Group buy on upper receivers?

[bkoenig]

Anyone interested in a group buy on Aero Precision uppers? 

http://www.surplusammo.com/products/Aero-Precision-AR15-Assembled-Flat-Top-Upper-Receiver.html

If you buy 5 or more they're 75.99.  With shipping if we buy 5 of them it works out to about 78 bucks and change.  This includes the upper receiver, forward assist, and dust cover, all assembled. 

I need one to finish up a dedicated .22 upper I'm building, so I'll probably order as soon as I sell some junk on evilbay to pay for it.  If anyone is interested and we can get at least 5 people I'll put in the order, once I get payment from everyone.  Lincoln residents can pick up from me, or I'll be at the Oct 15th member's meeting.

If we don't get 5 people I'll just order one on my own.  Wesley, this is a perfect start to that .300 BLK project.......


EDIT:  If you've never heard of Aero Precision, they're the company that makes both upper and lower receivers for most of the brands out there.

EDIT 2:  Just to make sure everyone understands, this is just the upper receiver.  No bolt carrier group, charging handle, or barrel.

[gsd]

ETA on the order? I may jump in on one if i can guanoe the funds to do so.

Edit:  Autochange on the word lol

[bkoenig]

Probably in the next week or so.

[gsd]

hmmm, i'll see what i can do.  last thing i need to do right now is dive into a black rifle build...

[RobertH]

oh crap.  i think ill jump in this.  ill research the funds.  please don't buy without me!


ETA:  this just might be my SBR and varmit uppers.......

[bkoenig]

Ok, I'm going to order on the 16th, so if anyone is interested let me know.  I figure if I wait until payday more people will jump in.  If we have less than 5 I'll go ahead and order anyway, and we can split shipping.  We'll end up paying 5 bucks more apiece.

By the way, if anyone in the Lincoln area is interested in building an upper from scratch I do have all the tools and would be willing to help.

[gsd]

let me see what payday bring Brian, i'll get to you as soon as i know.

[bkoenig]

No problem, just let me know.

You don't really save any money by building an upper from scratch, but there are a couple of advantages.  You can buy the parts a piece at a time and spread out the cost, and you can build something that you can't find anywhere else.  The last reason is why I've built all of mine so far.

[gsd]

thats kind of why i am into this idea...thursday needs to hurry up so i can see if i can afford this lol.

[Wesley D]

If we don't get 5 people I'll just order one on my own.  Wesley, this is a perfect start to that .300 BLK project.......

I'm not allowed to talk to you anymore.  You're a bad influence. 

[bkoenig]

Tell her it's for the baby....so you, uh, don't upset it with all the noise of an unsuppressed rifle....yeah.

[Wesley D]

I like the way you think. It's not gonna work, but I still like it!

[sparky]

I'm really tempted by this.  I have been itching to put my first AR together.  Not sure how to do it or where to start, I suppose some money would help.  One of these days and I will be asking many questions.

[RobertH]

link is broken...... uh oh.  did we wait too long?

[bkoenig]

Yeah, looks like they removed that item from their site.  Oh well, I guess I'll buy a Spikes upper from AIM Surplus.

If you buy 2 or more they're $10 off, so they would be $89.95.  Shipping is free too, so if anyone wants one let me know.

[gsd]

no can do then, probably didn't need to dive into this anyway. 

I did find this though...little less monies...

http://jsgunparts.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=62_54&products_id=580&zenid=5a1cfd19e0fc389276385a6ac85234e5

[bkoenig]

Thanks, that's not a bad deal.  It still needs the forward assist & dust cover but you can buy those on the same site.  They offer a package with the dust cover, forward assist, & charging handle for $30.  I think I'll go with that.

[bkoenig]

Well, I ordered the upper receiver from J&S Gun parts last week but hadn't got a shipping confirmation yet.  I called today to see what was up and they said they're on back order.  That's funny, their site says they have 3 in stock.   

And now Surplus Ammo shows the Aero Precision receivers back in stock.   

I'm going to be really upset if I don't get this soon.  I wanted to have this new upper ready in time for the Oct 15th meeting.

[FarmerRick]

Don't expect fast shipping from Surplus Ammo.  I ordered some items from them on the 10th, didn't recieve them until the 20th.  I ordered some mags from Hamlund Tactical the same day and recieved them on the 14th.  The packaging from Surplus ammo left a LOT to be desired as well.

YMMV