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> You won't be hitting a gong at 1000 yards, but you'll hit a pie plate at 20 pretty easy. Depends on what you're building. If you're making your own AR-15 low

> You won't be hitting a gong at 1000 yards, but you'll hit a pie plate at 20 pretty easy. Depends on what you're building. If you're making your own AR-15 lower, there's no detrimental impact on accuracy - all of those parts are contained within the 'upper', which (in the US) is not regulated as a firearm. If you're building from scratch, though, accuracy is really not going to happen. Not unless you have actual machine tools and training.

aksss 6y ago
This is very true - it’s not hard for a practical man to build a quality piece — my reference to the twenty yard pie plate was more a Home Depot pipe and nail model. YouTube censored the vids of casting your own AR lower out of beer cans, but it’s still online[0]. If you have a modicum of skill in the garage you can also fashion an AK receiver out of a shovel (or so I am told).[1] “So, there you have it. In 2012, a drunk guy named “Boris” -who lived in what he refers to as “Communist Massachusetts”- built an AKM from an old $2 field shovel and a bunch of parts kits that can be found all over the country. His total cost was $232.” [0] https://forum.full30.com/t/ar15-made-from-beer-cans-complete-build-is-public/10534 https://forum.full30.com/t/ar15-made-from-beer-cans-complete... [1] https://warisboring.com/extreme-diy-man-makes-akm-from-a-shovel/ https://warisboring.com/extreme-diy-man-makes-akm-from-a-sho...