Planning to build an AR-15 style rifle for my first weapon. Have experience firing and taking apart the rifle from the Navy.

Just wondering is there anything I need to worry about concerning NJ laws when building this rifle.

I know the rules on what is considered an "assault weapon" and just wanna make sure building this rifle won't have me staying in club fed.

 

Also anyone here have experience in doing this and can give me some tips? Looking to get a stripper lower and upper and put in drop in parts.

No bayonet lug, no 'flash hiders ' no collapsable stocks. Muzzle brakes are ok if they are blind pinned and welded. Cannot say 'AR-15, CAR-15' on the lower.

 

That's the gist of it. Pleaseet me know if I can answer any specific questions you may have.

You'll need some tools if you plan on building the upper from a stripped one. At a minimum, you'll need the armorer's tool, set of roll pin punches and a vise (or borrow one).

Also anyone here have experience in doing this and can give me some tips? Looking to get a stripper lower and upper and put in drop in parts.

 

Putting a lower together is easy, you can do it yourself in less than an hour with nothing more than a screwdriver, a hammer, and a punch set. To put a stripped upper together will require some special tools like a vice, upper vice block, and a barrel nut wrench.

 

Heres a thread with all the info you should need http://www.ar15.com/...t_Yourself.html

No bayonet lug, no 'flash hiders ' no collapsable stocks. Muzzle brakes are ok if they are blind pinned and welded. Cannot say 'AR-15, CAR-15' on the lower.

 

That's the gist of it. Pleaseet me know if I can answer any specific questions you may have.

 

Happen to know of any barrels that come with the muzzle break on already? Or would you suggest a pre built NJ compliant upper my best option.

 

 

Putting a lower together is easy, you can do it yourself in less than an hour with nothing more than a screwdriver, a hammer, and a punch set. To put a stripped upper together will require some special tools like a vice, upper vice block, and a barrel nut wrench.

 

Heres a thread with all the info you should need http://www.ar15.com/...t_Yourself.html

 

I have no problem picking up some of those tools since I would like to look into getting or making a 300blk upper as well.

Easy route is to buy the upper assembled. I just like doing things the painful way. I'm also looking at building a 300 blackout upper.

 

I don't think you can get a barrel with the muzzle brake installed unless you get a complete upper as this would hinder you from installing the gas block. The good thing about building it yourself is you can select all your own parts but it can get quite expensive.

Happen to know of any barrels that come with the muzzle break on already? Or would you suggest a pre built NJ compliant upper my best option.

 

Thats one of the reasons I bought my 14.5" upper, because it already came with a brake pinned and welded. Some places will perm attatch a brake for you, or there are a few dealers on here that can do it for you depending where in the state you are

Thats one of the reasons I bought my 14.5" upper, because it already came with a brake pinned and welded. Some places will perm attatch a brake for you, or there are a few dealers on here that can do it for you depending where in the state you are

 

Know of any in South Jersey near AC? And I'll probably go with a prebuilt upper at this point

Id reccomend Paul aka PK90 here http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/forum/81-arms-n-ammo/

Would installing a bullet button for the mag release work as a get around for all this? Would the rifle be considered a fixed mag weapon then?

Would installing a bullet button for the mag release work as a get around for all this? Would the rifle be considered a fixed mag weapon then?

 

Nope, theres been a few threads on this http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/46036-bullet-button-install/page__p__606653#entry606653

Well there goes that plan Thanks for all the input everyone! Right now the plan is to build my own lower, order a complete upper and get someone to weld on a compensator. Just gotta keep trying to find the parts and eventually ammo...