Building new AR15

[Guest strelcevina]

i need new zombie/target/varmint hunter AR 15.

Any recommendations aprichiated

what is --bad / good / best lower

what is --bad / good / best upper " flat top,heavy-barreled one".

i'm interested in "good" one:)

[Smith]

lowers are pretty much all the same. Get the cheapest one and spend on the upper. That being said Del-ton.com is a great source for well priced good uppers. I got mine from them and it is an excellent build. Only cost $395 http://www.del-ton.com/AR_15_Barrel_Assembly_p/dt1007.htm

[The Rabbi]

It will depend entirely on what you want to spend. Places to spend money are the barrel, the trigger, and the optics. Places to save money are everything else.

[Rightwinger]

The lower is a place you CAN save but be careful there too! If you get to far down the quality chain you'll have a lower that won't match up to your good upper and that will mess the whole deal up! (DO NOT BUY OLYMPIC ARMS lowers, my opinion but after owning two, I'm convinced). Put a quality trigger kit in it. I use Rock River Arms single or two stage National Matches.

Getting an upper is the same. Tolerances are what is going to make it a plinker or a tack driver. Chrome lined barrel will make it last longer at the sacrifice of a little accuracy. Stainless is what the varmint shooters use. Unless you want to throw down some big cash on a custom (White Oaks Armament, etc) get a stainless from RRA or Bushmaster. I have no experience with the Bushy, but my RRA chrome lined AR is great and at a good price. My other ARs were custom so you don't want to hear what I dropped for a .458 or a .204 Ruger. If you were serious about the varmint portion of your statement go here and order:

http://www.rockriverarms.com/item-detail.cfm?ID=AR0500X&storeid=1ℑ=uva407.gif&CFID=553403&CFTOKEN=97676976

Then spend some good money on quality optics. YMMV

[Guest ACMM]

To me what makes a good target/varmint hunter makes a terrible zombie rifle. If you're building a target/varmint rifle go cheap, if you're going to depend on it in a fight I would get one of the top tier rifles.

LMT, CMT/Stag, BM, RRA - as long as you get it chrome lined bore and chamber.

Colt is good, but not good enough to justify the price.

My ideal zombie rifle:

[Rightwinger]

To me what makes a good target/varmint hunter makes a terrible zombie rifle.

My ideal zombie rifle:

Agreed! Zombie rifle chews on any ammo you have available (Wolf) and puts max rounds down range with good accuracy.

Varmint rifle is one shot one kill MOA accurate and should use only quality factory ammo or precision reloads!

Top rifle, My .204 Ruger! NON ZOMBIE rifle!

Middle, 6.8 SPC with Kotonics upper (sold to Joe at Hero Gear)

Bottom, Zombie special, RRA UTE with EOTech.

[creeky]

I have an "Oly" lower... no problems. But mine was bought a long time

ago. About... '97 so things could have changed.

I'm hoping to get a couple of lowers to put up for my boys. Maybe one for

my wife as well.

[Rightwinger]

Look at Essential Arms for stripped lowers. I just got one from Rabbi and had done some prelim work in hopes of using them for a group buy on another forum last year. Quality appears to be close to RRA or Sabre that I already have!.

With the statements from several of you that you want lowers, maybe one of the vendors will want to step in and do another group buy! Frank at ETS did one for Sabre lowers and even had a TN logo engraved on them! Rabbi might want to as well with Essential since he has dealt with them before.

How about it vendors! Group buy time again!?

http://www.essentialarms.com/

[awdbandito]

I would be up for 3 at $80-$85 plus tax and $10 support the TWRA fee.

Just in case somebody is looking for a reason to do a group buy. I would be more than happy to do cash on the front end to a reputable dealer who might be thinking of doing a group buy.

[Guest strelcevina]

it will be mostly target gun. and most importantly i wont to build it my self.

so i'm mostly looking for striped parts.

Rightwinger .204 Ruger

that is look that i'm looking for in AR15 .beautiful.

only difference would be adjustable stock. and .223/5.56Nato

i was at Rabbi's store today at east Nashville. it was pleasure to meet few forum members.

great store:up: great prices and great guys

i felt welcome and in feature will be buying from him.

he had DPMS lover. i forgot to ask for price of stripped DPMS lower.

how good is DPMS lower.

I would be up to do group buy.

that Tennessee logo is cool. sign me up.

[R1100R]

All mine are DPMS. I have no issues. The fit and finish are great.

[Guest strelcevina]

All mine are DPMS. I have no issues. The fit and finish are great.

thanks.

that is what i need to know.

just because i wont to support great local gun store and they have one.

[NuTcAsE]

I've been wanting to get into one also, but don't know enough to make a practical decision on one. A zombie gun sounds like what I'm after, eat what ever you feed it, reasonably accurate, something that can take some abuse. What should I look for, do they work well for lefties, can you get a lefty?

[Guest ACMM]

I've been wanting to get into one also, but don't know enough to make a practical decision on one. A zombie gun sounds like what I'm after, eat what ever you feed it, reasonably accurate, something that can take some abuse. What should I look for, do they work well for lefties, can you get a lefty?

Stag (CMT) makes a left handed model AR. Stag makes great rifles overall,fully zombie rated. Specifically regarding the left handed model, I've only known one person with one and He loved his. How many parts they have that are proprietary to the left hand model I don't know.

http://www.stagarms.com/leftyrifles.html

HTH

[Guest strelcevina]

I would be up for 3 at $80-$85 plus tax and $10 support the TWRA fee.

Just in case somebody is looking for a reason to do a group buy. I would be more than happy to do cash on the front end to a reputable dealer who might be thinking of doing a group buy.

i would do 100 or 110$ plus tax and $10 fee for DPMS striped lower.

how many people here would do a group buy?

[NuTcAsE]

Stag (CMT) makes a left handed model AR. Stag makes great rifles overall,fully zombie rated. Specifically regarding the left handed model, I've only known one person with one and He loved his. How many parts they have that are proprietary to the left hand model I don't know.

http://www.stagarms.com/leftyrifles.html

HTH

Thanx!!

[Guest strelcevina]

Thanks guys for helpful info.

I got my DPMS striped receiver and trigger parts from Mr Rabbi. Today.

Will post some pictures later

[Guest strelcevina]

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[Guest ACMM]

Very Nice! Congratulations.

[Rightwinger]

Not bad, now do it blindfolded in the dark with gloves on! Kidding

Did you launch the front pivot pin spring at least once trying to hold it compressed and getting the pin in or are you the one in a thousand that it just slid right in for?? My first one I launched twice, loosing it the 2nd (had the spring kit just in case I did it so no issues). I now put a blanket over me and said lower while pushing springs in!

[Guest strelcevina]

Not bad, now do it blindfolded in the dark with gloves on! Kidding

Did you launch the front pivot pin spring at least once trying to hold it compressed and getting the pin in or are you the one in a thousand that it just slid right in for?? My first one I launched twice, loosing it the 2nd (had the spring kit just in case I did it so no issues). I now put a blanket over me and said lower while pushing springs in!

I launch it only once. It bounced of selling, and I heard a noise of hitting a shoe box/gun tolls box.

Got up, looked inside , and there it was little pivot pin:)

[Rightwinger]

Your completely normal!