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    Rifle Kits from M&A Parts Inc.?

    Anyone ever bought any rifle kits from http://www.mapartsinc.com/

    I have been looking at getting my first AR or building one, i seen these being sold at a gun show today and the guy said some are assembled by RRA, some by LMT and other by Sabre or Daniel defense i think it was. They all have M4 feedramps and some with chrome lined barrels. The kits range from $500 to about $545 for what i was looking at and then all i need to get is a stripped lower. I guess they are the same kits sold on their website.

    But is this option not getting me the same gun I would if I bought strait t from a manufacturer or bought a kit elsewhere. The price seems a little cheap so I didn't know if I would get a decent rifle for basic use (plinking and home defense).

    Should I consider or stay away and keep looking?

    Thanks!
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    I am a little leary of their stuff. No direct experience with them, but I seem to remember seeing some stuff posted here by others.



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    Thanks, I was myself and being new to the AR market I was afraid to end up with something and find out I messed up by trying to save a couple hundred.

    In one hand I say, well the uppers are supposed to be assembled by a reg. brand name, but I don't know if he has proof of that or not. They claim they are guaranteed, but I didn't buy one at the gun show yet because I had doubts and they are in Ill. while I'm in OH.

    On the other hand I tell myself, if the price sounds too good then you get what you pay for.

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    They don't all have M4 feed ramps. Even if what your are getting is supposed to.



    Read about my personal experience here:
    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...ighlight=parts

    And here:
    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=22696

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    i keep seeing a LOT of these "made by LMT" uppers. a local guy was selling a couple dozen of them, and it was sort of like pulling teeth trying to get him to fess up that none of the parts are actually LMT, that LMT just receives the parts and attaches the barrel to the upper receiver.. nothing more than that. which doesn't really make sense to me.

    it also doesn't add any value to the weapon, even if LMT is "assembling" them. anybody can assemble these things, it's the manufacturing thats important.

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    Thanks everyone, the guy at the gunshop selling these for or from M&A said the parts were not made by The brands that assembled them but also claimed that RRA and the others didn't make any parts in the guns those brands sell.

    I seen on their website they claim they do not go to gun shows but have individual contractors sell their parts and kits at gun shows. I just thought that sounded funny.

    The ones I picked up and looked at did have the m4 feedramps though.

    Im starting to think I did the right thing to not buy and go home and post for some advice from people who know much more than I do. I was worried I would end up with something that breaks or should I ever need to sell or want to in order to upgrade later on, I would have gun that I don't know who made the parts. they just said they are parts made from military contractors that make military parts.

    By the time I bought or ordered a good stripped lower I wouldn't have saved hardly anything over buying a new del-ton and only a couple hundred over getting a Bushmaster, Smith & Wesson M&P 15 or Stag.

    I have been hoping to find a good brand for a decent price locally on something used. Just have yet to find that right deal.

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    I've got one, a pretty decent plinker. But you get what you pay for. End use matters a whole lot as to the value. Good luck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eBandit View Post
    Im starting to think I did the right thing to not buy and go home and post for some advice from people who know much more than I do.
    Keep in mind that you have asked a question on a forum, where the members are concerned about the best products available, about the wisdom of purchasing the cheapest product available. You won't save any money, in the long run (or maybe even the short run) by buying a low price/low quality product, IMO. You can buy a top quality carbine from G&R or another vendor on this site. If you buy a carbine because you found a bargain, you might not be getting such a bargain. If I knew then what I know now, when I started buying firearms many years ago, I would have avoided a lot of purchases and saved a lot of money. When you buy a quality product, and the correct product, you only need to buy it once. Also, it is a lot easier to buy firearms than it is to sell firearms (without taking a loss), and I don't think that you will save any money buying a cheap carbine with the plan to sell it to upgrade later. In the end, you will spend more money, I believe.

    Regardless, welcome to m4carbine, and let us know when you buy that beautiful BCM, LMT, or Colt.

    NB: I would never buy a carbine from the "local" gun store, unless the gun store was also a recognized specialist (and recognized by other people than those that are employed by and shop at the gun store).
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    http://www.gandrtactical.com/cgi-bin...rchResult.html

    this is the best value in AR15s anywhere on the planet right now- you get EVERYTHING you need, all in one package, and even a bunch of junk you don't want.

    simply the best deal around.

    eta: oh yea, and it's unbeatable quality.. most importantly.
    Last edited by bkb0000; 09-12-09 at 23:06.

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    I just want to clarify something, you did not "seen on their website..." Seen is not the past tense of "see." You saw on their website..."

    Anyway, I would stay away from all the "kit gun" manufacturers and save a little more money.

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