AR noob here...

 

My buddy in PA offered to give me an old, no-name A2 upper/BCG for free.  It has alot of rounds through it, but it still runs like a top.

 

I'm planning to start an AR build with it.  Looking to build a "beater" AR on the cheap (e.g. scrounging parts, stripped lower, LPK, etc.)

 

It seems I can grind off the bayonet lug pretty straightforward with a dremel, sanding, etc.

 

As for the pin-welded muzzle break, what's the best (i.e. economical) way to go about this?  If a gunsmith does it, what would be a fair price to do it and who would you take it to?

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

I bought a Yankee Hill Phantom muzzle brake, and had it pinned and welded by a gun shop for $20.