re: Official AR-15 thread

Is that to shave weight?

Picked up 3 80% AR lowers from Tactical Machining for $29/each. I was going to Cerakote the lower black when I was finished but I think I like the look of the bare aluminum. I'll do a DIY at home clear anodizing with some battery acid and a 12v power supply when I'm done with my lower. I've got all the parts but my lower parts kit. I should finish my machining today or tomorrow. Now I just need to buy/order a LPK and I should be done.



With shipping, tax, and everything my build is going to run $493.82 including the optic. Technically you could add $29 to the total for the buttstock but it was a gift so I didn't include the price. Started gathering parts in January. Couple of bucks here, couple of bucks there. It will eventually add up to an AR15. You can see my next planned build for a 9mm pistol AR on the 2nd sheet. I picked up an unanodized upper on the cheap and plan on having both the upper and lower clear anodized on the 9mm build. Not sure what I'm going to do with my 3rd lower. After I mill out all 3 I should be able to recoup 80-90% of the cost of the jig.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10CA5FO6_A-Mug_Vbt7znnGlcb5rGZCXMXsWTW4uJbMY/edit?usp=sharing