Would building an AR be more cost effective than straight up

If I bought a premade I'd still be swapping out a lot of the parts/furniture

>>32863222
>Would building an AR be more cost effective than straight up buying one?

depends

if you buy a complete upper and a lower kit, it's basically legos

if you buy a barrel and an upper separately, you're gonna need tools

>>32863222
Of course you should, cost isn't a big difference anymore since distributors loaded up on ARs thinking shillary would win and are now selling ready-made ARs dirt cheap but you should do it as a learning experience, for your own enjoyment, and to build exactly what you want. Do yourself a favor and get a punch set, a rubber mallet if you don't have one and a castle nut wrench, I managed to put mine together without any tools or any knowledge but it took fucking forever and I marred the receiver using a hammer to bang on shit

>>32863257
>>32863261
Totally down with getting some tools. Actually already have an AR wrench laying around.
Any suggestions for good distributors though? I've googled around and low prices seem to correlate with sketchiness.

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>>32863222
What parts you planning on getting?

If I had the money for a build, I'd like to do one with an A2 style stock. The 'nam aesthetic is criminally underrated

>>32863330
Not much plan yet. Something 16 inches with light stock/hand guard. Preferably saving some money for optics