so you got your first ar-15 now what what's the first accessory or part you're gonna buy for it
how's it going guys welcome back to the pilot patriot channel in today's video we're going to
be talking to the new guys the new ar-15 owners or the guys that are on a budget and they're trying
to decide what should that first accessory or that first part you should get for it to make it just
a little bit better so what most people start out with is just your base model ar15 something that
looks a lot like this very bare bones no frills no extras on it but it's a good platform to get
you started into the ar15 world now before we get any further i want all of you to stop right now
comment down below what do you think is the most important first part or accessories you should get
for your brand new base model ar-15 this particular rifle is one that i put together
not too long ago and what i ended up with is something very similar to what a lot of you guys
are going to get or already have for your first ar-15 whether you bought the base model uh smith
and wesson or palmetto state armory or something like that it's going to be very similar to what
you see here now the question is now what what should i give what should be the first accessory
or part that i get to upgrade this new ar15 that i have here and you're gonna get a lot of debate on
this especially if you go on to facebook groups and forums and stuff like that you're gonna get
a lot of guys that just want to shame you for not having a 3 000 rifle with 5 000 worth of gear on
it and that's not me i'm here to help you guys out just to help you get started now obviously
the stuff we're talking about today is not going to be top of the line type stuff it's going to be
budget-minded stuff just to help get you started and get you thinking and moving in the right
direction now obviously one of the best things you can get with a new rifle is training learn how to
use it well but that's not what we're talking about today another thing i want to mention
is of course you can go in and you can start upgrading the internals the bulk carrier group
the trigger the barrel all that kind of stuff and that's not really what we're talking about today
either we're not talking about upgrading stuff you already have we're talking about what additional
things can you pair with this rifle to improve it to improve your experience and make it just a
little more functional for you and we're going to get into talking about a few options for you right
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i'm not going to be able to give you a definitive answer this is the number one first thing you
should definitely get but i have narrowed it down to a few different things that i think
are very important they're also pretty budget friendly and they're going to get you moving
in the right direction the first and this is something i think all rifles should have is a
sling go out and get yourself a sling so you can carry this rifle around the one i have here is one
from magpul i believe this is their m3 or m4 sling there are a lot of different slings out there on
the market just make sure you get yourself a good one but i do think all long guns should have a
sling so that's going to be the first one on my list and i will link to that one and all the other
stuff we're going to talk about in the description below if you want to check this stuff out next and
one of the first things most people start looking at when they get their base ar15 is some type of
optic a red dot or a scope or something like that now obviously you should get good with your iron
sights and of course if your gun did not come with iron sights that's definitely something
you're gonna have to have a good option for you would be something like these magpul mbus
flip up sights here they're pretty budget friendly and they definitely get the job done
they're going to be good quality and they're going to be great especially for backup sites if you are
going to go with some type of optic like a red dot now speaking of optics since we are kind of going
in the budget-minded realm a couple that i want to point out to you is this one here this is the
primary arms advanced micro red dot this is a very good red dot i've been using this one for several
years now and i've never had an issue with it it has 50 000 hours of battery life it's a nice clear
glass and that's going to run you right around 169 dollars somewhere in there so a good budget
friendly red dot another one that i like also in the budget realm is one that you might have seen
on my most recent video this is one from hollow sun it's definitely going to be a step up from the
primary arms but hollow sun has a lot of offerings that are going to be in that budget friendly realm
if that's something you're looking for now although i do always put red dots on my ar-15s
i don't necessarily think that you have to or that it should be the first thing you run out and get
because like i said you should already have iron sights and if you don't you should definitely get
iron sights first that should be a priority over a red dot i think with your first ar-15
but now since we're talking about accessories you need a way to mount those accessories to your gun
now the hand guard that comes on a lot of your standard or base model ar-15s is not going to
give you a lot of options if any to mount any type of accessories on here like forward grips
flashlights that kind of thing so one of the very first things that i think is important for you to
get if you are planning to accessorize your rifle is some type of upgraded handguard now there are
lots of options out there now for handguards i do a lot of time go for something like this
one from midwest industries midwest industries makes a very good product at an affordable price
that i think is going to work out for a lot of you guys but that's not necessary either if all you're
looking to do is be able to mount your light to your ar15 and you want to do it at a low cost
you can always go with something like this right here from magpul this is a standard magpul moe
handguard this is only going to run you about 30 bucks and it's definitely going to get the
job done it has several different m slots on it that's going to allow you to attach whatever it is
you want to put in here you don't have to go too fancy you could just go with something like this
moe handguard from magpul i do recommend going with a light similar to what i was talking about
with the sling i think all defensive long guns should have some type of light on them i've done
several different flashlight reviews in the past if you want to scroll through and check those out
a couple that i like that come into that budget range are going to be ones like this one here
from through night this is actually a black scout survival product if you guys follow him on youtube
he has his own line of thrunite flashlights that i like some other good budget minded ones that i
like would be the olight i have done a review on that as well as this one from streamlight this
is the protac and the one that we're going to be putting on this rifle is another one that i also
reviewed in the past is these guys from inforce it's a different style light but i really like
it depending on where you decide to put it on your hand guard it just has the thumb button
here on the back that's what i'm going to be putting on this one just because it's what i had
laying around and i wanted to just show you guys what my first accessories would be on something
like this so we're going to get over to the bench top and we're going to go ahead and accessorize
this base model ar-15 with some of our budget products for some of you guys that are looking for
that kind of thing but before we do that another thing i want to mention that you should definitely
get if you are new to the ar-15 game is plenty of magazines uh you can never have too many of those
but let's get over to the benchtop we'll go ahead and accessorize this plain jane base model ar-15
get it a little bit more functionality and then we'll see you in just a second
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all right guys there you go that's kind of the route i would take if you're looking at your first
accessories for a base model ar-15 just to recap some of the very first things i would consider
getting on an ar-15 like this is a sling some type of upgraded hand guard so that you can attach
your flashlights and other accessories making sure you have at least some type of backup iron
sights and then if you want to upgrade further you can go ahead and slap you on
a red dot so like i said guys this is just going to be a very budget friendly way
to get you some very functional accessories onto your base model ar-15 just to get you started
those of you that have been in the ar15 game for a long time already know that this is kind of an
evolution you're going to start out with some of this type of stuff just to get you going get some
training with those things and you kind of upgrade as you go and as your budget increases to get a
little bit better stuff a little bit nicer rifles that kind of thing but i hope this video helps
some of you guys out i can't wait to hear all those trolling comments from all those gucci guys
down below they're going to tell you if it's not a bcm with geisley triggers and an aimpoint then
it's a piece of junk um that's not necessarily true all those things are great and i do have
some nicer rifles where i have splurge on some of that expensive stuff but you don't have to have
all that stuff if you're just getting into the game and you're on a budget something like this
is going to be a great starting point for you so let me know what you guys think in the description
below and don't forget guys we are going to link to all of this stuff and everything else we talked
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