Let's build an AR15

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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?
(This post was last modified: 12-19-2024, 04:59 AM by tommag. Edit Reason: spelling )
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Let's build an AR15 - by The Shooters Apprentice - 12-18-2024, 09:58 PM
RE: Let's build a AR15 - by tommag - 12-19-2024, 04:37 AM
RE: Let's build an AR15 - by tommag - 12-19-2024, 05:20 AM
RE: Let's build an AR15 - by tommag - 12-19-2024, 06:03 AM
RE: Let's build an AR15 - by tommag - 12-19-2024, 07:04 AM
RE: Let's build an AR15 - by olfart - 12-19-2024, 08:18 AM
RE: Let's build an AR15S - by tommag - 12-19-2024, 08:39 AM
RE: Let's build an AR15 - by specops56 - 12-19-2024, 10:30 AM
RE: Let's build an AR15 - by Rampy - 12-19-2024, 12:06 PM
RE: Let's build an AR15 - by srjdsmith - 12-19-2024, 12:35 PM
RE: Let's build an AR15 - by specops56 - 12-19-2024, 04:33 PM
RE: Let's build an AR15 - by tommag - 01-04-2025, 10:46 AM
RE: Let's build an AR15 - by tommag - 01-04-2025, 12:46 PM



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