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Posted: 1/25/2011 5:42:59 AM EDT
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As I continue to ponder my first AR build or just purchase a AR factory complete I had a brain fart. I have to pay $50 FFL fee locally to get a lower shipped to me from any internet sponor/privit owner etc. So that $65-$90 lower now turn to $115-$140 which does not make much sense to me. I cannot find just the lowers at the local gun shops.
With that said I do like to shoot long distacne .22lr with my Savage Mark II. So If I would buy a AR15 style .22lr are the lowers the same as the say AR 5.56 lowers? OR are the .22lr lowers make to a lesser spec? Kinda what i'm getting at I can get a say SW MP .22lr then just purchase some time down the road a used BCM/RRA/Spikes, etc upper and do my build from the same lower? That way I have two firearms the 5.56 and a .22lr that would untilize the same lower. |
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As I continue to ponder my first AR build or just purchase a AR factory complete I had a brain fart. I have to pay $50 FFL fee locally to get a lower shipped to me from any internet sponor/privit owner etc. So that $65-$90 lower now turn to $115-$140 which does not make much sense to me. I cannot find just the lowers at the local gun shops. With that said I do like to shoot long distacne .22lr with my Savage Mark II. So If I would buy a AR15 style .22lr are the lowers the same as the say AR 5.56 lowers? OR are the .22lr lowers make to a lesser spec? Kinda what i'm getting at I can get a say SW MP .22lr then just purchase some time down the road a used BCM/RRA/Spikes, etc upper and do my build from the same lower? That way I have two firearms the 5.56 and a .22lr that would untilize the same lower. It is my understanding they are the same. And find someone who won't rip you off for the transfer...$50.00 is robbery. |
SW MP .22lr does not have a mil-spec lower (it's polymer). Any mil-spec lower such as BCM/RRA/Spikes, etc will except many different calibers. Best all around choice would be to choose one of the mfg lowers you listed. The options of different calibers to use with a mil-spec lower are endless 5.56, 300AAC, 22lr, 9mm, 6.8 just to name a few.
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Holy crap! My FFL charges $10.\ Unless you get a dedicated 22lr rifle like the S&W15-22 or the Umarex "Colt" abortion, a .22lr AR is just a regular AR with a dedicated 22lr upper or even a 5.56 upper with a 22lr conversion kit. I run my dedicated 22lr upper on the lower form my "goto" 5.56mm rifle. That way I'm trainig witht eh same trigger, grip, controls, etc. |
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Yeah you've got a ridiculous transfer fee! I had to pay $40 once and I thought that was super high. I found a really cool local guy that does it for $25 now. I go to him for everything I can't have shipped directly to me. Check your hometown forum and do a bit of searching. Local forums are also a good place to find info on this. |
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Go here to the hometown forum and find a ffl close
Hometown for PA |
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You must be located around me. All the gun shops around here charge $50-60. I use a local pawnshop for transfers...The ones in my area charge $15 to $20. Can pawnshops do transfers in PA? I don't know the laws in PA, but couldn't you just buy one FTF off the E&E? |
| My FFL charges 38.00, it's quite high, but they're more trust worthy than most around here. Another guy charges depending on his mood, time of day, month of year, etc ... It's especially bad if you buy from the manufacturer or one of our site sponsors, which he claims you can NOT do, he'll charge ya 50-90 bucks. Funny, I haven't seen him for some time ... |
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You must be located around me. All the gun shops around here charge $50-60. I use a local pawnshop for transfers...The ones in my area charge $15 to $20. Can pawnshops do transfers in PA? I don't know the laws in PA, but couldn't you just buy one FTF off the E&E? I had to pay $65 for a FTF pistol transfer... Shops gouge like crazy around here. Yes, he can do FTF long gun purchases in PA. |
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Hometown is how I found my FFL.
The lowest around here is still $25. For pistols I pay $40 because the ffl is just down the block from the local PD - saves a lot of travel time. We have some shops here that want $100, because they want you to buy through them, and I have also heard that some wont bring in anything that they have in stock, and some try to charge sales tax. It's all over the place. |
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I'd also recommend this. The gun shops around me want $50 for the transfer fee. Found a FFL in my neighborhood that does my transfers for $20. |
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