r/liberalgunowners • u/soonergrunt • 6h ago

question Need recommendations

If you wanted to build a reliable, budget AR, what parts would you purchase for yourself?
I'm open to lots of different options -- full length, SBR, different calibers, suppressed like a pin/weld, or suppressor-capable.
I already own a .300Blk with a pinned/welded suppressor and a 5.56 NATO with a 16" barrel.
I have .300BLK, 5.56 NATO rifles and 9mm and .45ACP pistols. I would consider another caliber, but would prefer to stick to what I've already got.

The main goal here is to build a safe, useful, and legal firearm. I live in a state with no state-level restrictions.

What would you recommend for either parts or a parts list within a reasonable budget (say, $800-$1,000 not including suppressor)?

I've never built an AR before so any tool recommendations would also be appreciated. I have various punches, torque wrenches, a torque screwdriver, a couple mallets, etc. but no AR-specific tools, so recommendations on that score would also be appreciated.

Thanks!

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u/Terrible-Mention9057 6h ago

https://bkingsfirearms.com

I’ve liked this company for parts and customization. Reasonably priced and you can put anything you want together, or buy completed parts and just snap it together.

What are you wanting that’s different? I feel pretty well covered by my 300 blk and 16” ar.

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u/soonergrunt 4h ago

As much as anything, the experience of having built one.

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u/Terrible-Mention9057 4h ago

Gotcha, nice.

I originally was going to build mine from parts from here, but I was too impatient and didn’t want to buy the armorers wrench and receiver block to do it right so I picked everything and had them install the barrel and build the lower and cerakote.

You can buy everything separately here and get as custom as you want. Down to screws, pins and detents.

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u/soonergrunt 4h ago

NICE! but, missing the link that "here" should point to?

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u/Terrible-Mention9057 2h ago

Oh sorry, in reference to the be first link I posted for bking

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u/soonergrunt 2h ago

got it

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u/GiveYerBallsATugYaTF 2h ago

Broski I built my first AR from this kit + and Anderson lower

https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-10-5-carbine-length-5-56-nato-1-7-nitride-9-lightweight-m-lok-moe-ept-shockwave-pistol-kit.html

Needed a castle nut wrench but everything else was used from my standard toolbox. Gun has been 100% reliable since 2020 I shit you not. I just got a can for it this week, I’ll pick it up next week and try it out. I know some people here hate PSA but this kit has been great to me.

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u/Good_Bodybuilder6165 1h ago

What about an AR-9 pistol build? You've already got the 3 main rifle calibers, so you could do a pistol caliber, add a Law Tactical folding adapter and have something very compact.

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u/GiveYerBallsATugYaTF 39m ago

Extarrrrrrr

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u/Good_Bodybuilder6165 26m ago

That defeats the purpose of a build, skid.

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u/GiveYerBallsATugYaTF 22m ago

True, my bad. It’s hard for me to not Extar around when it’s such a fucking awesome budget gun that shoots like a +$1k gun.

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u/soonergrunt 11m ago

That's something I'm considering. Also, can you make an AR-45, I guess?