Built PSA and recommend 100%. As a company they have been the #1 reason we have the AR15 as a “common use” firearm. The gun grabbers will need to delete several laws to remove them from our country. God Bless PSA, a great American company 🤘🏻
I want to thank you for posting this video. I am new to the AR platform and picked up a similar kit from PSA. I couldn't tell what needed to be built and what came preassembled and the response I have received online to my questions has been lukewarm but understandable. You cleared up ALOT of my questions and I thank you.
@@2aEdu Built it last weekend. Like you said, there's plenty of instructions online. I just followed them and in a couple hours (I wasn't pushing myself, I took a lot of breaks), I got myself an AR-15! I'm still pretty new to firearms, so this was a nice way (for me at least) to feel more comfortable with the mechanisms inside a rifle. Thanks again for the intro. Following for more!
A "newish follower," I just wanted to say "good intro" for people who want to build their own ARs! Very nice explanations and it's been some 25 yrs since I've done that! Good job and gonna tell even more about your channel, brother, as have!✌
Outstanding presentation sir! I enjoyed putting my PA - 15 together and have become proficient at shooting it also. They are soft shooting and very reliable in my book. There is a sort of bonding that happens when you learn so much about these weapons by doing it yourself. Its not for everyone but I have been very impressed with this platform through the years. Watching recent video has also shown this to be an ideal home defense firearm without extreme over penatration issues! Society has really beat this platform up for no good reason. Why is it used by ALL our agencies in building clearing tasks? Seek the truth and the truth will set you free people!
Built several of these kits from PSA and will build more. You end up with a very shootable rifle. Just add a couple Mags and MBUS Sights and/or an optic and you are good to go. Next build...AR-10.
I've built quite a few ARS using different companies and PSA is right up there with anything else I would use. I think these are perfect for new people because they might not even like shooting it.
I just picked up a blem PSA Freedom nitrided carbine rifle kit for 350, sold out now of course. Regular 499. Needed a use for one of my stripped lowers I've got lol. Great review brother, appreciate it.
Ive put several of their parts kits together, they have run absolutely flawlessly, pay attention to the details, locktite and rock set are your friend. PSA also has deals on pistols, ammo, etc. sign up for the notifications, you will find many a bargain.
I know that this is an older video but the fact still remains, PSA rifles are great. I have two very expensive rifles, expensive for me anyway, but I bought a PSA blem upper and a freedom lower, both have Magpul furniture. I switched the Magpul mbus rear sight out with the Midwest industries a2 backup sight. That rifle will shoot 1" groups at 100 yards with irons no problem. I wanted a rifle that I could beat up and not feel bad about it and this one is just that, a working man's rifle. I have shot coyotes with it, ai shot a bobcat trying to get in my chicken coop last weekend at 70 yards. I came up on it and he had already got under the fence, one well placed shot and he went down. I absolutely trust this rifle with my life.
Damn great review good sir. You’re a natural at reviewing products. Very informative. Take this thumbs up Unboxing my railed rifle kit from palmetto. Cost me 700 BUCKS! At the time of this comment. Can’t wait to build 😈
Thank you. I appreciate it. That is awesome. I hope you like your build! I am going to do another unboxing of a railed kit I just got from them yesterday!
Wow, what an awesome deal! The last AR I built was about 26 years ago, nothing was assembled, even the key on the BCG. Cost of the kit was $150.00 more. By the way, gas was about $1.00 a gallon then to give you an idea what a good deal this is now. What a great time for you young guys to be alive!
I have three PSA upper kits.... love all of them and they shoot accurately and reliably. For the price you cannot go wrong. PSA also has four store locations 1) Columbia, SC 2)Mount Pleasant, SC 3)Greenville, SC 4)Ridgeland, SC. Stores have very good selection and prices on everything!!!!
They have been good for me for the most part. Nobody is perfect, but I have bought many of their kits, and only had one problem. It was with some rough machining on a KS 47. Not an AR 15.
N I C E ! Can NEVER have too many AR's!! Who would have thought you could buy a $4-500 AR about 5 years ago!? 👍 Oh, and your boy is back asking you to be his friend on 3 different posts! I reported all 3 posts as spam!
I hear you. Cant have to many, and these are cheap! Things sure have changed with prices on these. I also reported him as spam. I will delete them if YT doesn't.
I have a grenade launcher you can mount on your AR-15 have some reloadable shells if you feel like bartering. Had it on my vr60 but it put a bunch of weight on it and with my back I couldn't take it especially carrying all the 12-gauge rounds and grenade rounds and steel plates in my chest protector
Great video I just had a question PSA is overwhelmed and I can’t get an answer from them. Do you know if all their kits can be pinned with the Mean MA mag pinning kit? I live in New York and AR’s have to have a 10 mag pinned. I don’t want to purchase one of there kits and then I can’t pin the magazine
Just watched your video earlier today about Monroe County becoming a 2nd amendment sanctuary county. Congrats!! I think getting my county, Wayne County to do this will be a uphill battle. One question how the heck did you grow a beard overnight. Ha Ha. Keep up the good fight.
