AR purchase

[churchmouse]

Colt 6920 $900
Aimpoint Pro $400
10 pak Magpul Pmags $100
2 cases of wolf gold $600
total: $2000

So I sat down with one of my recent builds and did the math on it.....Holy Mother.

 

[AngryRooster]

Just a quick visual....



You can have this alone (without the optics):

Or you can have all of this (including the optics):

 

[burt gummer]

Damn my love of visuals have betrayed me id like both lol, but u make a good point, that first gun is pretty but all that ammo wow, can the front sight on the colt be taken off? Not really a fan of that

 

[KJQ6945]

Damn my love of visuals have betrayed me id like both lol, but u make a good point, that first gun is pretty but all that ammo wow, can the front sight on the colt be taken off? Not really a fan of that

Yes, the front sight can be removed, and replaced with a low profile gas block. This is a Colt 6920 upper with a rifle length forearm.

 

[rugertoter]

Probably recommend you the two most expensive rifles on the shelf because he's having a hard time moving them out.

Find a new gun shop.

Yup. I'm seeing some of that around my area now.

 

[burt gummer]

Damn I like that even the ingo lower is cool id go for that

 

[rugertoter]

Damn I like that even the ingo lower is cool id go for that

Yeah, I noticed that too...cool.

 

[AngryRooster]

Damn I like that even the ingo lower is cool id go for that

That's another option. Get your BCM upper & BCG. Order a complete lower from PSA to put it on for now. If they do another run of the INGO lowers then order one of them with a BCM parts kit and sell the PSA on here.

By the time all that happens you will have some experience with the rifle and it's workings. The next step would be to assemble one. Once you get into the assembly portion of the hobby you will understand better how things work and why. It will give you a much better understanding of the platform than just buying one and shooting it.

When all is said and done you will end up with a custom INGO lower that you built yourself and the most important parts will be quality BCM.

 

[atvdave]

I haven't built this yet but I'll list my parts so you can get a idea of what one may cost, although the price will vary wildly depending on what you buy.


Upper assy, Riley Defence...... $369.99
Hogue grip w/ buttstock..... $49.99
INGO striped Lower ...... $90.00
Spikes buffer tube assy 6 position. $76.46
Lower parts kit, w/o trigger.... $44.77
Geissele SSA trigger......... $165.00

Total ................ $796.21

My optics I wont list the price, but I got a great deal on a Refurbished Viper PST 4-16x50 FFP from 42769vette that will still come in way under your $2K budget with the mount.. Scope mount, Burris P.E.P.R QD $94.34.

This is just a idea of what you can do. You can go higher end, or lower end. With AR's you are pretty much limitless on what you want to do.

 

[jd4320t]

OP how long til you have this goal of $2k?

 

[KJQ6945]

To me, Colt is the baseline. If I'm buying a complete gun, it wil be a Colt or better. That's just me. Everybody ranks the manufactures differently. S&W makes a decent entry level gun, I've seen a few problems with them, but people can say the same about Colt.

Colt offers the 6920 without any furniture in the $800 range. You can dress it up with whatever style forearm and stock you want. Get a mid level optic, the ammo, and some mags, and you've got a nice gun that you like, and can shoot. You'll be ready to head to a class with a quality rifle.

 

[KG1]

Just a quick visual....

You can have this alone (without the optics):
Or you can have all of this (including the optics):

For me personally I'm going for the most quality bang for the buck that gets me completely up and running, especially if it's my first AR. I'd go with the second visual. Now any of that practicality may potentially go out the window with the 2nd and 3rd and......

 

[burt gummer]

@KG1 I agree gonna try and get to some shops on my day off,

 

[warriorbob]

Just a quick visual....



You can have this alone (without the optics):

Or you can have all of this (including the optics):

OP, the cool thing about ARs is you can upgrade them easily. Get a quality basic rifle with mags, ammo, and optic and once your budget allows and your practiced with it, you can swap out the gas block, handguard, stock etc to what ever you like.

 

[KJQ6945]

Just a quick visual....



You can have this alone (without the optics):

Or you can have all of this (including the optics):

This post spells it all out wonderfully for a new buyer. Get the whole package for your first rifle.

For your 3rd rifle, down the road, the Barrett Rec 7 in the first pic is an awesome rifle. The DI models start around $1500. Special thanks to INGOer Maansmit, for letting me shoot his Barrett today. What a rifle!

 

[maansmit]

I love my Barrett and would buy another without hesitation if I needed another AR.

 

[KJQ6945]

I love my Barrett and would buy another without hesitation if I needed another AR.

Gun snob!

 

[maansmit]

Gun snob!

Guilty. I'm here laying in bed with a Barrett on one side of me and a Tavor on the other. We are all snuggled in nice and cozy.

 

[bwframe]

I had this same mental struggle years ago. At that time, I was holding out for a higher end RRA.

Meanwhile I took a rifle class, using the instructor's rifle. That changed my attitude on a lot of things. I would highly recommend that same path.

The OP might be surprised how fast instructors will loan out a rifle for training. Getting one's hands on a seasoned running gun with an experienced shooter's components and configuration could be very eye opening.

 

[burt gummer]

That's what I want to do is go to a range, and shoot a few guns see what I like