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BUDK.com has a complete AR-15 build kit, minus the lower receiver, for $500. And they sell a 80% lower with a jig kit, including bits, for $85. NFI, just seems like a good deal.
Regarding a paper trail I bought a Polymer80 kit that comes with the bits,all you need is a drill press and vise. I bought this at a gun show a couple of years ago with cash, this also needed a lot of dremel work. Next gun show bought the lower parts kit, cash, from another vendor but something would not fit, called Polymer80 and they asked if I bought [ the whatever the term was ], I said I have no idea, so ordered theirs on plastic. It went together fine, I thought most AR15 parts were the same. I already own an M&P AR15 so if someone does enough research they would find my spring kit. I guess I could say I got it for a spare, but then I would have to explain why I went to Polymer80. I am not overly worried about any of this yet but if I ever decide to build another it will be all cash. I did learn a lot about the platform. A buddy built one and had it engraved ” private build not for resale “, I did not mark mine
Couldn’t help noticing that photos #17 and #18 have part of the lower receiver blacked out. Any comment?
Sean:
Just bright sunlight. The focus is on the fire control pocket. Photo 15 shows the whole lower.
I really like the article and attention to detail. The instructions dovetail nicely with those the 80% lower site posts. Thank you for sharing your experience! Will use it when I do my lower.
BUDK.com has a complete AR-15 build kit, minus the lower receiver, for $500. And they sell a 80% lower with a jig kit, including bits, for $85. NFI, just seems like a good deal.
Regarding a paper trail I bought a Polymer80 kit that comes with the bits,all you need is a drill press and vise. I bought this at a gun show a couple of years ago with cash, this also needed a lot of dremel work. Next gun show bought the lower parts kit, cash, from another vendor but something would not fit, called Polymer80 and they asked if I bought [ the whatever the term was ], I said I have no idea, so ordered theirs on plastic. It went together fine, I thought most AR15 parts were the same. I already own an M&P AR15 so if someone does enough research they would find my spring kit. I guess I could say I got it for a spare, but then I would have to explain why I went to Polymer80. I am not overly worried about any of this yet but if I ever decide to build another it will be all cash. I did learn a lot about the platform. A buddy built one and had it engraved ” private build not for resale “, I did not mark mine
Couldn’t help noticing that photos #17 and #18 have part of the lower receiver blacked out. Any comment?
Sean:
Just bright sunlight. The focus is on the fire control pocket. Photo 15 shows the whole lower.
I really like the article and attention to detail. The instructions dovetail nicely with those the 80% lower site posts. Thank you for sharing your experience! Will use it when I do my lower.