Lower Parts Kit

[a1madrid]

I am building my first AR. I am 18 and still learning about guns so no hating. Seriously. Anyways, can I afford to go on the cheaper side with the lower parts kit except the trigger? I was thinking of a geissele trigger.

[Onyx Z]

No, go with a well respected manufacturer. DPMS does not fall under the designation. If there's one area I wouldn't skimp, this is it. There is a lot of stress on certain pieces of the lower parts kit.

Colt or Daniel Defense are the only ones I would use now that they are readily available in multiple online stores.

http://www.gandrtactical.com/cgi-bin...n&key=SPK99796

[gumbo]

This is what I would do.
http://www.gandrtactical.com/cgi-bin...n&key=SPK99796

[markm]

Most of the critical components would be in the Geissele trigger. You can skimp a little on the rest. Not sure what available kits are out there less the trigger group. G&R has the Colts, but that's over $60. I think Bravocompanyusa had complete DPMS in the $40s range. You probably don't want their barrels or Bolt groups, but for the small parts of an LPK, you're probably ok.

[nate89]

JP makes a LPK with no trigger, and goes for about $40.

[Iraqgunz]

These are some of the relevant threads you can read on the subject.

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...nd-differences

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...ower-parts-kit

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...-standard-LPKs

[SugarSkulls]

Rock River kit with a 2 stage trigger is nice and can be had for around $100 to 130 or so. There's a vendor on AR15.com that sells them for a good price. I would fit the trigger to the type of shooting you plan on doing.

[abso]

I can't think of an reason to not get a psa or Anderson lpk on the cheap. I'd stay away from ptac lpks though.

[SugarSkulls]

Joeboboutfitters kits have been good budget kits for some of my builds and if you are set on a nicer trigger, they have LPK minus triggers as an add on item if you buy the trigger from them. Giselles wife's company makes some nice milspec type and combat triggers.

[Iraqgunz]

RRA triggers are some of the crappiest and have some of the highest failure rates. I personally know 4 people in the last year who all replaced RRA triggers after very little use. Something like 1000 rounds give or take a couple of hundred.

Rock River kit with a 2 stage trigger is nice and can be had for around $100 to 130 or so. There's a vendor on AR15.com that sells them for a good price. I would fit the trigger to the type of shooting you plan on doing.