Thank you! It will be very tough in Wayne. But I'm rooting for you. Yeah, it sure grew fast.... Or I had a busy week with commissioner meeting work, etc, and may have had a couple videos ready to go....haha
I saw that they are moving towards a Freedom Gen 2 that will feature a freefloat M-lok rail as well as a few other upgrades (such as a 2 stage FCG if you get a Freedom lower).
I have the same kit on a Palmetto State Armory receiver. 5,000 rounds later and it still runs FLAWLESSLY! No need to spend a bunch of money on a AR-15. I also have other AR-15's including a Colt. The Colt DOESN'T shoot any better. Mil-spec is just fine. All military rifles in the USA have to be mil-spec. If you spend more on an AR-15 its to make something cool, or better barrel. AR's don't have to be expensive. The expensive ones are expensive because people that build them make them expensive. Its a ego thing. I'd trust my life to ANY of my Palmetto State Armory AR's. They run like a sewing machine.
@@TacticalReview the only part i worry about is the barrel. Its 4150 and treated with nitride, strong stuff.but even then barrels are cheap and replaceable.
Chickennugget Favela I know trainers who shoot primarily steel cased. They only see a ~25% barrel life reduction (that’s a LOT of cost savings). Everyone likes to point to the Lucky Gunner article, but it’s important to note that the firing schedule they used basically translates to mag dumps. At a more normal firing cadence, you don’t see the ~50-60% barrel life reduction that they did.
@@TacticalReview the only thing I dont understand is other ARs friends and family owned would get stuck cases. My father's DPMS does not accept russain ammo.
@2a Edu Thanks for these videos. Is this going to be a hard use (few hundred rounds a month w/ all sorts of ammo, beater/truck type rifle or occasional, more casual use shooter? I ask having never owned a PSA (rolled my own since my time in the Corps) but these days, it's barely worth the time investment to search for cheaper parts (on basic builds) vs. just grabbing a budget (PSA, JSE, et al) rifle or pistol upper (or kit).
You are welcome. I have no idea how many rounds people will put through their rifles. This was called AR 15 101. It is to answer questions on what is an AR parts kit, and how cheap someone can get into an AR 15. This is my recommendation for a budget or beginner. And I mentioned in the video. This is not going to be a BCM.
I know the 10.5 inch barrel with a completed upper receiver minus the bolt carrier and the charging handle weighs about 2.2 lb I weighed mine when I got it and it weighed almost a pound more and it had no charging handle and no bolt carrier assembly so I take a flashlight shining under the bottom holes of the handguard and I found out it's the heavy barrel models which I'm kind of happy about I've always said barrels are good weight so I got to have you been barrel version
I just got one. 366 with tax. Picked up the Apopka lower for 133 after tax at local gun shop. Ammo is 20 for 9.99. I'm more than happy with it. Sadly, I went fishing, and lost it in a terrible boating accident 😞 😢.
What a deal. Every time I think about taking the AR plunge there something else that catches my eye.speaking of ARs do you happen to have a wolf A1 upper "t91" clone?
Yeah, these are def worth it if you want to get into the AR. I hear you on something else catching your eye. i have so many firearms interests it makes my head spin sometimes. I do not have a T91.
The upper receiver is the hardest part of the AR-15 to assemble because you need special tools for the barrel nut you need a head spacing gauges to get your head space incorrect and you need a special gauge to make sure your front side is not counted so by them completing the upper for you really saves you time heartache and pain I'm trying to assemble your own upper receiver
I got a complete lower and upper separate 375 shipped, before I realized BCA was about 325 or less Anybody trashing on these is a gunsnob, plain and simple
I have been eyeing a lot of the psa kits. I need to go up to my range and shoot some of theirs and figure out what I really want. I’m not sure if I want a full rifle or carbine pistol. I feel like I could still hit a decent range with a short barrel. You have any input on a sbr compared to full 16”? I can shoot a full auto sbr at the range I go to but of course I’m gonna think it’s great just from the excitement of automatic.
I have good luck with the PSA kits. For the money they are good. There are better out there, but ARs are not my top priority. I have several pistols and carbines. In a pistol or SBR, lets say....8.5 to 10" barrel, I like 300 blk. Since it uses pistol powder in the loading, it performs well in a short barrel. 556 is a short barrel is so, so at best. It all depends on need. Indoors or close quarters or vehicles, braced pistol or SBR. Anywhere else the carbine or rifle wins with ballistics. Unfortunately the answer is both if you have the money......lol And dont forget about 6.5 Grendel (one of my favorite rounds) I have one in a 12 inch pistol, and also a 24" rifle. Cheap 6.5 ammo avail from Wolf.
2a Edu alright. Yeah I’m not too worried about long ranges. For the most part all my shooting has consisted of up to 100 yards at best so maybe looking into a braced 300blk “pistol”. I’m no where need ready to buy one right now, but just focusing on learning before i just go buy something. I appreciate the feedback I guess it all really comes down to what’s my budget at the end of the day.
