Again, PSA is buying barrels *made* by FN, but it is to whatever spec and QA/QC that PSA provide, so it is not the same thing as an FN M4 barrel, and it is certainly not the same thing as an FN HDSI barrel

@Bogs_Bunny by in spec do you mean the parts themselves are in spec, or the build you are putting together will be operable?

@Crye_Salesman parts themselves. But operable as a whole too I suppose

I was gonna say the operable as a whole thing can be done with research. Inspection and spec of parts is partly trust in the company and partly verififying for yourself

I was saving for a PSA CHF 16 or 20in barrel rifle are they bad I thought milspec and FN barrel were good

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or is it just better to buy a manufactured one and wait?

@[TX]YimYam they’re definitely not great. The biggest problem is that they don’t really QA/QC stuff, so you might get a gun with a completely mis-aligned gas block, etc. the parts individually are still ‘meh’, but at least assembled right it’ll they should work for a bit

I mean what’s better for about $650? If there’s a QC issue you can send it back to be fixed right? Just run it really hard and find the issues.

Yes, PSA, at least says that they will fix it. But you don’t want to find one of those issues at the critical moment.
I will personally help you hunt down a bargain so you can have a more duty grade rifle

By bargain you mean buying piece by piece? I don’t have a vice and the tools needed to build one

A pipe wrench and some elbow grease is all you need

That is just incredibly wrong. Although that is actually how BCA does it. And no, I meant buying a used upper/lower or rifle

Used seems like a bad idea tho if something wrong no warranty at all

Idk maybe I’m wrong idk a ton about ARs but still@

Depends on the original company that built it

Well im not confortable with used. Would a store bought Ruger AR5.56 or S&W be better they are around the same price point

I don’t know off the top of my head which of those brands has the best track record, I would suspect S&W, but there might be some SOTAR info on it

ruger doesn't exactly have the best track record when it comes to centerfire handguns or ar's. S&W makes good handguns but idk about their ar. Jerry Michulek uses one with basically all the parts replaced

MP II is considered the best off the shelf budget AR I thought

I tend to stick with what I know is proven, so as far as budget goes, I typically recommend aero precision

The upper cost the price of the complete guns I was just talking about

I'm a dad college stuident and a husband My wife and I carry glocks and have good holsters and traiining it's hard to spend alot of money on an AR

Budget imo is bottom tier dollar but functional, so above chinese no name parts but not above PSA or anderson

Aero would be imo the best entry level

I built mine, used a SAA upper, toolcraft BCG, ballistic advantage barrel, then anderson lower

So like a hodgepodge of entry and budget shit

budget is a tad above psa and anderson. Those two are just to be avoided at all costs except for psa's ak's

Idk, run a go/no go gauge and inspect rifle

I’ve had 3-4ish thousand rounds between two PSA rifles with zero issues

what?

But personal anecdotes and such

See some say PSA is trash others say what you said

and the SW and Ruger are not milspec

The shit 10.5” PSA freedom upper ate 1.5k with my fostech echo

BIL has a ruger and he likes it but idk how much he actually shoots

thankfully with tolerances you usually know it won't work pretty quickly, because the parts don't fit. Otherwise you know when it has a catastrophic failure and destroys expensive parts and / or your face

I want the CHF best one I think

You can always find someone selling uppers too on gunbroker

I’m in the camp of get the best that you can afford