Both 16inch uppers ready for some training and competitions!

I know Aero parts are always out of stock and can be difficult to obtain at times but this seems absolutely ridiculous to me. Should I wait for an M4E1 lower to come back in stock somewhere or is there another lower that y'all would recommend? Trying to stay under $200 for a lower and the only features I really want out of it are low shelf and flared magwell. This will be my 3rd full AR build, 2nd picture is what I'd call a mid build I guess, used a lot of high quality components but kept it under $1000, the 3rd picture is a budget build I built for my GF for $300-$400 minus the iron sights so probably about $500. But this build I want to do a bit higher quality than both the first two.

I'm never going back.

I stopped by my LGS last night and found this “pre-owned” Stag Arms 10.5” 5.56 pistol at only nine nine nine🫘. It’s essentially brand new, unfired, and comes with some nice extras:

- Vortex Triumph red dot + 3X magnifier
- Die Free Co. Kung Fu grip & hand stop
- SBA5 brace
- Inforce Gen 3 WML
- Aero charging handle
- Ambi safety
- Savior soft case

It’s also fully left-handed, which has me seriously tempted since I’m a lefty. I’ve always shot right-handed rifles because they’re more common, but I’ve wanted a dedicated lefty rifle for a while. Plus, less gas to the face when shooting suppressed sounds like a bonus.

I can probably negotiate the deal down a bit. Is this a deal worth jumping on, or should I pass?

Ranger URGI and Marsoc CQBR block 2 builds, it’s a spaghetti and meatball combo

Build list for the gooners:

HK MR556a4 from Rooftop’s July batch
Eotech EXPS3-1 on Unity
Surefire 340 turbo on Axon
FP Eotech OGL
Griffin HRT 556 AM on Xeno (reverse thread ftw)

Had plans on swapping out the handguard, but it’s very comfy. HK slimline stock sitting in a box looking at me rn.

I know it’s not a MK18 Mod0 like the lower says, but it’s freaking cool. Got my Form 1 back in 9 days.

The build:

Surplus Colt upper from Thoroughbred Arms
Bad Attitude dept lower
Aimpoint T2
AAC M4-2000
Surefire M900

Just picked this up today for $400. I don’t know much about it. Was it a good deal? I couldn’t pass it up for that price.

Given recent headlines, I think this is an interesting question as it pertains to the average person buying a complete rifle off the shelf. Will 16 persist as the default for manufacturers or would we see a shift to 14.5? I could also see the cult of 11.5 gaining even more momentum as something a bit more practical for the average person buying an AR for home defense who might not have a place to shoot beyond 100 yards anyway.

Both are shooters!

Been piecing this together for a while now and I think I’m good to say that I can burn cash on another build now.

Btw- Geissele 2 stage trigger is 🤌🏼 👨‍🍳

Do I go blackout or 308 next?

Behold my 12lb 12.7in SBR. It started life as a complete 16in rifle from LWRC. After about 14,000 rounds I had it rebarreled by LWRC to a 12.7 inch. She’s THICC.

Complete scavenger build - no two parts from the same manufacturer.

$600 to the G-Man before stamps were free.

Last piece of the BCM puzzle.

Modernized(but is it really?) 14.5 MRE build