Which state

MN

A little liberal but I think our gun laws aren't too awful

Ok

I'd say just go to your local gun store

I know the basic laws, but idk about mag capacity or barrel length or w/e

And ask for the cheapest ar15

Or you could build one

Locals might be sold out still

Ah

I've been told to build but don't know anything about sourcing parts

Or which parts are good

You can look online for parts

Hence my asking

Brownells makes good parts kits

But they're expensive

Mini 14s are a good choice

How would an AK do for a basic inexpensive option?

Ak would be good

I personally don't like them and don't know muvh about them

Mmk

Just trying to optimize before I go spend $600-1200 (my ideal price range)

Oh then get a brownells ar

Didn't you say they were expensive? Or just the parts kits are?

They are

But some go for 900 bucks

https://www.brownells.com/firearms/rifles/semi-auto/fr16-5-56soc-12fcr-rifle-prod135220.aspx?avs%7cPrice_1=300xzzx00%2bTO%2b799xzzx99

Hi everyone. I'm new here

Hey

Lol the first (cheapest) rifle I found on Brownells is $1150, everything below is out of stock/discontinued

Did you look at the one i sent you

Yeah out of stock

There's a gun show near me next weekend I hope to go to, and I guess I'll go check some shops before I resort to online

Really

Yeah

That's a good idea

Oh I see it gives me the option to back order the one you sent, I think

oh nice the AGM STG-44 is a nice looking one, tell me how it performs @TooThickBigRick

@Lucas's Rage ARs are as cheap as AKs. ARs are prefferable to AKs in most situations.

Yeah

Lighter