If I lived where you live, it would be great to have one of those. Every body should have one!

Why can't you have one? And you can you tell me why you'd buy one in pieces instead of the whole thing complete? :confused:

Can't afford one right now, moving out of here in about 1 more year. The wife is watching every penny!
I have no idea why they buy pieces, instead of one finished unit! I haven't shot one in 40 yrs.! They are very accurate rifles, enjoyable to shoot.

Where are you now? For some reason I remembered you living in Cali?

I ended up getting the POF. I think the lwrci is a good brand. But they are way over priced. Personal opinion. I think one of the reason they are more expensive is because they have a good reputation for customer service and they been on a few magazine reviews and couple of tv shows that talked about the lwrci brand. I think because of the TV reviews and magazine reviews they drove their prices up.

POF does have good quality makes and finishes on their products. I think the barrel on the POF is a little better in quality compared to the lwrci or other brands in general. But POF has some really bad customer service issues. At least that's what i've read about.

Good information, but why build one when you can buy one that's complete? Is it fun, cooler, challenge..??!

Some folks like to build their own AR to save money. You can shave a few hundred off the overall price that way. Others are just sticklers when it comes to performance and build quality and want to have complete control over the finished product.

I'm getting ready to build my own AR SBR (Short Barrel Rifle). I've never built my own gun and in this case will have to because what I want isn't already available as a package. I'll be starting out with an AR pistol and will eventually have to register it with the ATF as a gun I manufactured. The finished product should look something like this.

That's what I was looking for, thanks! :tup:

To help answer your question: many people like myself want to buy their first AR as a complete package. I too went with POF and the good thing about a POF I that you don't need to use their customer service! I have 2 x 6.8spc 16" AR's from them and not one problem. One I am building into a DM (designated marksman) and the other is an all purpose machine. The great thing about a reputable and great quality package like a POF is that I am hitting sub-MOA @ 500yds with only a 4x acog!!! Talk about a winning package!

However, people often build their own AR's when they are very familiar with the platform or have own a few in the past. Most AR builders want the most performance out of their machines but at a lower budget price. Hence, they buy the parts like legos and put together their own master piece. Each builder will have his own reasons and stories...

Thanks bullitt! +rep for the info. I am not the least bit interested in buying one in pieces.

So any particular brands that I should look at or avoid? I have been looking at guns from S&W, Colt, Ruger and Bushmaster. What else??

I have owned Bushy's and Colts...no performance issues with them. I wouldn't mind having a Rock River Arms either. So many companies making these things nowadays though. Are you a member of AR15.com? That site has the most info on this stuff.

Pushing tin what do you want to do? The best approach is to make your rifle purpose built so that it excels in the areas you feel you will be using it most. So tell us what you want to do and that will help us determine which brands you need to go after. Noveske makes a mean AR and their barrels are known to be one of the most accurate on the market!

Eh, nothing particular. I have 3 handguns and a shot gun and I thought it would be cool to have an AR, especially now while they are easy to get. Main purpose would be home defense and target shooting. I'm not a hunter.

Ok so ur looking for a target puncher :) I have a few more questions:
what is ur budget?
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what do you look for when you purchase a firearm? Quality, performance, budget and etc.