Originally Posted by
aaron_c
Yes, the BCM upper is $385 but then you also have to buy the BCG and charging handle, which adds $135 and pushes it outside of the price point I'm looking at for a first rifle (wanting to keep the complete upper under $400). I'm still considering the BCM as an option (especially since I don't need/want the factory handguard anyway and it doesn't come with one), I just don't know if my father is willing/able to pay that much extra for it, nor if I want to ask for that much more. Further derailing my own thread, how hard is it to install the charging handle? I know the BCG is easy as pie as I've swapped them out with my friends rifle (switching to and from CMMG .22 kit).
My experience with AR's comes from firing a friends build he completed a few months ago, and about 6+ months of research online. I definitely love the looks of quad rails and the MOE was my first choice until I got my hands on it. It's still in the fold, for sure, and I have a couple of weeks to get my parts laid out etc.