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7/25/2006 6:02:57 AM EDT
DPMS Stripped Lower Receiver $96

AR15 A3 RIFLE KIT / 14.5" CHROME LINED BARREL & FIXED PHANTOM FLASH HIDER / 223-5.56 $473.63

I realize there wont be a rear BUIS, carrying handle, or other optics.  In addition this isn't covering shipping or FFL transfer (which in my case is $20).  With that in mind, I'm not missing anything to complete the build between these two items, am I ?

When I shopped around and came up with the items, I'd generally come up around $700 ish, and a few people have reccomended builds to some of the newbies (not unlike me) that have been around 600 - 700, so I mostly wanted to make sure I had everything I needed to complete my first build.

The upper is DPMS as well, oh yeah, no DPMS bashing please Herewww.wishlistr.com/allenrice
7/25/2006 6:20:09 AM EDT
[#1]
Not bad. I built mine for around $571. It was 100 for a Stag lower, 15 for a mag, 3 for an accuwedge, and 453 for an M1S CAR kit (including shipping).
7/25/2006 6:54:33 AM EDT
[#2]
You can build them for cheaper if you use used parts and wait and keep an eye on the EE boards here for good deals.
I built an SP1 type rifle complete for $375 one time from parts from the EE boards.
And i also helped a freind of mine build an M4 type rifle for around $400 once also.
So it can be done for cheaper just not with new parts.
E3

7/25/2006 12:00:30 PM EDT
[#3]
Does anyone have any info on that upper? Is it decent or crap?

AR15 M4 A3 UPPER HALF / 14.5" CHROME LINED BARREL & FIXED PHANTOM FLASH HIDER / 223-5.56 & Standard Bolt & Chrome Carrier.

$469.27 seems almost too good to be true ^.
7/25/2006 12:09:42 PM EDT
[#4]
The upper is DPMS (thats in the first post), my only complaint is that its a phantom and not a troy medieval perm attached.  I asked and no, they cannot attach a different one.  That just gives me an excuse to swap that upper out for a 14.5 LMT with the medieval attached :)
7/25/2006 5:05:33 PM EDT
[#5]

Quoted:
You can build them for cheaper if you use used parts and wait and keep an eye on the EE boards here for good deals.
So it can be done for cheaper just not with new parts.
E3



+1

built a quality AR lightweight for $362 from parts from the EE

tag for review and outcome of the upper and company above...
7/26/2006 1:30:53 AM EDT
[#6]
How about this.

Ameetec upper $85 (fire sale)
M&A A2 carbine kit $404 (gunbroker)

$489 total. No upgrades. 100% stock

7/26/2006 5:25:24 AM EDT
[#7]
I spent around $730 for a superior arms lower, M1S CAR 16 kit but I got the flat top and spent $100 on a removable carry handle and removable front sight, spent another $25 on the floating handguard upgrade, $15 on some JPE fire control springs, $30 on a couple of mags, and around $30 for a case so the base kit would have been much cheaper for me if I hadn't gotten a few extras ;)
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