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Posted: 8/9/2022 3:06:31 PM EDT
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Absolutely.
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Posted: 8/9/2022 3:43:58 PM EDT
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EZPZ.
You'll need to invest in some tools if a DIY project. |
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Posted: 8/9/2022 6:26:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: EZPZ. You'll need to invest in some tools if a DIY project. After that initial investment who knows what might come next...  Seriously, all I wanted to do back in 2004 was change out a single Bushmaster 20" HBAR that had no muzzle threads or bayonet lug (do to being a post ban gun from the last AWB) to a proper 20" A2 gov't profile barrel with all the evil features... Since then I'm out many many thousands. 
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Posted: 8/9/2022 6:59:42 PM EDT
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Buy a complete upper receiver in 5.56x45 NATO and snap it on your BM lower.
Palmetto State Armory has good value uppers, or you can buy any other brand that makes you happy. |
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Posted: 8/9/2022 8:30:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Buy a complete upper receiver in 5.56x45 NATO and snap it on your BM lower. Palmetto State Armory has good value uppers, or you can buy any other brand that makes you happy. Not a bad plan. Moneywise, this it not a bad plan. If you figure close to $100 for an upper reciever (I know, but deal are sporadic at best right now), the price of the tools to swap it out or the cost of paying someone to... A psa upper makes a lot of sense. Either way, whether you retain your barrel etc and just use a new reciever or swap the whole upper, save that shit. Fixed carry handles aren't overly easy to find these days. They're not impossible, but worth holding onto. |
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Posted: 8/12/2022 9:16:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: After that initial investment who knows what might come next... Seriously, all I wanted to do back in 2004 was change out a single Bushmaster 20" HBAR that had no muzzle threads or bayonet lug (do to being a post ban gun from the last AWB) to a proper 20" A2 gov't profile barrel with all the evil features... Since then I'm out many many thousands. I did the same for my brother years ago. He wanted an A2 like he had in basic, and the HB under the barrel didn't balance right. I sourced a 1/7 gov't profile and swapped it for him. Regarding doing yourself with little knowledge, use the Hometown forum to find someone local with the tools and know how. I'm sure a local member would help you out. |
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Posted: 8/12/2022 9:27:18 PM EDT
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I’ll swap it for you
I’m sent |
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Posted: 8/12/2022 9:57:38 PM EDT
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That's how I got started, OP. The exact same issue.
First I built an upper for it. Then I built a whole new rifle. Then a PCC. And another...etc ad nauseum. |
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Posted: 8/14/2022 10:31:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not a bad plan. Moneywise, this it not a bad plan. If you figure close to $100 for an upper reciever (I know, but deal are sporadic at best right now), the price of the tools to swap it out or the cost of paying someone to... A psa upper makes a lot of sense. Either way, whether you retain your barrel etc and just use a new reciever or swap the whole upper, save that shit. Fixed carry handles aren't overly easy to find these days. They're not impossible, but worth holding onto. Very much this. A2 uppers are running up around $200 in some cases, just for the upper receiver. OP, you could put that upper on the EE and finance a good chunk of your barreled upper or barrel and tools if you wanted to. For whatever reason, the retro wave is pulling a lot of demand for A2s and there is not much available as the demand has outpaced the supply significantly. |
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Posted: 8/14/2022 8:58:38 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/14/2022 9:11:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: After that initial investment who knows what might come next... Seriously, all I wanted to do back in 2004 was change out a single Bushmaster 20" HBAR that had no muzzle threads or bayonet lug (do to being a post ban gun from the last AWB) to a proper 20" A2 gov't profile barrel with all the evil features... Since then I'm out many many thousands. |
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Posted: 8/14/2022 9:14:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Very much this. A2 uppers are running up around $200 in some cases, just for the upper receiver. OP, you could put that upper on the EE and finance a good chunk of your barreled upper or barrel and tools if you wanted to. For whatever reason, the retro wave is pulling a lot of demand for A2s and there is not much available as the demand has outpaced the supply significantly. $2-$300 currently. It's asinine. |
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Posted: 8/14/2022 9:31:42 PM EDT
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That's how ai started, thousands later I have a bunch of ARs now.
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