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ForneyRider · September 2, 2008, 02:24 PM

After a year of window shopping AR's, complete, top/bottom, and kit, I bought a DPMS Panther Bull 20.

I am upgrading some bits: bolt catch, springs, sights, scope, and eventually the trigger.

I am comfortable fitting my springs, pins, etc. but not fitting a barrel, or checking with go/no-go/field gages etc.

There is a link on AR15 sight to a guy that is selling trigger jobs for 35-45$. Supposedly as good as a custom trigger, but without the user adjustability I reckon. Timney, Geissele and some others are 200-300$. RRA has a nice NM trigger for 120$.

I think I paid about 100$ over what I would by doing a kit.

September 2, 2008, 02:24 PM	#5
ForneyRider Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 2007 Location: Forney, TX Posts: 725	After a year of window shopping AR's, complete, top/bottom, and kit, I bought a DPMS Panther Bull 20. I am upgrading some bits: bolt catch, springs, sights, scope, and eventually the trigger. I am comfortable fitting my springs, pins, etc. but not fitting a barrel, or checking with go/no-go/field gages etc. There is a link on AR15 sight to a guy that is selling trigger jobs for 35-45$. Supposedly as good as a custom trigger, but without the user adjustability I reckon. Timney, Geissele and some others are 200-300$. RRA has a nice NM trigger for 120$. I think I paid about 100$ over what I would by doing a kit. __________________ When all is said and done, there is a lot more said than done.