Del-Ton rifle kits

[MarkWVU02 47]

Been thinking of building an AR. Saw the del-ton website and thought the kits were a good idea. I like how they can be customized many different ways. Does anyone have any experience with them? Are they worth it?

[RecessedFilter 222]

I don't have any first hand experience with them but I will say I am on quite a few other gun forums and I have never heard anything bad about them. People are ordering their products left and right due to the high quality and low priced kits/parts they offer.

 

I might be taking that route when I decide to get one.

[MarkWVU02 47]

Thanks for the reply. Yeah I've pretty much seen mostly great reviews. Been thinking of getting one myself and a spikes lower. You can order them with a pinned muzzle brake and all you'd have to do is pin the stock. The way I priced it was under $800 for a really nice AR.

 

Do you think a chrome lined barrel and chrome BCG are worth the upgrade?

[RecessedFilter 222]

You can also get an A2 stock that you wouldn't have to pin, just throwing that out there. That's what I would get.

 

I don't have any experience with AR's, so I can't answer that question. I will say that through reading on forums, many say that if you plan on shooting it A LOT (20k+ rounds), shooting in harsh environments, don't plan on cleaning it, then you should get a CL barrel. But if your going to be target shooting with it and whatnot, it's not needed. They basically just last longer and can take more of a beating I believe. But as I said, no first hand experience with this so what I stated was just 'hearsay' if you will. I'm sure people on here have first hand experience with both and can voice their opinion.

[MedicYeti 96]

I have a Del Ton upper and BCG on my build. So far I have not had any issues with the rifle and it wats all ammo from American Eagle to Wolf. I would reccomend the upper. My build is a Cav-Arms Lower with DPMS internals so I have no experience with Del Ton lower parts. My upper is not chrome lined, I have put a couple hundred rounds of Wolf through it in a single session and have not had any issues.

[Old School 611]

I have a Del Ton upper and BCG on my build. So far I have not had any issues with the rifle and it wats all ammo from American Eagle to Wolf. I would reccomend the upper. My build is a Cav-Arms Lower with DPMS internals so I have no experience with Del Ton lower parts. My upper is not chrome lined, I have put a couple hundred rounds of Wolf through it in a single session and have not had any issues.

 

Medic- The Del Ton lower parts can't be worst than the DPMS triggers. I have two DPMS and both triggers were pretty crude.

[JimmyAGR 54]

Thanks for the reply. Yeah I've pretty much seen mostly great reviews. Been thinking of getting one myself and a spikes lower. You can order them with a pinned muzzle brake and all you'd have to do is pin the stock. The way I priced it was under $800 for a really nice AR.

 

Do you think a chrome lined barrel and chrome BCG are worth the upgrade?

 

Chrome lined barrel is definitely worth it in my opinion. Much easier to clean and more durable and a cheap upgrade. BCG, again easier to clean but not as much of an issue as the barrel. The only way I would go without the chrome lining is in a stainless steel barrel in a precision type weapon. As Recessed said an A2 stock is a great stock to start out with and can be easily changed if we ever become the land of the free.

[MarkWVU02 47]

Thanks for the advice. This isn't going to need to be anything precision. Just a range toy and a fun little project for myself. The A2 stock just doesn't do it for me. I know it's silly but I like the look of adjustable stock even if it isn't going to be adjustable. I wouldn't spend any extra money on a stock upgrade that's going to be pinned. The M4 stock is included and I've always liked the look of it.

[MedicYeti 96]

Medic- The Del Ton lower parts can't be worst than the DPMS triggers. I have two DPMS and both triggers were pretty crude.

 

Yes. I did some sanding and polishing of the DPMS trigger parts with a little improvement. I have a match trigger in my Armalite and that is a nice trigger.

[Old School 611]

Yes. I did some sanding and polishing of the DPMS trigger parts with a little improvement. I have a match trigger in my Armalite and that is a nice trigger.

 

 

Stock DPMS triggers can be improved significantly.

[tuktuk 16]

How come del ton doesnt have 20" barrels with 1/7 twist. Only 1/9.