@@ShotswithCola No problem. I have a 300 blk pistol that was built with a Palmetto upper. I can probably do a review of it soon. It always comes down to budget.....and in my case never enough budget for everything I want....lol 🤣😂🤣
When I saw the polyround on the Wolf ammunition I thought it was polymer shell casings with a steel backing which I have no problems with those if they extract properly I've never used them I've never seen any available for sale I know they exist I've seen some blanks and 5.56 mm with polymer shell casings
Also you can get a palmetto State 22 caliber conversion kit which just changes the magazine and the bolt carrier group no tools needed and you can turn it back to AR-15 by just swapping up at the original magazine and bolt carrier group and it's inexpensive the only thing is one and seven rifling twist with a 22 long rifle bullet will probably shred it to pieces
Hi, So with THAT style handgun you can't attach a weapons light, right? Sorry for the dumb question, I'm new to AR's. I know their next level up in price, I think it's called MLOK or something, I know you can attach lights to that. As far as getting an MBUS rear sight or mbus TYPE sight, I see they're about $55 on amazon right now. Anything or any other brand work just as well? And lastly, for anyone that wants to chime in, I saw this made the cut with robski's 5,000 round torture test and after reading the specs on these parts, seriously, other than the name, is there any reason to spend 3x as much on a Colt CR6920? I mean sure I'd love to buy a Colt before I can't, especially being in Kaliforniastan, but that's alot of money for workin' guys like me. Thanks, I know someone'll chime in and I appreciate it! ;-)
I shoot my PSAs more often than my Colt LE6920. The recoil impulses on my 20 inch and 16 inch is less "twangy" if that makes any sense (I'm not sure if it does). Regular Guy Training shot 15,000 rounds in 3 months through a chf psa and killed it! He says he shot the barrel out of it. I'll never shoot that much, I cant afford ammo as much as I shoot now!
I hear you. These Palmetto ARs are pretty good. I don't think I would put 15,000 rounds through any one of my rifles either. I cant afford that much ammo either. lol The 20" are a little smoother. I have an M16A1 parts kit build, and it is pretty nice to shoot.
my 6 ar builds to me shoot better than some higher end rifles. i milled 5 of my own lowers both alloy and polymer and 1 stripped lower. my 1st ar build was a slick side upper complete rifle kit and lower from Palmetto State Armory and a 16" FN Herstal 1/7 twist barrel.
I bought a ton of steel cased during the pandemic because it was all I could find.. I tried using it at the range and my damn rifle jammed 3 times.. the last time I couldn't remove the case, it was wedged in there pretty hard. I saw a video where a dude suggested using spray lube to prevent the casing from sticking, do you do anything in particular to make it run? I should add I have an Anderson Arms upper, my rifle was clean at the time but the it was hot being that I had just fired 30 rounds of 5.56 NATO brass and reloaded with a mag full of Wolf Steel cased .223..
I never recommend lubing steel cases. However I recommend that you bore bath the chamber. Which amounts to using some lube, ie oil in the chamber. Oiling cases OTOH is not a good idea as the oil may seep past the case neck or primer pocket and result in a dead or squid type loading. Of course keep in mind if the chamber is tight/out of spec you may need to send it back to the manufacturer. One of the biggest reasons steel case will not run in an AR is an out of spec, ie tight chamber.
@@Matteo_ I meant spray lube into the firearm chamber/barrel, I wouldn't spray lube on cartridges.. Also, my rifle runs well with brass .223 and 5.56.. I've had a couple double feeds but that's about it, it's only ever jammed completely with steel case. In any case, I bought a spray can of gun oil, I'm going to try it out next time I go to the range, hopefully it helps.
@@Sigrafix Okay I just covered it all just in case. I have heard of those recommending that the case be oiled. That said the fact that the rifle runs well on brass is not surprising. Brass seals to the chamber walls better than steel and doesn't allow for as much build up from powder residue. So as a practice prior to running any steel case you way want to run a chamber brush in there to break up and remove any existing residue. Then oil the brush and run it back in. Then every mag or two repeat the process. But end of the day an AR that won't reliably run steel case is one with a chamber tolerance issue. My remedy has been either I get rid of the rifle or I replace the barrel. I just don't have the time for finnicky/picky eating rifles. Which is why I moved over to the AK. 😂
@@Matteo_ After the third jam I left the range and cleaned the rifle.. it wasn't dirty at all.. there was a bit of residue in the barrel, but nothing that I think could cause an issue.. I'm pretty good about cleaning my guns in that regard. Also, the more I look into it, seems to be a common issue with steel cased .223 in ARs so I'm not sure you are correct about it being out of spec. I've never had an issue to this extent but then again I never shot steel cased .223 out of it until 5.56 brass become impossible to find. I literally just now finished a lower that I'll be putting a 10.5" BRN 180 in .223 Wylde on, I'm going to try shooting steel through it and we'll see what happens.
