I just got back.. Orlando... is that why West Palm stunk ?? I knew there had to be a reason that there was such a low count on the sellers. I went with wads of cash but not as many vendors as usual. I wanted to pick up some LPK's and other stuff but no dice. There was one vendor there who did frequent this board at one time and is on the FL Shooters network with a bunch of AR lowers, 2 Romy kits, and a bunch of Ohio Ordnance AK lowers. He is local and seems to be a nice guy so I picked up a RRA lower for a pistol build. I did not feel comfterable buying on a whim and if I want to do a build he is local so I can pick up the AK receiver.
So I am back to searching for a good quality kit and once found I'll give him a ring and pick up a receiver. Part of me also says to just buy an AK rifle and pistol and be done with it. If parts kits will be that difficult to get at a good price why bother buying the necessary tools to build one. Unless someone starts producing barrels stateside those kits will eventually dry up and between now and then the prices will be too high to justify building. I'll read the build sticky and see what exactly I will need for the build but if I need to buy a large press and such I'll never justify the savings by doing a kit. Such a shame...