Parts kits advantages question for local veterans

[Oldmandan]

I have a co-worker with the same mindset. He built an AR for cheap and saved some money, then he thought he was gonna keep doing the same with all of his guns. Rude awakening for him after he bought a 80% 308 lower... My M1A was cheaper, and prob better.

Personally, I started building because all the cool/oddball AK's were only available in kits... and I like to build stuff.

Have had the urge to build a 1911, but my dislike for 45acp has kept me away. I'm sure "one day", the urge will defeat me and I'll build a 9mm 1911.

After doing the math of what it would cost, I talked myself out of it by buying an SP-01

I do kick myself in the ***, for not getting a couple of the Copes Sig parts kits when they were avail.

[Mik_N]

Thank you guys very much for your input - very informative and very helpful.

[JustinAprropriateMan]

Speaking as someone who has built several of these p229s. Your first one is not cheap. But if you build 2 You pretty much just Broke even on your tool investment. Plus if you were smart enough to have bought a combo rail cutter, you now are $200 ahead on the tooling costs of a 1911 build. These are precision tools and are sold way cheaper than they should be. So stop looking at the tools as a reason to not buy. Look at them as investments towards further builds.

[BucDan]

Got the combo cutter myself. I see a P229 in my future for sure.

[bigbob76]

I got attracted to AKs as soon as I got a good look at one. I used to mess around with old Porsches and VWs and the simplicity of the AK was a similar attraction. Then I found out you could get different parts kits from all over the world. The idea of getting a little piece of history was cool too. I especially enjoyed the people I got to associate with while building them. I'll always have those memories.

[MosinVirus]

Personally (speaking of handguns) I would have preferred to not have a Roster, so I could buy 100% frames from various manufacturers, and be able to sell the gun if I didn't want to keep it.

[kcstott]

Personally (speaking of handguns) I would have preferred to not have a Roster, so I could buy 100% frames from various manufacturers, and be able to sell the gun if I didn't want to keep it.

you can sell it, it just has to be marked correctly, problem is unless it's someone know you and your skill set, that gun is worth little more than the parts you put in it.

That roster is a joke and is nothing more then a slow ban by default. as manufacturers let weapon fall off the list they gun becomes banned just like that. never to be reinstated on the list again.

[edgerly779]

And some of us just enjoy spending time at the mill then assembling our homebuilt ar's and 1911's. If there is a breakdown we are able to fix properly and promptly.

[MosinVirus]

you can sell it, it just has to be marked correctly, problem is unless it's someone know you and your skill set, that gun is worth little more than the parts you put in it.

That roster is a joke and is nothing more then a slow ban by default. as manufacturers let weapon fall off the list they gun becomes banned just like that. never to be reinstated on the list again.

I always thought you wouldn't be able to sell a home made handgun.

[pklin1297]

I always thought you wouldn't be able to sell a home made handgun.

I believe in the good 'ol days of only a few years ago, you could build an 80% handgun (and/or rifle too?) in compliant configuration, and in turn register it as an Olympic style pistol using your own info as manufacturer, etc. And once it is registered, you can then sell it private party. Sort of like SSE.

Come July 1st., 2018, when we'd have to request a serial number from DOJ and subsequently register our home builds, we will not be able to sell what we registered.

[kcstott]

I always thought you wouldn't be able to sell a home made handgun.

As of right now Private party transfer in this state has a lot less requirements to meet.

But again as I said unless the person knows you and your skill set the gun is just a bag of parts to most. At least to me thats they way I would look at it.

And yes after you voluntarily register your weapon with an issued number from the state that becomes your legacy weapon and can not be sold.