is this a good place to start?

[l921428x]

is this a good price a kit?

https://apexgunparts.com/product_info.php/cPath/51/products_id/3712

[Schuetzenman]

My 2 cents is no. Over $300 bucks for a pile of used part and cut barrel pieces, nope. You'll need 922R compliance parts; barrel, receiver, FCG, muzzle device or grip. You will be way over what you can buy one built. Do you have a Rivet Jig, Bucking Plates, 10 ton bottle jack press to rivet with? If no then you will spend nearly as much as a rifle's cost to get them.

[l921428x]

yeah I knew that was the answer. but I just had to ask. to me it is the tools more than
anything. it's just those you tube vids that have those kids in the ME beating them together
with a hammer and 2 rocks, while whistling Hi Ho Hi Ho, that got me stirred up.

[Aggressive Perfector]

Building sure as shit don't save you much money, and you don't save any money by building instead of buying at all unless you build a lot of them. But on the other hand, it can be a fun hobby and you can really take pride in something you built yourself. As a cost saving measure, building is not the way to go. If you want a hobby, go for it. If you don't want a paper trail tracing the rifles back to you, go for it.