As mentioned in another thread, I have a buddy who has been wanting to get into ARs, I figured the PSA 4th of July sales would be a good way to get him started.
Since he was just looking for a basic AR as a range plinker (shoulder use @ 15-100 yds, no LR accuracy needed, no helo-dropping into hot LZ's, etc) & it would be his entry into ARs, I figured the Freedom upper would be okay ... Yeah, I know it's not the CHF barrel and it's carbine rather than mid-length, but I thought that extra money would be better spent on a decent red dot and some mags to get him started.
He was partial to the FDE furniture, so here is what we built and ordered:
Lower: https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa...edition-flat-dark-earth-no-magazine-8857.html - (Magpul MOE EPT Edition - Flat Dark Earth, $169.99 + free shipping)
Upper: https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa...m-upper-with-bcg-ch-rear-mbus-5165448512.html - (PSA 16" M4 Carbine Length 5.56 NATO 1/7 Nitride MOE FDE Freedom Upper With BCG, CH, & Rear MBUS, $279.99 + free shipping)
Optic & Mags: https://palmettostatearmory.com/vor...ptic-ten-magpul-pmag-5-56-30rd-magazines.html - (Vortex Strikefire II Red Dot Optic & Ten Magpul PMAG 5.56 30rd Magazines - $189.99)
Total for the AR: $449.98 + tax, free shipping
The Vortex & 10 Mags: $189.99 + tax & shipping
Grand total: $639.97 + tax and shipping for optic and mags.
For a plinker, I'm thinking this is pretty decent package to get him going, but I know some of y'all have more experience with some of the above components than I do ... So what say y'all? Any thoughts/concerns with those particular components?
Thanks/Brgds
Since he was just looking for a basic AR as a range plinker (shoulder use @ 15-100 yds, no LR accuracy needed, no helo-dropping into hot LZ's, etc) & it would be his entry into ARs, I figured the Freedom upper would be okay ... Yeah, I know it's not the CHF barrel and it's carbine rather than mid-length, but I thought that extra money would be better spent on a decent red dot and some mags to get him started.
He was partial to the FDE furniture, so here is what we built and ordered:
Lower: https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa...edition-flat-dark-earth-no-magazine-8857.html - (Magpul MOE EPT Edition - Flat Dark Earth, $169.99 + free shipping)
Upper: https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa...m-upper-with-bcg-ch-rear-mbus-5165448512.html - (PSA 16" M4 Carbine Length 5.56 NATO 1/7 Nitride MOE FDE Freedom Upper With BCG, CH, & Rear MBUS, $279.99 + free shipping)
Optic & Mags: https://palmettostatearmory.com/vor...ptic-ten-magpul-pmag-5-56-30rd-magazines.html - (Vortex Strikefire II Red Dot Optic & Ten Magpul PMAG 5.56 30rd Magazines - $189.99)
Total for the AR: $449.98 + tax, free shipping
The Vortex & 10 Mags: $189.99 + tax & shipping
Grand total: $639.97 + tax and shipping for optic and mags.
For a plinker, I'm thinking this is pretty decent package to get him going, but I know some of y'all have more experience with some of the above components than I do ... So what say y'all? Any thoughts/concerns with those particular components?
Thanks/Brgds