Im debating weather to build off of a PSA kit for my 2nd rifle, or just buy and upper and a lower and slap them together... It seems that building the one im looking at would save me like 50 dollars, but is it worth it? Is it hard to do (ive never build one before) And how much are the the tools I'll need? sorry for all the questions, still fairly a noob
Depending on how many you plan to build......If it is going to be 1 or 2, buy the completed lower and upper. If more than that, you may want to buy a kit. The kits I usually buy come with a completed upper. So you will need less tools. You will need an AR wrench for the receiver extension nut, and some roll pin punches. It isnt very hard to do, but I would get an oops kit, since you can easily lose a spring and or detent your first time. or 2....
@@2aEdu Thank you!!! I appreciate the reply! This is another random question to ask, but is there much difference between an 18" and 20" upper? I pretty much have it narrowed down to these 2 for the same price, and exact same minus length... I'm just not sure which one I should go with
new follower, I have a question, what are the requirements that they ask for when buying on the Palmetto page, I am in Florida, do I have any restrictions? I hope you can help me with the doubt.
Nice Kit. Looking to to pull the trigger on a complete 11.5 upper for my Aero Precision Lower. Almost got snake charmed into buy from Delta Team Tactical. They have crazy prices. But the reviews are "no surprise" bad. Not PSA tho. Always read and see good things.
10.5 would be a nice pistol, and Aero makes great receivers. I have never bought Delta Team, but have heard a few mixed reviews. PSA seems pretty good to go from about every review I have heard of.
@@2aEdu yes. I spared no expenses but still got a great deal on my lower. Aero Precision M4e1 lower with matching Buffer and a MFT minimalist stock and a quality LPK Now I just need a Upper That will serve as Range Toy as well as a Home Defense rotation alternative. 11.5 is the perfect CQB length with alot of benefits. But I don't need hight expense for my needs. Something that does the job at a great price would be awesome. Delta is too Sketchy to take the risk. But PSA is a solid company for the Price. Will probably pop on their Complete 11.5 upper next month. Thanks for all your reviews and informative videos. And for reading this long to my long post. Yours doing great things for the responsible gun owner movement. And I appreciate you. Thank You!
It's funny that ATF doesn't want people to know that the lowers are not suppose to be NFA regulated cause hammer, trigger & barrel are not already combined, making it a regulated NFA item.
if you forget to put the buffer spring in and you try to charge it and the bolt-carrier gets stuck in the buffer you can use the forward assist to unstuck it lol dont ask how i know... xD
Built PSA and recommend 100%. As a company they have been the #1 reason we have the AR15 as a “common use” firearm. The gun grabbers will need to delete several laws to remove them from our country. God Bless PSA, a great American company 🤘🏻
ABSOLUTELY!!!
I like PSA too. You bring up a very good point about keeping it in common use. USA 👍
I have helped several of my friends assemble AR-15s over the years. Most used PSA parts. I reccomend them as quality parts.
Launching spring into low earth orbit is part of the fun
haha...You know it.
When he said it’s $6 a box, I literally yelled. 😭Wish it still was
I wish too!
Wonder why they charge so much more now.
$1 a bullet where im at ),:
Iam so proud of our community when another American decides to build their own rifle for the first time!
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I want to thank you for posting this video. I am new to the AR platform and picked up a similar kit from PSA. I couldn't tell what needed to be built and what came preassembled and the response I have received online to my questions has been lukewarm but understandable. You cleared up ALOT of my questions and I thank you.
PSA is such a great company. The deals are crazy good. Thanks for making this video lots of people will definitely be inspired!
Yeah I agree. Their prices are great and their products are good. A lot of people have been asking about this. I hope it helps. You are welcome.
Great job sir! Love your videos. Nice tip about the Ooops kit also. They do come in handy! Thank you.
I was a little bit intimidated by these kits, but you really helped show what all is in them. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Good luck man 👍
@@2aEdu Built it last weekend. Like you said, there's plenty of instructions online. I just followed them and in a couple hours (I wasn't pushing myself, I took a lot of breaks), I got myself an AR-15! I'm still pretty new to firearms, so this was a nice way (for me at least) to feel more comfortable with the mechanisms inside a rifle. Thanks again for the intro. Following for more!
Everyone has beginning/starting point. On behalf of the newbies, thank you for this tutorial
Glad it was helpful!
A "newish follower," I just wanted to say "good intro" for people who want to build their own ARs! Very nice explanations and it's been some 25 yrs since I've done that! Good job and gonna tell even more about your channel, brother, as have!✌
Cool. I'm glad you liked the video. I appreciate it man. Good to see you in the stream.
Outstanding presentation sir! I enjoyed putting my PA - 15 together and have become proficient at shooting it also. They are soft shooting and very reliable in my book. There is a sort of bonding that happens when you learn so much about these weapons by doing it yourself. Its not for everyone but I have been very impressed with this platform through the years. Watching recent video has also shown this to be an ideal home defense firearm without extreme over penatration issues! Society has really beat this platform up for no good reason. Why is it used by ALL our agencies in building clearing tasks? Seek the truth and the truth will set you free people!
Built several of these kits from PSA and will build more. You end up with a very shootable rifle. Just add a couple Mags and MBUS Sights and/or an optic and you are good to go. Next build...AR-10.
Wat is a full stock ar lower receiver? What does that mean?
