Five Reasons to Build Your Own AR [Contest Entry]

By Dan Zimmerman

By Key Stone Scout

This past Christmas I wanted to get my two LEO brothers a gift and not blow the bank. Mostly because I love them but also to fill up the good will bucket in case my foot feels too heavy. After scouring through the all-knowing internetsmachine I found a set of three consecutive Spikes Tactical lowers and scooped them up. I thought it would be fun for each of us to build a sword from the ground up. As luck would have it one of the lowers matched one of their badge numbers so that made it feel even more like a home run . . .

For my build I immediately got impatient and started buying components daily (“No honey I swear this was on back order from a while ago – and yes of course I’m concurrently saving for Junior’s college fund!”). As the parts came in I got even more excited. “What a year,” I thought, “making a baby and making my first firearm”.

Once all components came in I ended up with is a rifle that will give me some serious utility. Certainly this weapon lacks “top end” …Read the Rest

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