AR-15 Accessories

6/25/2009 12:25:41 PM Originally Posted By lizzieod: What is the difference between buying the whole thing at the gun store or assembling it from a AR-15 Accessories your buy online? Is one significantly better than the other? I am saving up for my first gun, I was going to get a pistol but I think I’ll get that after I get an AR. I’ve always loved guns, I love shooting them, but I’ve been reading books and websites to get to know more about them and what all the parts on them are called since I have no idea. Thanks in advance Assembling yourself: you can “customize” it, use the parts you want, and you know the quality control manager personally (YOU). -advantage: you get exactly what you want -disadvantage: the search and wait Assembling from kit: quality control during assembly. -advantage: no searching for parts, moderate wait -disadvantage: since you now have an arfcom account, you will want to customize your rifle ala black rifle disease Difference in price between a AR-15 Accessories rifle or a frankenrifle (built from parts you source) could be $50 – $300 depending on what you want out of an AR in the UNDER $1000 range. Originally Posted By JohnOBonno: Fortunatley your decidedly *old school* father is correct, They are HIS and NOT YOURS TO TAKE. From this you could learn much, or you can simply struggle your whole life continuing to think in terms of how someone else’s property should rather be yours. The value of the rifle you purchase and build for yourself will be far greater than that of a hand me down in any case. Something has value in direct relation to the toil involved in obtaining it. Something that is given to you without any input on your part is of little value, as opposed to having to do it for yourself like pop did. That said, $1000 bucks is plenty to build a fine quality piece, the parts are all currently available from various vendors, but you’ll have to do a lot of clicking with your right index finger. I have a stripped lower I want to build into a lightweight 16″ rifle with a chrome lined barrel. Who would have the better kits? Thanks, Nervous rlarge10 [Team Member] 1/6/2009 12:51:41 PM j&t distributing jaqufrost [Team Member] 1/6/2009 12:56:02 PM I have used J&T and DelTon. They were both pretty good. The only problem I had with the J&T was that the safety switch seemed pretty rough cut. Worked just fine, but wasn’t as pretty as I like. The DelTon’s ejection port cover wasn’t as dark as the rest of the upper, so I liked the way the J&T looked better. I’m in picture taking mode so I decided to post photos of my AR15 and M4. My brother assembled these for me in 2007 and 2008 using Essential Arms lower receivers and M and A rifle build kits. He used to assemble AR15′s in the early 90′s (using MA AR-15 Accessories and Essential Arms receivers) before the AWB and he was impressed with the improvement in fit and finish on the later vintage rifles. I bought the 14.5″ M4 AR-15 Accessories in June 2008 and the salesman was very helpful and friendly. A few short weeks later toward the end of summer of 08 the run on assault weapons/ammo started and as we all remember virtually everything was sold out for a long time. plinkr415 [Team Member] 9/17/2010 9:31:50 AM They both look great! I especially like the A2. Nice rifles! bm66