Very nice lookg rifle. The 16" mid-length setup is one of my personal favorites. Seems like quite a few folks on the board are going with the Del-Ton 16" middy. Hard to beat for the price and service.
Very nice lookg rifle. The 16" mid-length setup is one of my personal favorites. Seems like quite a few folks on the board are going with the Del-Ton 16" middy. Hard to beat for the price and service.
I noticed the same thing. I don't own an AR yet and am looking to build my first one. I have been drawn to the Del-Ton due to the price (though I really like the CMMG stuff). How's the fit and finish on everything? Looks pretty good in the pics.
I really, really wish I would have held out for the midlength when I bought mine. I ordered a mid, but they were out. And so I settled for car. Sucks. Not that I my AR, just wish it was different. Oh, well, time to build another!
I had a Superior stripped upper. The midlength was a kit, which included everything else to make a working AR. Total for the kit shipping included was 516.37.
How do you like your set up??? I just put a DPMS lower on Lay-awake and planning on finishing my build with the tax return in the spring with that exact Del-Ton set up!!! Please report!!!!
The DPMS lower is very nice and the color matches pretty well to. I do not care for for the buttstock because i really dont like how it locks up it doesn't feel that solid and it is only a 4-postion stock not really a big deal.You can upgrade the stock when you place the order if you want which i wish i had done :x.
I bought a complete upper (barrel assembly) from Del-Ton.
I built a stripped CMMG lower with a DPMS LPK, tacticool bolt catch, and ambi selector, and a complete DPMS stock assembly. Paint job on stock, lower, and rail guards is Krylon Fusion rattle can (found in a hardware store sale bin)
IIRC, my upper ran around $640. Chrome -lined, feed ramps, YHM lightweight FF middy hand guard, YHM gas block flip sight, YHM Phantom 5C2 comp/flash suppressor, standard charging handle with tac latch, standard BCG.
Total gun cost about $900 to put together. All pieces were acquired one by one over about 5 months. Originally I had planned to put together a KISS mid-length rifle with a budget of around $650, but decided to spend more over a longer period of time and build the rifle how I really wanted it to be. The additional $260 was spread out over months, so impact on the wallet was minimized. I'm sure I would have been happy with a KISS rifle, but I am glad I spent the extra $$ over time to have the rifle I now have. Other than adding an optic, there s nothing else Iwant to do to the current configuration.
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