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AR15/10 Rifles
Building an AR
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 619098" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>The lower is the only controlled, serial number item on an AR, that's correct. All other parts are readily available, off the shelf items, and most require no gunsmithing to assemble. What genuine gunsmithing there is to an AR is probably something best left to those who do it professionally. John Holliger, Frank White and Derrick Martin have all built guns for me in the past, and all of them involved machining operations that were beyond my skills. As Harry Callahan said, you got to know your limitations. A straight assembly job on an AR is no problem at all. As I've said before, it's kind of like ordering Chinese. You pick one item from column A, one from column B, one from column C until your dinner is complete. Ditto for an AR. You pick an upper, a lower, a trigger, a barrel, a float tube, a stock, sights, etc., until the rifle is completed.</p><p> </p><p>Pick up a copy of the shop manual on AR builds that Glen Zediker did, and you'll be on your way. Glen's book is probably the best single source out there for how to build one up properly, complete with all the little inside tricks and tips that'll give you a real shooter when you're finished. Book should be available through Midway or Sinclair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 619098, member: 15748"] The lower is the only controlled, serial number item on an AR, that's correct. All other parts are readily available, off the shelf items, and most require no gunsmithing to assemble. What genuine gunsmithing there is to an AR is probably something best left to those who do it professionally. John Holliger, Frank White and Derrick Martin have all built guns for me in the past, and all of them involved machining operations that were beyond my skills. As Harry Callahan said, you got to know your limitations. A straight assembly job on an AR is no problem at all. As I've said before, it's kind of like ordering Chinese. You pick one item from column A, one from column B, one from column C until your dinner is complete. Ditto for an AR. You pick an upper, a lower, a trigger, a barrel, a float tube, a stock, sights, etc., until the rifle is completed. Pick up a copy of the shop manual on AR builds that Glen Zediker did, and you'll be on your way. Glen's book is probably the best single source out there for how to build one up properly, complete with all the little inside tricks and tips that'll give you a real shooter when you're finished. Book should be available through Midway or Sinclair. [/QUOTE]
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