Job well done! Excellent video. Thanks for taking the time to make the presentation.
Thank you. 👍 You are welcome.
I've built quite a few ARS using different companies and PSA is right up there with anything else I would use. I think these are perfect for new people because they might not even like shooting it.
Great video. Very good explanation of everything without making the newbs feel stupid. Keep up the great work my man. 👏
Thank you. No prob 👍
Great Choice! I’ve been hearing nothing but good things about PSA.
Great quality, and affordable..
Thank you. Same here. Almost everyone says these are good to go, and cheap.
Man every time I watch one of your vids, always learning.
Glad to help! 👍
Great video for any beginner! Must watch for people just getting into the AR platform
Cool. I'm glad it was helpful. 👍
I just picked up a blem PSA Freedom nitrided carbine rifle kit for 350, sold out now of course. Regular 499. Needed a use for one of my stripped lowers I've got lol. Great review brother, appreciate it.
This the first time that I seen your video, man it was great, really indepth but very understandable for an old guy like me. Thank-you for your video
You are welcome 👍
Ive put several of their parts kits together, they have run absolutely flawlessly, pay attention to the details, locktite and rock set are your friend. PSA also has deals on pistols, ammo, etc. sign up for the notifications, you will find many a bargain.
Awsome review !!!! Answered many questions I had thank you 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Great vid man can't wait to see you get it together and do the next vid on it
Thank you. I'm actually not building this one. It is going to a friend. But I have a similar built one I could do a video with.
I'm doing my first build and I'm so excited
Cool 👍
picking up one of these next week, can't wait!
Awesome. Enjoy!
Sean-s k-baunis same here, waiting for that tax return
Great video, ton of info . I have heard Palmetto is great to deal with. Thank you.
Great 15 parts kit overview Red Beard!
Thanks man.
I know that this is an older video but the fact still remains, PSA rifles are great. I have two very expensive rifles, expensive for me anyway, but I bought a PSA blem upper and a freedom lower, both have Magpul furniture. I switched the Magpul mbus rear sight out with the Midwest industries a2 backup sight. That rifle will shoot 1" groups at 100 yards with irons no problem. I wanted a rifle that I could beat up and not feel bad about it and this one is just that, a working man's rifle. I have shot coyotes with it, ai shot a bobcat trying to get in my chicken coop last weekend at 70 yards. I came up on it and he had already got under the fence, one well placed shot and he went down. I absolutely trust this rifle with my life.
Answered all my questions - yer a class act! I have a PSA kit on the way.
👍 Thank you!
Fantastic overview!
Thank you!
Great review! I just placed my order for the freedom stainless barrel upper. I will be buying the stripped lower locally!
Thank you. That's cool. These are usually good to go. I have a couple of them 👍
perfect vid..im getting a PSA AR or AK..thank goodness their close but I def want one. Gotta get a PSA Dagger 9 first. Another great vid brother
Thanks man. I'm glad you liked the video. I cant wait until the dagger comes out.
Damn great review good sir. You’re a natural at reviewing products. Very informative. Take this thumbs up
Unboxing my railed rifle kit from palmetto. Cost me 700 BUCKS! At the time of this comment. Can’t wait to build 😈
Thank you. I appreciate it. That is awesome. I hope you like your build! I am going to do another unboxing of a railed kit I just got from them yesterday!
I built 2 AR’s from PSA and they run flawlessly. I think there a great company and they stand behind there products. PSA 100%
I hear you. Mine run good too!
Wow, what an awesome deal! The last AR I built was about 26 years ago, nothing was assembled, even the key on the BCG. Cost of the kit was $150.00 more. By the way, gas was about $1.00 a gallon then to give you an idea what a good deal this is now. What a great time for you young guys to be alive!
Did you just say what a good time? We can’t even own fully automatic weapons anymore. Soon we won’t be able to own ar15’s thanks to democrats
Thanks for the positive outlook
@@BigCountryKracker Yes, it's sad how things are looking after just a few months time.
@@kevinwilson9589 yeah, then again he made that comment about a year and a half ago back when things weren’t as bad as they are now
Good information I ordered this firearm look forward to the build
Thank you. I hope you like yours.
PSA, A great bunch of guys&gals.Make a great company!
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Very informative! Thanks
No prob 👍
I hear good things about psa hearing how they drive the cost down for the American working people is awesome
This guy is really cool. Really appreciate him 💥
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Love all my PSA lowers and rifle kits
The only one I have had a problem with is my KS 47 Upper was very poorly machined. Their AR 15s have been good to go.
I have three PSA upper kits.... love all of them and they shoot accurately and reliably. For the price you cannot go wrong. PSA also has four store locations 1) Columbia, SC 2)Mount Pleasant, SC 3)Greenville, SC 4)Ridgeland, SC. Stores have very good selection and prices on everything!!!!
That is cool. Its always good to have a few kits around. I wish we had a Palmetto store in MI....lol
Outstanding and enjoyable. Thanks.
Thank you. You are welcome.
i been thinking about getting a AR-15 thanks for the info bro
No problem. I hope it helped.
