fatty

in a nutshell, yes. but if you already know what you want in an AR it's probably best to build it yourself (it's extremely easy). it'll cost much more in the end if you buy a complete rifle and start replacing parts... unless you're only changing small inexpensive pieces (grip, forend, etc)

nice. gotta get a few

is shot-peening crucial for a bolt? looks like the bolt on the one here isn't, if that affects the cost of production at all...

thats ridiculously cheap for a lower

http://www.tombstonetactical.com/catalog/anderson/ar15a3-lwfor-am-15-stripped-forged-lower-556mm-black/ $87 shipped + nics/transfer

haha yeah I got a lot of those wide eyed stares as I was passing stuck cars on a steep incline. I'm also only running cheapo all-season tires. subaru for the win =)

I've paid $30-40 to have the driveway and front of the house plowed in the past (maybe 5+ years ago) when I couldnt shovel from a back injury. these days I have random dudes ringing my door bell to shovel the front for $40...

http://lanbosarmory.com/index.php?referrer=cnwr_4191340829622&main_page=product_info&cPath=24_27_28&products_id=6402 $545 w/ free shipping for the short-frame version - not bad if you ask me...

Thanks. Would be pretty cool if BCM made 'mock' dissipator uppers.

BCM upper... and a soon to be matching BCM lower

fsb = "front sight block" If you built the upper yourself, how did you get the fsb mounted to the gas tube after the rail? i want a free float rail and keep the fsb but it seems like there aren't many options

very nice. I like your AR upper setup. Is that a mid-length with a free float rail and re-pinned A2 fsb?

anyone here drive a subaru? my legacy 3.0R was an absolute beast this morning blasting thru unplowed roads

Very nice silverado Is that the magpul enhanced trigger guard?

im gonna need to get a matching BCM lower now.

I'm really liking the cold hammer forged version of the bcm middy.

Thanks for the input guys. Looks like the BCM middy is the way to go.

lol hmmmmmmm I was under the impression that PSA didn't ship uppers to NJ anymore?

On the down-side, the windham upper comes with an AR15 style BCG and I'm not sure what components are considered Mil-spec..

I've been reading a lot of good things about windham and I'm considering this upper from them to finish my build. For $600 I'm sure many of you could piece together something much better, but I know for some the idea of buidling, torquing, and correctly headspacing an upper might seem dangerous or unreliable (plus no warranty). It comes NJ-compliant right out of the box with a shaved bayo lug and a modified A2 bird-cage (extra slots cuts out on the bottom) that's listed as a compensator for NJ. For $600 it's pretty pricey for a basic carbine length 5.56 upper but from what I hear windham's customer service is on par with Springfield Armory. Windham also installs any component you order from them for FREE. Within the $600 range I'm looking at this and the spikes tactical mid-length that'll require some shaving, pinning, and welding. What do you guys think? http://www.windhamweaponry.com/shopexd.asp?id=193

hahaha..

It'll never stop... I started shooting 1.5 yrs ago and am up to #10 with my new ar build... Very nice collection btw

Just finished my lower as well

does your ak variant use a tapco G2 trigger group?

whoa nice photos howard! I remember the long exposure shot you took of the waterfall (by the woodland park range) which was really nice as well