AR lower group buy possibility?, Sportsmans Guide stuff

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Someone asked about a group purchase on stripped AR lowers, specifically Stag Arms lowers. I hadn’t given it any thought but after running the numbers I’d say that if the interest is there, yeah, its possible. However, AR receivers are much different from a buncha FD’s in terms of shipping. Theres that whole FFL thing to deal with. Here’s some ideas about how it would go:

  • Any order would require an FFL before any stripped lowers could be shipped.
  • Buyer pays any fees that their local FFL requires.
  • Shipping would be a flat $10.00 regardless of number of lowers. One or a dozen, its ten bucks.
  • Insurance/delivery confirmation is at your discretion and expense.
  • There’d be a 3% surcharge for PayPal and credit card payments.
  • Price would be $102 ea. Stripped lower.
  • If you wanted a letter stating the receiver had never been used to make a rifle (so you could then make it into a rifle or pistol) it’s an additional $20 per receiver.
  • Buyer is responsible for making sure their local laws allow them to have AR’s.

I think that would cover pretty much everything. If this were to pass it wouldn’t be until the later half of March. That gives everyone time to free up a couple hundred bucks. If theres enough interest, I’ll go ahead and set it up.
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New Sportsmans Guide HQ (military surplus) catalog showed up today. Two things jumped out at me:
BX7M-107904 – 24 pairs of Trigger Finger Mitten liners $24.97
These things are normally used with the large shells but they work great all on their own. At $1.04 per pair you can leave a pair in your car, backpack, at work, and still have plenty to store away. They also work great with just about any pair of large mittens used as outer layers. Good value on these.

BX7M-103629X – 5 New German Military Pant Liners – $14.97
If you’ve got one of the Flectar parkas I’m always pimping then you’ll recognize these pants as being ‘mates’ to the parka liners. Sizes avail. Are limited to XL,2XL,3XL but European XL may translate to an American large. For $3 a set it might be worth trying.

12 thoughts on “AR lower group buy possibility?, Sportsmans Guide stuff”

  1. Damn you, I’ve completely gotten rid of my ARs, but I still have a bunch of magazines and miscellaneous parts and those new piston uppers are looking mighty tempting… Put me down for two.

  3. Its premature at the moment, but when it happens simply send FFL and payment to me at PO Box 998 Missoula MT 59806. Let me see how much interest we can generate to amke it worth the effort.

  6. How expensive (ballpark) is it to take a stripped lower and turn it into a working firearm? If you could give me an approx time and dollar cost for a basic, no frills, AR, then I might be interested in picking one up.

  9. A kit from M&A goes for $450 and up; you might also need various tools. Total is about $500 plus the cost of the lower, plus your time and labor. One good set of directions can be found here.

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