Thread: Fully accessorized AR for $500?

Quote: Originally Posted by John A. Here's what I have in the 22 suppressed upper I built: $125 conversion bolt and mag (I've had mine for a few years, but tactical innovations is selling a stainless steel version plus BDM mag for $150 $65 DSA stripped upper reciever $15 forward assist and ejection port assembly to complete the upper $100 from EE Colt Hbar 1:12 twist cut down and rethreaded @ 5 inches $75 Rifle length railed floater...

i always wanted to know how much money their is in acutal parts. then see the mark up price.

^ My sister much older, but still weak and puny , is able to support the gun much better when she moves her support hand near the center of gravity-around the mag well, or just a bit forward of it. A foregrip too forward and she is always fighting the weight of the gun, and has to lean back to counter.

Quote: Originally Posted by mbpe912 most conversion are more than 150.00 the decent one's are around 250 ish. Plus with this it is a whole nother gun no swtiching bolt's. You have the proper twist ect. What makes one conversion bolt better than another? Especially since the majority of the kits are based off the Atchisson anyway. It takes all of 15 seconds to change a bolt. Push one pin, pull the charging handle rearward, drop in...

Quote: Originally Posted by Brickboy240 Good to see you're having good luck with the S&W 22 AR. Its seems that the S&W is the 22-dedicated AR to get. If you ask me, an AR should not cost anymore than 500 bucks period. For a gun that is made mostly of aluminum and plastic an has as few fitted parts as the AR...the things just should not cost what they do. This is one reason why I still don't own one. That said, the...

Quote: Originally Posted by John A. "Especially when there isn't a huge price difference between a conversion and a complete S&W15-22." This makes like twice I've heard this in the last week or two. I don't know how anyone can say a 22 conversion bolt and 26 round magazine for $150 is about as much as a whole ($450) rifle. That's like a quarter of the cost To each their own I suppose. I...

Nice looking gun. I have been kicking around the idea of getting one of those myself.

Quote: Originally Posted by John A. "Especially when there isn't a huge price difference between a conversion and a complete S&W15-22." This makes like twice I've heard this in the last week or two. I don't know how anyone can say a 22 conversion bolt and 26 round magazine for $150 is about as much as a whole ($450) rifle. That's like a quarter of the cost To each their own I suppose. most...

Good to see you're having good luck with the S&W 22 AR. Its seems that the S&W is the 22-dedicated AR to get. If you ask me, an AR should not cost anymore than 500 bucks period. For a gun that is made mostly of aluminum and plastic an has as few fitted parts as the AR...the things just should not cost what they do. This is one reason why I still don't own one. That said, the S&W AR22s are a pretty good deal...

Quote: Originally Posted by RAPTORAZ 2 complete guns > 1 gun Especially when there isn't a huge price difference between a conversion and a complete S&W15-22. CMMG .22lr kit is $200 Put bolt in and their mag and you're good to go.