First AR build help

[19Kali]

So, I'm fresh out of the military and have moved back to my home state (CA) and have officially settled in. I had to part with my scar16 prior to the move, just because I did not want to deal with the added stress while reintegrating into civilian life. So now that I'm settled, I've found myself missing my weapon, and have decided to do an AR build.

So I did a bit of research, read up on the laws a bit and tried to understand what I could (law jargon is a bit heavy on the eyes), please correct any of this for lack of understanding, however this is what I gathered I have to work with to be legit:

Barrel length 16"
Overall length 30"
Bullet button to sport "evil" goodies
No pistol grip for free mag release and no goodies

So with those established my question would be what's the process from there? Can I buy from an online dealer and put in the bullet button myself? If I wanted to purchase an already assembled rig how would I go about it then?

Thanks for the input in advance, I've tried finding the answers at a lgs but they were closed due to power outages and I havn't had the chance to check it out since.

[BushcraftToday]

Most places that will sell to Ca, will only ship it with the CA bullet button if assembled.
For kits, in DPMS case, if you buy the lower kit, you have to buy the "Kalifornia" version that comes with the bullet button.
Most sites will tell you if they will ship to Ca.
You will need to choose your "Suppressor/Hider" carefully also.


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[SOAR79]

Complete lowers are slowly starting to become available again. Go to your local gun show, they might have one

[CWDraco]

So, I'm fresh out of the military and have moved back to my home state (CA) and have officially settled in. I had to part with my scar16 prior to the move, just because I did not want to deal with the added stress while reintegrating into civilian life. So now that I'm settled, I've found myself missing my weapon, and have decided to do an AR build.

So I did a bit of research, read up on the laws a bit and tried to understand what I could (law jargon is a bit heavy on the eyes), please correct any of this for lack of understanding, however this is what I gathered I have to work with to be legit:

Barrel length 16"
Overall length 30"
Bullet button to sport "evil" goodies
No pistol grip for free mag release and no goodies

So with those established my question would be what's the process from there? Can I buy from an online dealer and put in the bullet button myself? If I wanted to purchase an already assembled rig how would I go about it then?

Thanks for the input in advance, I've tried finding the answers at a lgs but they were closed due to power outages and I havn't had the chance to check it out since.

Where are you located, someone close may be able to help you out if needed?

You are correct on the laws.

Centerfire rifles
Bullet Button = fixed magazine = all evil features = ONLY 10 rd capacity magazine.

Regular magazine release = detachable magazine = NO evil features at all = no magazine capacity limit.

Rimfire rifles can be 26" and are not presently subject to evil feature laws, that may change.