[djmcmath]

I saw a deal at Palmetto State on blemished lowers, so I picked up one each AR-10 and AR-15. Built the -15 into a pistol, and the -10 into what I'm hoping will be a real nice tack-driver. I've done a few builds, so I was able to get this right on pretty much the first go. For me, it isn't really so much a panic about how someone in the future might try to take my spoons away, but just a long term process of accumulating things that are part of a hobby I enjoy.

100% agree with Jeff: if you're just getting started, building from scratch probably isn't the best answer. I mean, it's how I went, and it worked fine, but if I had it to do over again, my first would be a professionally assembled piece from one of the well-known names. For getting into the platform, you'll spend less time and money just getting one that someone else built, rather than ordering parts, discovering you've got the wrong ones, trying again, assembling it wrong and having to disassemble to reassemble, and so on. #speakingfromexperience.