Best/Cheapest AR Kit Around?

[jdogg]

So in a previous post I said I was **** bent on a .308 Savage. A recent trade may have made me consider going AR. What do you cats think is the best for the money AR kit around? I dont need anything special, It does not have to be tacticool. It just needs to shoot for the little amount of shooting I do anymore. If it turns out good, without too much hassle, I will probably build a better one in .458 socom later. For this particular build, I would like to be around $500 without receiver if possible. I know there are several kits in the shotgun news for that price. If you folks have a kit you wanna sell in that price range, hit me up before I change my mind again. I am fickle, catch me fast.

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[jdogg]

Rifle kit, varmint, 24 bull stainless barrel [AR-RKV24] - $479.00 :: AK Parts kits - Superb Products

I was thinking of something like this. Cheap, fun and a good way to waste a weekend or two trying out how to put it together.

 

[CleverName]

Check out Palmetto State Armory. They have occasional sales on uppers and lowers. A milspec m4gery can be had for less than 700$ if you time it right. Keep in mind a 24" bull barrel AR will be very heavy.

 

[FarmerTed1971]

Take a look at Del-ton.

 

[iamme]

Well first what style AR you want? You may get reply's all day long for deals on 16" M4's, but does no good if you're set on a 24" varmint upper.

 

[jdogg]

I eventually want a nice varmiter, but for now I just want to get my feet wet but dont want to end up with a pile of useless parts.

 

[samuelm16]

model1sales has some good kits im eyeballing an xm177 copy myself from them

 

[22many]

"best" and "cheapest" don't belong in the same sentence. You need to figure out what you want and then go from there.

 

[coop44]

we all know where the best/cheapest kits are, we just won't tell you.

 

[phidelt208]

PM sent

 

[phatdoughnut]

PSA has two good 16in kits, one is a basic and one is all magpulled up for like 550 or something.

 

[Paradox]

Another vote for Palmetto State Armory. <broken link removed> That's pretty hard to beat for the quality you get in the parts. $50 more gets you the Magpul MOE Furniture and trigger guard.

 

[phatdoughnut]

Thinking about ordering a 10in upper myself.

 

[jdogg]

I like that palmetto, I now get to talk the wife into it!

 

[rur862]

I believe I paid a little under $500 for a 20" rifle kit from Del-Ton. Another $100 for a stripped lower and I'm good to go with a $600 AR that hasn't had malfunctions so far (350 rounds). Only problem is the 6-8 week wait they got going on.

 

[iamme]

And if you shop around you can find LMT or others for same prices and not have "off name" parts. I understand not wanting to spend more to get more, but why not spend same or less and get better quality?

 

[CamoDeafie]

is there any problem using say, E-sarco company's kits? I realize the 16" barreled versions on their site is sold out, but they still got the 20" barrel ones for the M16A2 look; all ya need to do is add lower receiver...and then the local gun show, the recent one in Albany, had a Surplus Ammo marked complete lower for $150 and a Del-ton upper or DSA upper in 18-20 inches from $400+, the carbine length ones were 325+ for the complete uppers....
I myself am not minding starting a build myself over time..

 

[jdogg]

Hey, thanks for all the help. I am doing a trade with nubus and iamme for the kit and lower. I will keep you all informed. Nubus seems like a pretty cool cat and he is opening up a web site to sell the kits, and they appear to be a pretty damn good deal. I will keep you all informed about how it goes. thanks, jr

 

[madcratebuilder]

Why bother ordering anything, drive over to Curt's gun shop. He has new AR's for $599 complete. Flat tops built on a Surplus Ammo receiver (Aero Precision)