I couple of quick questions for you guys
1.) Obviously final price on a build depends a lot on the "trim", but realistically how much price difference can one expect from a mid-level build compared to just purchasing a "mid-level" off the shelf?
2.) Can someone with base level knowledge of fire arms put together a functional build with little hassle?
3.) Besides lightfighter.net are there any other good informational sources that you commonly use?
1. Not long ago I figured around $650. Last year that went to somewhere just shy of $900. Now I don't know. Approximately $300 for a complete lower, around $550 for a complete upper. That's mid-range stuff. Check out
RRA for average already built prices.
2. Not too hard. IMO lowers are very easy and uppers are not bad to assemble. Getting your head spacing correct can be tricky, but it's not rocket science.
3. IMO ar15.com is the hands-down site for ar-15 & ak-74 (civi-47) based rifles. YMMV