AR build on a budget

[Drinkthekoolaid]

What do you guys think of this rifle kit?

I'm looking to make a build on a budget and this seems like a pretty good start. What do you guys think?

PSA 16" Midlength 5.56 NATO 1/7 Nitride MOE EPT Rifle Kit & Rear MBUS - 516444983

Midlength size, magpul furniture, buis, nitride coating etc

 

[Podmonkey]

PSA seems to tick off all the right boxes but the QA seems to stumble from time to time. But honestly one expects a few foibles from a budget build, thats okay. Go for it and have fun with the shake down to see whatcha got.

 

[Target]

Are you going to be happy with that fore end and front sight?

Those items got changed on my "friends" build and are now sitting in his parts bin.
The front sight was cut down so no additional cost. A Keymod fore end added to the overall price.

His trigger seems good though. Not gritty .
His kit was $100 more back in 2015 and did not have the BUIS. It did come withe the CTR stock.
Overall he's satisfied with his purchase.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

There is also this kit which seems pretty solid for the price. The big difference is it's keymod and has an enhanced polished trigger

PSA 16" 5.56 NATO 1:7 Midlength Nitride 13.5" Lightweight Keymod MOE EPT Rifle Kit w/ MBUS Sight Set

 

[UltraT]

Check out Hardened Arms too. I went with them for my budget upper, and I'm quite satisfied with it. It is definitely better quality than my friend's PSA upper.

 

[Apeman]

I have a hardened arms upper and I'm happy with it.

Check out deltateamtactical.com. I have a handguard from them I like. I can't speak for barrel quality but their prices are good.

AR-15 Complete Gun Kits

 

[Podmonkey]

Check out Hardened Arms too. I went with them for my budget upper, and I'm quite satisfied with it. It is definitely better quality than my friend's PSA upper.

Oh yeah, I'd forgtotten about them!
Hardened Arms Budget AR's - Upper Review
Based on that thread I looked into them afterward. Seems like a solid company with a good product at a good price.

 

[UltraT]

Cheap ammo gets me about 2-3", 5 shot groups at 100 yds. With better ammo I can get about 1.5-2" groups, but I was able to find one factory load that I can get consistent 1" groups. Seems very good to me considering the price I paid.

 

[Podmonkey]

Cheap ammo gets me about 2-3", 5 shot groups at 100 yds. With better ammo I can get about 1.5-2" groups, but I was able to find one factory load that I can get consistent 1" groups. Seems very good to me considering the price I paid.

Thats pretty good. That's what My Daniel Defense mostly does. I have gotten some barely sub MOA groups with 77gr OTM ammo. I need to put a scope on it so I can see what it can really do.

 

[UltraT]

Thats pretty good. That's what My Daniel Defense mostly does. I have gotten some barely sub MOA groups with 77gr OTM ammo. I need to put a scope on it so I can see what it can really do.

Yeah, I'm getting my groups with a scope. I bet your DD could tighten up those groups even better if you scope it.

 

[Saltwater60]

I bought my upper from CBC industries. They have some cool shit a good prices. The price has dropped significantly.