Good vedio enjoyed it very much. Built many myself but you never know you may learn something.
Thank you!
I’ve been skeptical of PSA, but I’m for sure getting one of their kits now. Especially because they’re on sale at the moment.
They have been good for me for the most part. Nobody is perfect, but I have bought many of their kits, and only had one problem. It was with some rough machining on a KS 47. Not an AR 15.
Good video! Helped me a lot!
Cool! Thanks. 👍
N I C E ! Can NEVER have too many AR's!! Who would have thought you could buy a $4-500 AR about 5 years ago!? 👍 Oh, and your boy is back asking you to be his friend on 3 different posts! I reported all 3 posts as spam!
I hear you. Cant have to many, and these are cheap! Things sure have changed with prices on these. I also reported him as spam. I will delete them if YT doesn't.
I have a grenade launcher you can mount on your AR-15 have some reloadable shells if you feel like bartering. Had it on my vr60 but it put a bunch of weight on it and with my back I couldn't take it especially carrying all the 12-gauge rounds and grenade rounds and steel plates in my chest protector
Thank you I appreciate all the information save a lot
You are welcome
Frikkin LOVE this guy!
👍 Thank you!
Thank you for your insights
You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
Great video brother
Thank you! 👍
Great video
I just had a question PSA is overwhelmed and I can’t get an answer from them. Do you know if all their kits can be pinned with the Mean MA mag pinning kit? I live in New York and AR’s have to have a 10 mag pinned. I don’t want to purchase one of there kits and then I can’t pin the magazine
Thanks, this was helpful!
No prob 👍
$6 bucks a box I sure do miss those days 😢.
PSA is my local shop. They are 15 minutes down the road.
Nice. 👍👍
I envy you!
Just watched your video earlier today about Monroe County becoming a 2nd amendment sanctuary county. Congrats!! I think getting my county, Wayne County to do this will be a uphill battle. One question how the heck did you grow a beard overnight. Ha Ha. Keep up the good fight.
Thank you! It will be very tough in Wayne. But I'm rooting for you. Yeah, it sure grew fast.... Or I had a busy week with commissioner meeting work, etc, and may have had a couple videos ready to go....haha
Thank you brother for the video . The PSA ar 15 need one of those good deal and make in USA 👍 Puertorican 🙏
You are welcome man. It is a great deal, and made in the USA is great too.
Wait nieves? Are you related to me? Also a fellow ar15 owner
I saw that they are moving towards a Freedom Gen 2 that will feature a freefloat M-lok rail as well as a few other upgrades (such as a 2 stage FCG if you get a Freedom lower).
That sounds cool. I didn't know they had a Gen 2 freedom lined up.
Great Video!!! Awesome!!! Good Information!!!😃
Thanks man. 👍
Just bought a PSA lower and waiting until they have a sale for their parts kit to start building my own AR, looking forward to it
That's cool. Have fun!
Just ordered this same kit yesterday for 349.00
@@georgekershner6626 that’s a good price
I have the same kit on a Palmetto State Armory receiver. 5,000 rounds later and it still runs FLAWLESSLY! No need to spend a bunch of money on a AR-15. I also have other AR-15's including a Colt. The Colt DOESN'T shoot any better. Mil-spec is just fine. All military rifles in the USA have to be mil-spec. If you spend more on an AR-15 its to make something cool, or better barrel. AR's don't have to be expensive. The expensive ones are expensive because people that build them make them expensive. Its a ego thing. I'd trust my life to ANY of my Palmetto State Armory AR's. They run like a sewing machine.
That is awesome. Yours is running good.
I only shoot wolf out of mine and it never has issue.
Nice!
Same. I'm prepping for a fairly tortuous test using Wolf.
@@TacticalReview the only part i worry about is the barrel. Its 4150 and treated with nitride, strong stuff.but even then barrels are cheap and replaceable.
Chickennugget Favela I know trainers who shoot primarily steel cased. They only see a ~25% barrel life reduction (that’s a LOT of cost savings). Everyone likes to point to the Lucky Gunner article, but it’s important to note that the firing schedule they used basically translates to mag dumps. At a more normal firing cadence, you don’t see the ~50-60% barrel life reduction that they did.
@@TacticalReview the only thing I dont understand is other ARs friends and family owned would get stuck cases. My father's DPMS does not accept russain ammo.
Great video
Thanks!
Good video. And I like your hat.
Thanks!
@2a Edu
Thanks for these videos.
Is this going to be a hard use (few hundred rounds a month w/ all sorts of ammo, beater/truck type rifle or occasional, more casual use shooter?
I ask having never owned a PSA (rolled my own since my time in the Corps) but these days, it's barely worth the time investment to search for cheaper parts (on basic builds) vs. just grabbing a budget (PSA, JSE, et al) rifle or pistol upper (or kit).
check out Delta Team Tactical.
You are welcome. I have no idea how many rounds people will put through their rifles. This was called AR 15 101. It is to answer questions on what is an AR parts kit, and how cheap someone can get into an AR 15. This is my recommendation for a budget or beginner. And I mentioned in the video. This is not going to be a BCM.
