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AR's are like Legos. Easy to build and parts are plenty. There is no big magic about these and the majority of "quality" is all marketing. A $200 barrel will do just as well as a $400 barrel. There are more good receivers than bad ones and most brands get them made by the same place!
There are a lot of players out there and price competition is good. I will never by a complete AR again, and would never spend $1000+ for an AR no matter what brand was stamped on it. I've built enough to know the above is true enough from an engineer's perspective.
My latest is a .308 AR. Since MAGPUL came out with their .308 magazines it's much easier and cheaper to build a good reliable .308 AR.
Aim Surplus often sells lower receivers for about $70. They are good forged receivers by aero machine or spikes most times. Buy a few and save the ffl cost. Then build one. Save the others for a later build when you have a specific configuration.
If you want a piston AR...it's easy these days. Just about anything you want is available for the platform.
A gov. profile carbine $175 barrel (try Daniel Defense) and a good bolt group (Daniel, BCM, Spike..) for $140 will be a great start that won't have you wanting more unless you just want to throw money away. Hell most guys don't need more than a $110 unlined barrel. Not like it's going to shoot full auto for thousands of rounds.
The market is just insane for this platform. Don't fall for it. Colt? Noveske? Sig? Most guys can build as good a rifle for the less.
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