
Can Josh take a $600 AR-15 and build it into a serviceable rifle with a true purpose on only a $400 budget? Join us and find out how Josh and CJ build with intentionality to turn a budget rifle for range fun into a purpose built tool designed with a specific task in mind.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and The Rules
3:40 Attempting an SPR with $1000
10:21 Building for Competition
15:57 $1000 General Purpose Rifle
21:59 Future Proofing the Budget Build
25:07 Bloopers
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I took an AR-15 style lower and the stock portion and added a 5.7 upper for a unique setup. Ejects through the original magazine port and has no gas system to get clogged. Makes an awesome rifle with a 50 round magazine.
I got an lpvo and a light on a 16" 556, works great for anything, needs a better barrel but ill live for now
Recouping half value on cheap parts is pretty delusional and killed the premise of the video for me.
The title broke my brain
Should have got a kak 1.5" barrel extension. It looks better until your can get a cmmg zeroed 30 for $600
Idc what people claim… fir the shooting i do i love my bca barrels… lol….. i got 2 moa outa my cheap xmas special bca upper the other day..( wasnt even trying hard ) with some cheap ammo ive had in my closet.,…would i bet my life or 40,000rds on it? ( no )… but for goofing and plinking bca is awesome… have 3 of there uppers wit no issues…👍
that picture made me miss my days a Wpns Plt Sgt.. in the Marines.. my 31s were awesome… my 41s..well..and Smaw guys.. you never knew what they could break ..hahahaha ! Semper Fi and thanx for the memories!
Shit wouldn’t be so expensive if the idiots quit shilling out these absurd amounts.
psa classic upper is like 160/80, you can make a gordon carbine clone for sure under $400…
Oh no!! I missed that there was an aluminum barrel nut in the first build…
Never, never use an aluminum barrel nut unless you're trying to build an ultra ultra light, then just get a titanium. So never use an aluminum barrel nut… or aluminum gas block.
Sticking a felt furniture slider dot in the stock will eliminate all noise and make it feel much more solid when you're adjusting it. Did it to all my AR stocks and it's fantastic. No sticky residue from tape.
Sig tango msr would have been a better option for an LPVO imho, on sale for $200 all the time
I put together an AR9, with an FRT, for around $300 🤷♂️
The flip up iron sights are kinda useless.
Great ideas and suggestions but I beat y'all to it
The rave 140 is great.
"We're pretty close to the ballpark…" my old case to my math teacher 😉
I find it wild when Gun tubers say things like $600 rifles are useless, meanwhile hickock will hit the same targets at the same distance with a $200 rifle and call it a fine rifle
Can somebody help me why does it matter about MOA groups I'm like Hitchcock 45 I can care less as long as I hit the target and a lot of my army friends are the same way
Simple answer: Yes
I like the videos from this channel but you can make your point without throwing your buddy/coworker under the bus man you didn't have to name him and imply that he doesn't know what he's doing with his build
Excellent video gents.
Holy refresh
First comment.😊