here's my crazy suggestion:
optional: buy a new complete AR so you have a working one to see how they work.
not so optional: watch a bunch of youtube videos on how to assemble the lower.
buy a lower at your dealer as described above... or buy 2 or 3
buy a PSA upper with a lower parts kit, they have one on sale today, every day...
build the lower using what you learned in the videos. You might also want to buy a few tools: the roll pin starter punches, regular punches, the wrench for the buffer tube castle nut, Wheeler has a nice tool for the trigger guard pin.
buy a bunch of magazines, some optic (PSA will have that on sale too, if not today, later this week)
buy a case of 55gr brass case ammo (everyone has that on sale this year)
go have fun!
later you can build another, you got more than one lower, right?.... and then another.... eventually you'll get bored with .223/5.56 that's OK there are a coupla dozen other caliber options.
WARNING! these things are addictive
Poole
This made me chuckle. Exactly.
Anderson lowers bought 2 @ 39.00 ea. Sat in the safe till Trump elected.
PSA started having hellacious sales right around Christmas lower build kit 69.00 free shipping.
Couple months later 1/8 stainless freedom upper w/ bcg/ch and mbus sight 319.00 free shipping.
1000 rounds 55 Federal 249.00 + 5 cents per round rebate and free shipping.
1000 round 62 gr Federal 299.00 + 5 cents per rebate and free shipping.
20 magpuls 7.99 over 10 and free shipping
Shoots good enough for a steel half man/ pig target with irons to the 300 which is all I wanted.
