can you still build an ar-15 for under 400 bucks in 2021 yup
how's it going guys welcome back to the pilot patriot channel now i'm sure you're all aware
that in 2020 and 2021 the gun market has gone crazy we've seen skyrocketing ammo prices
rising gun prices and a shortage of almost everything now we're finally starting to see
some signs that that's starting to slack up a little bit but the question is is there's still
such a thing as a cheap ar-15 that's also reliable now i'm going to answer that question for you in
just a minute and show you what i have here but before we do that guys if you haven't done it yet
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that really helps us out all right guys this is the rifle we're going to be talking about today
and just a warning to all you gucci gun guys out there this video is probably not going to be for
you but we appreciate you watching anyway and we're looking forward to seeing all the comments
down below you're going to leave telling us what you think about our budget build here
but it's true this is a very basic ar-15 just standard stuff no frills or anything like that
but i was able to put this package together for under 400 bucks under 400 bucks now how in the
world did i do that first of all i took advantage of some great deals on what they call blemished
components now what blemish means is just that the receivers have some slight cosmetic blemish
somewhere on them it could be something as simple as a slight color difference in the finish or a
light scratch somewhere but because of that the manufacturers can't sell it at full price and we
can take advantage of that and we can get what is otherwise a perfectly good functional rifle at a
fraction of the cost and the truth is most of the time you're not even going to be able to find the
so-called blemish you're probably not even going to be able to tell the difference so what we have
here is the blim freedom rifle kit from palmetto state armory and what that came with was the full
assembled upper and the lower parts kit it came with everything you're going to need except for
the lower receiver and the rear sight and i was able to get that for just 349 dollars now the
lower i went with was the blim strip lower from anderson manufacturing it's just your standard
ar-15 lower receiver and you can get these from anderson for just 36. the rear sight that we have
on here is the ultra slim a2 style rear sight from utg and that's just a quick overall rundown
of the rifle now let's get in here and take a closer look and look at the specs of this rifle
all right guys now let's get in here and take a closer look at this thing
like i said before everything except the lower receiver and the rear sight
is the blemish freedom rifle kit from palmetto state armory we have a 16 inch m4 profile chrome
moly barrel with a one in seven twist and that's actually a really good barrel for the price point
it comes with the standard f mark front sight post and an a2 flash hider and it's going to
come with the classic m4 style stock handguard and a2 pistol grip the upper receiver is a forged 7075
t6 aluminum and this has a nitride finish which is a really nice strong finish
it has a mil-spec full-auto profile bolt carrier group and the carrier is chromeline and phosphate
coated and to be honest guys i could not find the so-called blemish on this rifle and the way
palmetto state describes their blemish parts says these uppers will have cosmetic blemishes
that do not affect function this may include but is not limited to forging marks under the finish
scratches slight variation in the finish on the color coat now i'm not i didn't see any of that
on this rifle the finish looks really nice to me i didn't see any scratches or anything like that
other than the ones that i might have put on it when i was putting this rifle together and
while we're talking about building the rifle i do want to do a quick plug for this real avid pivot
pin tool this thing is a lifesaver for any of you guys that like to build your own ar-15s it's going
to save you so many headaches from crawling around on the floor trying to find that spring and detent
moving on the lower receiver is the blemish lower receiver from anderson manufacturing
this particular one happens to be the no logo version so it doesn't have the anderson logo on it
but it is anderson manufacturing it is just your standard t6 aluminum lower receiver nothing too
special but it works just fine like i said before i went with a fixed rear sight this
is the ultra slim a2 style rear sight from utg it is a very solid site and what i like about
it versus some of the other ones in this style is it doesn't have that huge knob right here on the
side it's pretty slim line and very affordable if you shop around you can find these for a very good
price i got this one for 20 bucks so yes guys you can still build an ar-15 for 400 bucks in 2021 but
is it reliable will it run now i am going to take this rifle to the range and put it through its
paces in another video but the short answer is of course it'll run i have a lot of experience
with palmetto state components and i have used anderson lowers in the past and they run great are
they going to be the best looking highest quality tack drivers you can get on the market no but for
the average person that's looking to get into the ar-15 game or just somebody that wants to add a
backup ar into their collection at an affordable price you cannot go wrong with this setup
i hope this video helped you out guys make sure you let me know what you think in the comments
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