ltorlo64
12-31-2010, 07:26 PM
Well, after the responses I got to my last post about building an AR, you guys talked me into building my own. I went out today and bought the stripped lower. It is a AERO-Precision lower that I got from a shop in Tacoma called Surplus Ammo and Gun. The lower is actually made in Tacoma and I have heard alot of good things about them.
Now I have to decide where to buy the rest of the rifle from. I am looking to build a classic looking AR and I have narrowed the choices to Del-Ton and Model 1 Sales. Both offer comparable kits for about the same price. I am leaning towards the Del-Ton because I have heard alot of good things about them. The guy that is going to help me with the build has done 3 rifles in various calibers and configurations from Del-Ton and been very pleased with the results.
So, I almost walked out of the store with a complete rifle instead of just the lower. The shop had built a bunch of rifles on the same AERO-Precision lower as I bought and then using DPMS parts for everything else. They were asking $599.99 for the rifle. Had I not really wanted to build my own rifle and if it had been in the A2 configuration vice the A3 I probably would have jumped on it. I almost did anyway. My wife was with me and I think she was concerned that I would do it. The rifle was also a carbine with a collapsable stock which is pretty much as far as you can get from the classic AR style as you can get.
I figure I will order the rest of the kit in about a month. Need to save up a little more for the big expenditure, then it is time to put it together.
Now I have to decide where to buy the rest of the rifle from. I am looking to build a classic looking AR and I have narrowed the choices to Del-Ton and Model 1 Sales. Both offer comparable kits for about the same price. I am leaning towards the Del-Ton because I have heard alot of good things about them. The guy that is going to help me with the build has done 3 rifles in various calibers and configurations from Del-Ton and been very pleased with the results.
So, I almost walked out of the store with a complete rifle instead of just the lower. The shop had built a bunch of rifles on the same AERO-Precision lower as I bought and then using DPMS parts for everything else. They were asking $599.99 for the rifle. Had I not really wanted to build my own rifle and if it had been in the A2 configuration vice the A3 I probably would have jumped on it. I almost did anyway. My wife was with me and I think she was concerned that I would do it. The rifle was also a carbine with a collapsable stock which is pretty much as far as you can get from the classic AR style as you can get.
I figure I will order the rest of the kit in about a month. Need to save up a little more for the big expenditure, then it is time to put it together.