Building an AR15 - The Firearms Forum

Jackman · 12-10-2010, 07:43 PM

Is it cost effective to build an AR15 or better just buy one outright?

jlloyd73 · 12-10-2010, 08:59 PM

I built mine from a stripped lower receiver. I spent around $800 building it, where as if I would have bought an out of the box AR with similar parts it would have cost me around $300-$400 more. (Rock River Arms lower and Del-Ton upper).......You can get a rifle around $600 or $700....but I didn't feel the quality was right.

Read up on different things and see if out of the box is an option for you. For me it wasn't because I wanted a chrome lined 16" heavy barrel, M4 feed ramps, chrome bolt/assembly, flat top, mid length grip (they say that carbine is harder on the parts unless you do a few further upgrades)....etc. Those were things that most people agreed would make abetter rifle.

The most important thing with buying and building it was that now I know how to repair my rifle if needed.

old semperfi · 12-10-2010, 10:23 PM

parts have gone way up on building,but now ars are starting to go down a little bit,chk out olyarms.com old semperfi

12-10-2010, 07:43 PM	#1
Jackman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 446	Building an AR15 Is it cost effective to build an AR15 or better just buy one outright? -->

12-10-2010, 08:59 PM	#2
jlloyd73 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Contributor Posts: 1,931	Re: Building an AR15 I built mine from a stripped lower receiver. I spent around $800 building it, where as if I would have bought an out of the box AR with similar parts it would have cost me around $300-$400 more. (Rock River Arms lower and Del-Ton upper).......You can get a rifle around $600 or $700....but I didn't feel the quality was right. Read up on different things and see if out of the box is an option for you. For me it wasn't because I wanted a chrome lined 16" heavy barrel, M4 feed ramps, chrome bolt/assembly, flat top, mid length grip (they say that carbine is harder on the parts unless you do a few further upgrades)....etc. Those were things that most people agreed would make abetter rifle. The most important thing with buying and building it was that now I know how to repair my rifle if needed.

12-10-2010, 10:23 PM	#3
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	Re: Building an AR15 parts have gone way up on building,but now ars are starting to go down a little bit,chk out olyarms.com old semperfi