It has been an exciting day so far. I hit my 3000th post, got my first "Friend Request", and just got a call that an offer of $575 was made on my Tec-9MS, which will leave me $525 (dealer's keeping $50) to advance my AR-build project.
I am not an AR person. If you knew how I agonized over an AK purchase, you'd pity me. In retrospect, decoding the AK is a walk in the park compared to the range of options that the AR presents.
I have a Stag stripped lower, purchased from John at JDL earlier this month, and that's it.
I've viewed the Brownell's videos, read extensively at a variety of web sites, and perused The Gun Bible. I've done various AR builds at the interective Brownell's site (everything I might want is Out Of Stock, apparently) and most importantly I've pondered the question, "What do I want from this rifle?"
I've also looked at every AR build shown here at NES until my eyeballs hurt.
I'm not planning to shoot in competition, nor do I need to get heavily into tactical accoutrements (at this time). Neither do I want to restrict my capabilities to plinking.
I think what I want to end up with is a lightweight carbine ... something M-4ish maybe? I want a bug-out, SHTF, EOTWAWKI, battle capable firearm that's pretty to look at and fun to shoot.
I've read up on barrel twist and will cross that bridge when I come to it. In terms of LPK, I don't think I need anything out of the ordinary, in the trigger group or other internals.
Soooo ... what should I buy next with my $525, assuming the deal on the Tec-9 went through?
I am not an AR person. If you knew how I agonized over an AK purchase, you'd pity me. In retrospect, decoding the AK is a walk in the park compared to the range of options that the AR presents.
I have a Stag stripped lower, purchased from John at JDL earlier this month, and that's it.
I've viewed the Brownell's videos, read extensively at a variety of web sites, and perused The Gun Bible. I've done various AR builds at the interective Brownell's site (everything I might want is Out Of Stock, apparently) and most importantly I've pondered the question, "What do I want from this rifle?"
I've also looked at every AR build shown here at NES until my eyeballs hurt.
I'm not planning to shoot in competition, nor do I need to get heavily into tactical accoutrements (at this time). Neither do I want to restrict my capabilities to plinking.
I think what I want to end up with is a lightweight carbine ... something M-4ish maybe? I want a bug-out, SHTF, EOTWAWKI, battle capable firearm that's pretty to look at and fun to shoot.
I've read up on barrel twist and will cross that bridge when I come to it. In terms of LPK, I don't think I need anything out of the ordinary, in the trigger group or other internals.
Soooo ... what should I buy next with my $525, assuming the deal on the Tec-9 went through?