supersquirel500
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This question is not necessarily what you might expect from the title. Feel free to comment on anything I say here as I am fairly new and may need more advice that this question was intended for.
So I'm in the market for a rifle and after an SKS purchase fell through I'm actually considering spending much more than just the initial $400. I've decided that I'de like to save up for an AR-15 instead for various reasons but don't exactly know where to start.
I'm willing to spend up to $1000, maybe a tad more if it's exactly what I've been looking for but after going across at least 15 different manufacturer's sites I don't think my budget is enough for the 18" -20" I was hoping for.
I've decided that to save money I can (and for knowledge sake probably should) assemble at least some of it myself.
I've considered buying completed uppers/lowers and stick them together or also purchasing a complete lower kit and purchasing the completed upper.
Here's the question that I've run into.
On the completed uppers or upper kits I have often seen them sold without the barrel which has made me wonder: If a person purchases an upper without the barrel, will any barrel fit onto it? does it have to be a specific length? Are there different standards of attaching barrels that must be looked into before the purchase? etc.
tldr: I want an ar15 and have $1000 I'm willing to spend. I really don't like the look of an m4 but love the looks of this. I also want to know if any barrel would work to complete an upper or are there length restrictions, or specific ways that it must be attached, etc.
Thanks for the help.
So I'm in the market for a rifle and after an SKS purchase fell through I'm actually considering spending much more than just the initial $400. I've decided that I'de like to save up for an AR-15 instead for various reasons but don't exactly know where to start.
I'm willing to spend up to $1000, maybe a tad more if it's exactly what I've been looking for but after going across at least 15 different manufacturer's sites I don't think my budget is enough for the 18" -20" I was hoping for.
I've decided that to save money I can (and for knowledge sake probably should) assemble at least some of it myself.
I've considered buying completed uppers/lowers and stick them together or also purchasing a complete lower kit and purchasing the completed upper.
Here's the question that I've run into.
On the completed uppers or upper kits I have often seen them sold without the barrel which has made me wonder: If a person purchases an upper without the barrel, will any barrel fit onto it? does it have to be a specific length? Are there different standards of attaching barrels that must be looked into before the purchase? etc.
tldr: I want an ar15 and have $1000 I'm willing to spend. I really don't like the look of an m4 but love the looks of this. I also want to know if any barrel would work to complete an upper or are there length restrictions, or specific ways that it must be attached, etc.
Thanks for the help.