dukalmighty

I just bought some lowers on a group buy and with shipping they were about 87.00 ea.,Del-Ton 16" heavy barrel gun kit was 485.00 + S&H so for about $600.00 ,I built a 16" 5.56 AR15 w 6 position collapsible stock,you don't need any special tools and it can be fun

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Schmec

If ya just want a standard .223/5.56 AR ya might want to look into buying one used or new in a setup ya like. If your leaning more towards a larger caliber ya might want to lean more towards building one.
Im looking to build a AR in 6.8spc or maybe 6.5grendel havnt decided yet. gonna be expensive either way but at least i can get exactly what i want if i build it.

Daddy Warcrimes

Get the rifle you want.

For me, I couldn't find one with the features I wanted (telescoping stock, dissipator upper w/ quad rail) so I purchased the lower and upper separately. If I could have found one that met my specifications, I would have bought it.

I bought a stripped lower for my wife back in March; we're still waiting for the parts kit from Model 1.

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Ghuqu2

I too was in that boat. I ordered a .204 Ruger kit that was "in stock" from Model 1 Sales in December. Supposed to be at my door in 4-6 weeks. After 8 weeks, assured it would arrive in another 10 weeks. Contacted them after the additional 10 weeks and was told at least another 18 week wait. Asked about switching to .223 and was told wait would be longer. Canceled my order and contacted M&A Parts . Had to call them because their website can't keep up w/ the inventory. There was no BS, had a 20" stainless A2 flattop varmint kit in my hands in 3 weeks. They apologized about the wait, but the shipping dept. was way behind. Saved ~$45 from the same kit at Model 1, and had it scoped and sited for my prairie dog trip in July.

Cost of Kit and Lower ~$680
Cost of similar "off the shelf" setup ~$1100 (and that was before the election)

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