PennsyPlinker
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Okay, I just got back from my friendly gunshop. He had four variations of AR there. Two had the fixed buttstock, so that left them out. I want the collapsible stock so other family members can shoot it comfortably as well. The third one discarded from consideration had a bunch of fancy furniture for $1259!
The one I would buy if I end up buying off the rack, so to speak, is a S&W M&P 15 for $909. Carbine, detachable carry handle, nothing fancy about the stock except that the buttstock collapses. He also had a DPMS upper there for $439.00.
So I come home and am doing some research in spare minutes here, and I find a good reference to RRA. It looks like parts are readily available, but if I want to buy an assembled lower, the wait is 3-4 months! I could save some money there, but I don't really want to wait that long.
What about that DPMS upper? How does it compare with say, the S&W I had in my hands? Where else should I look if I want something comparable without having to wait months and months?
Oh yeah, does the upper include the bolt as well, or is that extra too?
Maybe I will end up building one...
The one I would buy if I end up buying off the rack, so to speak, is a S&W M&P 15 for $909. Carbine, detachable carry handle, nothing fancy about the stock except that the buttstock collapses. He also had a DPMS upper there for $439.00.
So I come home and am doing some research in spare minutes here, and I find a good reference to RRA. It looks like parts are readily available, but if I want to buy an assembled lower, the wait is 3-4 months! I could save some money there, but I don't really want to wait that long.
What about that DPMS upper? How does it compare with say, the S&W I had in my hands? Where else should I look if I want something comparable without having to wait months and months?
Oh yeah, does the upper include the bolt as well, or is that extra too?
Maybe I will end up building one...