Spend money on the barrel, BCG, & trigger everything else can be skimped on.
Another words buy a psa 18" CHF upper, Larue strait bow trigger installed in most any lower, not polymer or ati.. Stock of choice..
https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa...15-lightweight-m-lok-upper-no-bcg-or-ch1.html
https://www.larue.com/products/larue-tactical-mbt-2s-straight-bow-trigger/
Maybe except...That upper is OOS and doesn't come with a BCG or CH.
I'll put it this way...I would be very jealous if you went with LaRue. [emoji16]
Home defense and plinking, that’s it.
You sniffed that one out. I would strongly prefer matching upper and lower, it would bug me for some unexplainable reason if it wasn’t.
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Is it true that the Larue receiver and handguard proprietary so you can’t swap out handguards? I was definitely wanting to keep this gun for a long time and mod it as my AR sensibilities evolve.
If it is proprietary then should I pivot to BCM? Are BCM and LaRue on the same quality level?
If it is proprietary then should I pivot to BCM? Are BCM and LaRue on the same quality level?
this is the 2A equivalent of only wearing a helmet that matched your motorcycle.
I had to break the old laptop out for this one:
From buying my first AR only to realize it was a "Frankenbuild" with quality parts to my second factory gun at the Tinker Exchange I think I can share some information on this topic.
My first was a Noveske with a Troy hand guard that I didn't love and wanted to go back completely Noveske rifle, which resulted in countless hours scouring the internets for those high-dollar parts, successfully and at a prime penny out of my pocket and boxes arriving at my house that I had to "tap dance" for, lol (part of the fun, I think). The 2nd was an AR that I have still never fired but felt like I needed a factory gun just in case I ever needed it and had to count on it, S&W M/P-15T with a barrel that sold it. Still sitting in the box with lots of little accessories that come off and on with ease, because I happen to have bought way too many while thinking this was pretty simple mechanics and I should build my own!
I could go on and on about what I bought, what I passed up and regretted but I won't. I will share with everyone that building an AR is relatively easy with the proper tools and education from the innerwebs/YouTube but it will never hold the value a factory rifle will. It might be better but in the long run your knowledge of what makes any AR tick will be of benefit to you on the range and in your mind, knowing why something didn't work or worked better the next time with a little tweaking here and there.
Whichever way you choose, enjoy it!! Take every bit of education with a grain of salt and learn it to your best ability.
And then share that info.
Dave
From buying my first AR only to realize it was a "Frankenbuild" with quality parts to my second factory gun at the Tinker Exchange I think I can share some information on this topic.
My first was a Noveske with a Troy hand guard that I didn't love and wanted to go back completely Noveske rifle, which resulted in countless hours scouring the internets for those high-dollar parts, successfully and at a prime penny out of my pocket and boxes arriving at my house that I had to "tap dance" for, lol (part of the fun, I think). The 2nd was an AR that I have still never fired but felt like I needed a factory gun just in case I ever needed it and had to count on it, S&W M/P-15T with a barrel that sold it. Still sitting in the box with lots of little accessories that come off and on with ease, because I happen to have bought way too many while thinking this was pretty simple mechanics and I should build my own!
I could go on and on about what I bought, what I passed up and regretted but I won't. I will share with everyone that building an AR is relatively easy with the proper tools and education from the innerwebs/YouTube but it will never hold the value a factory rifle will. It might be better but in the long run your knowledge of what makes any AR tick will be of benefit to you on the range and in your mind, knowing why something didn't work or worked better the next time with a little tweaking here and there.
Whichever way you choose, enjoy it!! Take every bit of education with a grain of salt and learn it to your best ability.
And then share that info.
Dave
I will add that you probably won't find the perfect AR for you on the first try, if ever. Just make your best educated guess and start there.
I went through several before I settled on a set up that is right for me, for now, kind of.
I went through several before I settled on a set up that is right for me, for now, kind of.
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