I know the 10.5 inch barrel with a completed upper receiver minus the bolt carrier and the charging handle weighs about 2.2 lb I weighed mine when I got it and it weighed almost a pound more and it had no charging handle and no bolt carrier assembly so I take a flashlight shining under the bottom holes of the handguard and I found out it's the heavy barrel models which I'm kind of happy about I've always said barrels are good weight so I got to have you been barrel version
I just got one. 366 with tax. Picked up the Apopka lower for 133 after tax at local gun shop. Ammo is 20 for 9.99. I'm more than happy with it. Sadly, I went fishing, and lost it in a terrible boating accident 😞 😢.
What a deal. Every time I think about taking the AR plunge there something else that catches my eye.speaking of ARs do you happen to have a wolf A1 upper "t91" clone?
Yeah, these are def worth it if you want to get into the AR. I hear you on something else catching your eye. i have so many firearms interests it makes my head spin sometimes. I do not have a T91.
Excellent thanks
Thank you 👍
Can you make a video on what the Taurus g2 looks like with the g3 17 round without any sleeves
I think I have a video with me shooting the G2C with a 17 round g3 mag with no sleeve.
The upper receiver is the hardest part of the AR-15 to assemble because you need special tools for the barrel nut you need a head spacing gauges to get your head space incorrect and you need a special gauge to make sure your front side is not counted so by them completing the upper for you really saves you time heartache and pain I'm trying to assemble your own upper receiver
I got a complete lower and upper separate 375 shipped, before I realized BCA was about 325 or less
Anybody trashing on these is a gunsnob, plain and simple
Yeah these are a good deal. I would prob prefer palmetto a little over Bear Creek, but I own a couple Bear Creek uppers too. No problem with them.
The lower receiver in the builds part kits for the AR-15 is like Legos for adults
I have been eyeing a lot of the psa kits. I need to go up to my range and shoot some of theirs and figure out what I really want. I’m not sure if I want a full rifle or carbine pistol. I feel like I could still hit a decent range with a short barrel. You have any input on a sbr compared to full 16”? I can shoot a full auto sbr at the range I go to but of course I’m gonna think it’s great just from the excitement of automatic.
I have good luck with the PSA kits. For the money they are good. There are better out there, but ARs are not my top priority. I have several pistols and carbines. In a pistol or SBR, lets say....8.5 to 10" barrel, I like 300 blk. Since it uses pistol powder in the loading, it performs well in a short barrel. 556 is a short barrel is so, so at best. It all depends on need. Indoors or close quarters or vehicles, braced pistol or SBR. Anywhere else the carbine or rifle wins with ballistics. Unfortunately the answer is both if you have the money......lol And dont forget about 6.5 Grendel (one of my favorite rounds) I have one in a 12 inch pistol, and also a 24" rifle. Cheap 6.5 ammo avail from Wolf.
2a Edu alright. Yeah I’m not too worried about long ranges. For the most part all my shooting has consisted of up to 100 yards at best so maybe looking into a braced 300blk “pistol”. I’m no where need ready to buy one right now, but just focusing on learning before i just go buy something. I appreciate the feedback I guess it all really comes down to what’s my budget at the end of the day.
@@ShotswithCola No problem. I have a 300 blk pistol that was built with a Palmetto upper. I can probably do a review of it soon. It always comes down to budget.....and in my case never enough budget for everything I want....lol 🤣😂🤣
2a Edu lol trust me I know. I have a grocery list of things I want to buy but I look in my wallet and have maybe enough money for some Taco Bell haha
@@ShotswithCola lol. I had Taco Bell yesterday.
When I saw the polyround on the Wolf ammunition I thought it was polymer shell casings with a steel backing which I have no problems with those if they extract properly I've never used them I've never seen any available for sale I know they exist I've seen some blanks and 5.56 mm with polymer shell casings
Thank you this is excellent information I am about to build my first AR.
Cool 👍 Glad it was helpful!
great fkn video i have a DPMS ar i love it also but since im in SC i just may get a palmetto also ! thanks dude.
Thank you. DPMS is also good. Too bad they just went out of business. You are welcome. 👍
@@2aEdu o no shit thats why there web site asint working thanks bud
Also you can get a palmetto State 22 caliber conversion kit which just changes the magazine and the bolt carrier group no tools needed and you can turn it back to AR-15 by just swapping up at the original magazine and bolt carrier group and it's inexpensive the only thing is one and seven rifling twist with a 22 long rifle bullet will probably shred it to pieces
I wish I could go back to a time when 556 was “readily available”...
PSA..... MY GO TO ARMORER OF CHOICE .
Me too!
