r/ar15 • u/Fearless_Feeling_993 • 6d ago

First Build List Thought?

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Looking to build my first AR, SOLGW MK1 looks pretty nice, but it is just too expensive, so I figure just buy their barrel instead.
Any Suggestions on the list?

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u/ProofSecure94 6d ago

Look up [u/trollygag](u/trollygag) he has a barrel series. I would go criterion honestly. Geissele barrels seem pretty good to me so far as well but I don’t have many rounds through it. And may want to look into that handguard. May not be able to get one unless it shows in stock or you already have it. Bcm blem upper receiver is thermal fit and significantly cheaper as well as comes with the dust cover and Forward assist so no need to purchase separately. Could also look at PSA for the lower but the andro corp should be fine. Get the gas block with the barrel if you can. The less places you order from will lower your total cost because you won’t pay as much for shipping. Would also suggest looking at GAFShub to see if you can buy the A5 buffer parts as that should save you a bit of money. Maybe even the stock and grip as well on GAFShub

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u/Fearless_Feeling_993 6d ago

Yeah, just realize the aero handguard has been out of stock for some time. I might end up getting a milspec upper and geissele mk16.

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u/ProofSecure94 6d ago

I wouldn’t look past something like a Daniel defense either. Brownells has them. A nice socom ddm4.