It's the little parts that get you, nickel and dime you to death

I did some "better" than mil spec on my pins and bs on a stripped and that alone cost more than the stripped lower

Cheapest I've done a Lower was an Anderson's at 55, parts kit for 35, buffer kit for 30 and shockwave for 25....its was for my .300 blackout build. It the upper that did me in 425....

Even still the lower was more than it should be, I think like 3 months ago you could get a decent stripped lower for $35 its $65 now

This was before the price hikeing

What the heck are lowers and why are they half the price of a complete gun?

And I caught a sale lol

Lol

@HUNTER4639 how did you get zeducated

Wdym

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Ok I’ll look

Nvm it's the middle

So @HUNTER4639 AR platform rifles whether they be AR9, 10, 15 etc. Come in two main parts an upper and a lower reciever

Why are they expensive and why do people insist on buying those instead of a gun

The upper is the barrel, bolt carrier group (BCG), Gas system, and reciever

AR9 are blowback

No gas needed

Or I should say most

Price is determined by "quality" and I say that loosely because you can spend a bunch on an "okay" upper or you can get decent quality stuff at a lower price

Hm

@Aperfectghost yeah most but the concept is still ar based

Oh I know

But what's the point? I'd rather just buy a complete gun? Isn't it cheaper that way most of the time?

And the same goes for the lower reciever which in my humble opinion is a much bigger pain in the ass to put together

Build an AR is cheaper

Oh

Not to mention you learn about the AR system

You would think, but labor is charged heavily

HELL Yeah is is

By a manufacturer anyways

It's like going to the mechanic and getting overcharged for labor

But one must make the money's

A nice smithy will assemble your stuff inside of an hour at whatever his rate is

If you dont want to diy

And you'll still save money

I see

How much is it for a decent AR if you buy everything yourself?

Prices on quality are considered though, so you can get some really nice milled barrels from top tier steel, that's pressure tested etc. etc.. ad nauseam

That depends on what you want to spend and how much time you have to wait