Originally Posted by
everready73
I would listen to the good advise above
Stay away form Alpha Shooting Sports if you want a quality AR
I would buy a complete upper from one of the recomendations above. Brownells has the Colt CCU upper on sale for $550 and with codes you can get it at around $500 with free shipping. That is a great deal on a quality upper. If you can spend that much i would recommend saving for a bit longer, or if you must have now, PSA is the best of the value brands IMO
I would be cautious building out the lower as well if you have no experience with the platform. Do you know how to stake the castle nut and have a torque wrench to put the buffer tube on with? Sionics makes a great "Gutless" lower with the RE already installed to spec and stacked along with the bolt catch and take down pins installed. You can still get some enjoyment "building" the rest of the lower and know it will be quality.
I am not big on adding bling or colors, but you could always have it cerakoted after you have everything together to a color of your choice. Or just add a safety, mag release, etc from Odin Works or somewhere to add some color and still have something decent.
Welcome. If you want to learn about the AR platform this is a great site. If you just want a cheap play gun TOS is the better option for info
Good advice here on the Colt CCU upper with Sionics gutless lower.
Whats your ammo/time budget look like, expressed in rounds per month? What do plan to do with this weapon?
RLTW
Former Action Guy
Disclosure: I am affiliated PRN with a tactical training center, but I speak only for myself. I have no idea what we sell, other than CLP and training. I receive no income from sale of hard goods.
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