. I really want the challenge and experience of getting each component individually and putting it all together. While it's certainly not the same thing, I've built plenty of desktop PCs and worked on 100s of laptops where I've taken them down to the motherboard and put them back together. I don't mind "some assembly required" at all. In fact, I enjoy it!
I have two PSA lowers that I went ahead and spent the money on to SBR them. One was a pistol first so I could still play with the short upper. The other was a rifle that I waited for the stamp before putting a short upper on.Are PSA stripped lowers decent? I am looking to build my own rather than just put a lower and an upper together and call it a day. I really want the challenge and experience of getting each component individually and putting it all together. While it's certainly not the same thing, I've built plenty of desktop PCs and worked on 100s of laptops where I've taken them down to the motherboard and put them back together. I don't mind "some assembly required" at all. In fact, I enjoy it!
I thought about that, but I would probably just wind up switching out the trigger and stock anyway. So, I'll probably just wind up buying all of the components separately. As was already noted, I'm probably going to start with the stripped lower so I can start the SBR paperwork. As much as I would love to just buy everything right away, my wife and I are focusing on paying off some debts this year. We did agree that I could still purchase my Glock 19 with our tax check, which will be my first firearm purchase.Buy a lower and a LPK (lower parts kit). They are easy enough to put together.
If you do what I did and bought all the parts at once you'll find them all for sale a week later in the classifieds and you could have saved some money
Subscribe to the newsletters and email sale adds. Watch the INGO classifieds. Accumulate parts as they are priced well:
I will certainly be looking for good deals as I go along, but I actually plan on buying the tools as well. I plan on this just being my first of several AR builds. My brother and I will likely be working on it together. Since he will be wanting to build his own ARs as well, it makes sense to have our own tools.Subscribe to the newsletters and email sale adds. Watch the INGO classifieds. Accumulate parts as they are priced well:
When you accumulate the parts for your lower and or upper, give a shout out to borrow the tools to put it together. Act pitiful enough (as I do) and you might just get volunteers to come supervise/assist with their tools.
Nice sling Burl...
This is a very helpful tool. https://geissele.com/reaction-rod.html I bought mine when they were only $50, but knowing how much easier it makes top end building I'd buy it again at $100. Brownells (and probably others) carry a similar tool, AR-15/M16 BARREL EXTENSION TORQUE TOOLS | Brownells (be sure to watch the short video in the link). I bought the Brownell version to build SR-25/308 AR's, and I prefer the Geissele version but both work.
Man, now I have to have at least one of these. I can see where both might be handy.
Anyone use other/cheaper brands of these?