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Let's build a AR15 - The Shooters Apprentice - 12-18-2024
A few years ago Tommag got me hooked on the 6.5 Grendel. At one time I had a pretty nice long barreled upper that I swapped back and forth with a 80% lower I have, but when I moved to alaska that upper turned up missing. I also had a short barreled upper that was a loaner for awhile.
Anyway. I still have a bunch of grendel stuff. Bullets, dies, brass, ammo, magazines, the works, and I tell Tom fairly often that I want to put togther another one and I think the time has come.
I'm not really all schooled up on ARs. I built the 80% I have with the guidance of a friend with a borrowed jig and don't really want to go through the work again, and I've gotten to where I don't really like swapping uppers around and just want to have complete rifles.
I'm thinking I want a 18" barreled rifle. maybe a 20, but I want something that easy to pack, but also pretty accurate for longer shots out to maybe 600 yards.
But lets start with the lower. I'm not on a super tight budget with this, but I also don't have unlimited funds. I want the best I can get for my money without over spending.
Are lowers pretty generic to where I can get away with a cheaper one, or do I need to be looking at spending more money on a lower?