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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang
Trooper & Kirk, about how much do you think it'd cost me to build a basic (but quality) AR myself? It'd be my first time so I'm sure there would be a specialty tool expense as well.
Considering the rifles I am looking at right now from CMMG, Stag Arms, Daniel Defense, Spikes, and RRA are in the $750-$1,000 range. I think there might not be much in the way of savings... I'd just have more options to build it exactly how I want.
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HaHa, well there's the first issue.. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
"But Quality".. is a very broad spectrum LOL, but I can tell you I did save quite a bit, considering a prebuilt rifle I wanted to my specs was well over $2000, and I probably built it to my specs (minus optics/scope) for $1600 - $1700.
But as per your second point, I got it exactly how I wanted it, right from the start.
Why buy pre-built just to rip it apart, and replace parts.
If you're confident you can build one, or have a a friend on hand that can, you're good to go
No major tools really needed, except a roll pin punch and a upper receiver vice block (see brownells.com), oh and a vice LOL.
I'll be honest, having built my own rifle now, I don't think I'd ever buy a pre-build again.
It's like a car man, you'll just want to mod and customize it.
