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Thread: Evolving Cost Of Owning An AR

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boba Fett v2 View Post
    Or lack of sense, as evidenced in this thread.
    Another fine case of someone having more money then sense.
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    Interesting discussion...

    IMHO there has to be a fairly significant investment made in tools and knowledge before you start dismantling then rebuilding an AR. We're not talking thousands of dollars, but certainly hundreds, to baseline a tool set that minimizes your chances of bending, breaking, or bleeding. So you'd want to factor that cost into any equation for build vs buy (especially if you're plan is to have just one or two guns, vs a continuous stream of them).

    And the knowledge ranges from simple stuff like disassembling your BCG for cleaning (all the way down to removing the extractor, etc) to more in-depth esoterica like gas port sizing vs gas system, buffer weights, torque values, spring specs, and on and on.

    Without the tools and knowledge, you're basically building a rifle that may look OK, but has a higher chance of failing at the exact wrong time. And we won't even go into the troubleshooting cycle that may start and cost even more $$, with little manufacturer support on which to lean.

    Surely preaching to the choir here, but it all goes to the point of this thread.

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    ARs are the easiest rifles to build and maintain on the market, I don't see how anyone could mess it up. Then again I spent a decade as a helicopter mechanic so my abilities and understanding might be a little higher than someone who flipped burgers or went to college.

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    I slap a moe+ grip on to any AR I own. On my latest (dd m4v5) it's only getting the moe + and an Aimpoint h-1 micro. Maybe magpul sights or something better. I don't put lasers or zombie chainsaws on my rifles.

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    I changed the trigger guard on mine. The only other change I will do is add an aimpoint pro in the future and that will be it. (i think)

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    The evolving cost for my rifles is normally just magazines and good ammo.

    For my recent Colt6920 I've only bought 3 Pmag40's, a Magpul sling, and ammo. A red dot is probably the only other thing I'll add.

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    I don't see how anyone would want to keep the stock pistol grip. That pointy hump is annoying, at least to me. Can you learn to live with it? Sure. I'm just glad I don't have to.

    I also find I have more confidence/speed in my cheek weld with a STR stock vs. OEM. Again, could I train around it? Sure, in time. It is really nice to have a solution you are comfortable with from the get go though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LewP View Post
    I don't see how anyone would want to keep the stock pistol grip. That pointy hump is annoying, at least to me.
    I changed out my MIAD front insert sans hump and I will say that it does feel much nicer and it is now my preferred configuration. I guess I never really paid attention to it since I've been shooting the stock grips on my issue carbines my entire career. Just felt normal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LewP View Post
    I don't see how anyone would want to keep the stock pistol grip. That pointy hump is annoying, at least to me. Can you learn to live with it? Sure. I'm just glad I don't have to.

    I also find I have more confidence/speed in my cheek weld with a STR stock vs. OEM. Again, could I train around it? Sure, in time. It is really nice to have a solution you are comfortable with from the get go though.
    Count me as one of those weird freaks out there. I find the standard A2 comfy but the A1 is the cat's meow. I have A2s on most of mine until I find more A1s at a cheap price.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Abraham View Post
    What percentage of AR rifle buyers (not builders) would you guess simply leave the rifle stock?
    On THIS website? 5% And that's probably because they already have at least one OTHER rifle outfitted to taste.

    AR ownership is a big boy endeavor, and not for the faint of wallet..
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