Recently finished AR build

[Guest nosnos]

Recently completed my build. It's shooting great. I tried to do it as economically as possible, but it still gets expensive, don't it?

Can't wait to start my next...

Edited January 10, 2010 by nosnos

[Dropkick Murphy]

Love those Phantom Flash Suppressors. How do you like the Magpul Back up sights? I'm considering getting a set.

[Guest nosnos]

They seem good to me. Surprisingly sturdy, and they've gone up and down several times and seem to be holding just fine. I haven't really used a bunch of other backup sights, so I don't have much to compare them to. But they seem to be a great deal.

:up:

[ShaunM]

Great job very nice EBR!!!

[Guest VolDaddy]

Nice build. The great thing about investing in the tools to build these is that you build a bunch.

[Krull]

What was the final cost? If you don't mind sharing. Very very nice work.

[frankmako]

nice job.

[chunkee]

Hi there. In the future, I am looking to do the same thing. Can you please list ALL components selected that you used including the gun manufacturer? Thanks a great deal. I am new, and am wanting to learn. Great looking AR... s

[Guest nosnos]

Disclaimer: I didn't buy the parts that I bought because they were "the best", but just because they were the perfect balance between what I wanted and the money I had. I've never added up the cost, since I built it over more than a year. But here goes....

DPMS stripped lower (bought pre-Obama for something like $149)

DPMS lower parts kit ($80)

CAA stock/receiver extension tube/spring/etc ($90)

Some pistol grip other than the DPMS LPK one ($20)

CMMG carbine upper ($500)

The upper came with a low-profile gas block and no front sight, so I always had the intent of replacing the handguards with a free-float rail. Not the most economic decision, since you could buy an upper with the rails for cheaper than what I did. But hey, Obama was about to be elected so I had to buy what I could find.

Yankee Hill specter length free float rail ($200-ish)

Magpul backup sights ($80)

Eotech XPS2 ($500)

Phantom flash suppressor ($20)

Some off-brand vertical grip ($20)

Some off-brand flashlight with the tape-switch thing ($40)

PMAG magazine ($20)

Ladder rail covers ($10)

The experience of building my own, custom AR-15 (Priceless)

I don't really want to add it up. Too expensive, plus my wife might look over the numbers, but she probably won't add it up either.

[Krull]

Awesome job man.