Is there any kindof frontal grip you can install with this hand guard
Hi, So with THAT style handgun you can't attach a weapons light, right? Sorry for the dumb question, I'm new to AR's. I know their next level up in price, I think it's called MLOK or something, I know you can attach lights to that. As far as getting an MBUS rear sight or mbus TYPE sight, I see they're about $55 on amazon right now. Anything or any other brand work just as well? And lastly, for anyone that wants to chime in, I saw this made the cut with robski's 5,000 round torture test and after reading the specs on these parts, seriously, other than the name, is there any reason to spend 3x as much on a Colt CR6920? I mean sure I'd love to buy a Colt before I can't, especially being in Kaliforniastan, but that's alot of money for workin' guys like me. Thanks, I know someone'll chime in and I appreciate it! ;-)
This is a rifle kit. And you can switch out the hand guards to mlok and other types to attach lights etc
nice box of good ness
Thank you. I agree. 👍
Just ordered this 2/23/23. I paid $506.41. That's the total price with tax. Says Free shipping but you know they included it in the price.
I shoot my PSAs more often than my Colt LE6920. The recoil impulses on my 20 inch and 16 inch is less "twangy" if that makes any sense (I'm not sure if it does). Regular Guy Training shot 15,000 rounds in 3 months through a chf psa and killed it! He says he shot the barrel out of it. I'll never shoot that much, I cant afford ammo as much as I shoot now!
I hear you. These Palmetto ARs are pretty good. I don't think I would put 15,000 rounds through any one of my rifles either. I cant afford that much ammo either. lol The 20" are a little smoother. I have an M16A1 parts kit build, and it is pretty nice to shoot.
8:25.. is that knife the Kershaw OSO Sweet? Great edc blade.👍🏼
The knife is a Boker Automat Kalashnikov 74.
If you purchase the GI aluminum mags you can get them right now as of the first full weekend of August 22 at $8 a piece
my 6 ar builds to me shoot better than some higher end rifles.
i milled 5 of my own lowers both alloy and polymer and 1 stripped lower.
my 1st ar build was a slick side upper complete rifle kit and lower from Palmetto State Armory and a 16" FN Herstal 1/7 twist barrel.
I want to mill my own receiver soon. Building these can be addicting though...lol
@@2aEdu it is addicting and i want to build more.
I bought a ton of steel cased during the pandemic because it was all I could find.. I tried using it at the range and my damn rifle jammed 3 times.. the last time I couldn't remove the case, it was wedged in there pretty hard. I saw a video where a dude suggested using spray lube to prevent the casing from sticking, do you do anything in particular to make it run?
I should add I have an Anderson Arms upper, my rifle was clean at the time but the it was hot being that I had just fired 30 rounds of 5.56 NATO brass and reloaded with a mag full of Wolf Steel cased .223..
I never recommend lubing steel cases. However I recommend that you bore bath the chamber. Which amounts to using some lube, ie oil in the chamber. Oiling cases OTOH is not a good idea as the oil may seep past the case neck or primer pocket and result in a dead or squid type loading. Of course keep in mind if the chamber is tight/out of spec you may need to send it back to the manufacturer. One of the biggest reasons steel case will not run in an AR is an out of spec, ie tight chamber.
I asked Matteo to help with answering this. He is my ammo & AR 15 "consultant"
@@Matteo_ I meant spray lube into the firearm chamber/barrel, I wouldn't spray lube on cartridges..
Also, my rifle runs well with brass .223 and 5.56.. I've had a couple double feeds but that's about it, it's only ever jammed completely with steel case.
In any case, I bought a spray can of gun oil, I'm going to try it out next time I go to the range, hopefully it helps.
@@Sigrafix Okay I just covered it all just in case. I have heard of those recommending that the case be oiled. That said the fact that the rifle runs well on brass is not surprising. Brass seals to the chamber walls better than steel and doesn't allow for as much build up from powder residue. So as a practice prior to running any steel case you way want to run a chamber brush in there to break up and remove any existing residue. Then oil the brush and run it back in. Then every mag or two repeat the process. But end of the day an AR that won't reliably run steel case is one with a chamber tolerance issue. My remedy has been either I get rid of the rifle or I replace the barrel. I just don't have the time for finnicky/picky eating rifles. Which is why I moved over to the AK. 😂
@@Matteo_ After the third jam I left the range and cleaned the rifle.. it wasn't dirty at all.. there was a bit of residue in the barrel, but nothing that I think could cause an issue.. I'm pretty good about cleaning my guns in that regard. Also, the more I look into it, seems to be a common issue with steel cased .223 in ARs so I'm not sure you are correct about it being out of spec. I've never had an issue to this extent but then again I never shot steel cased .223 out of it until 5.56 brass become impossible to find.
I literally just now finished a lower that I'll be putting a 10.5" BRN 180 in .223 Wylde on, I'm going to try shooting steel through it and we'll see what happens.
Im debating weather to build off of a PSA kit for my 2nd rifle, or just buy and upper and a lower and slap them together... It seems that building the one im looking at would save me like 50 dollars, but is it worth it? Is it hard to do (ive never build one before) And how much are the the tools I'll need? sorry for all the questions, still fairly a noob
Depending on how many you plan to build......If it is going to be 1 or 2, buy the completed lower and upper. If more than that, you may want to buy a kit. The kits I usually buy come with a completed upper. So you will need less tools. You will need an AR wrench for the receiver extension nut, and some roll pin punches. It isnt very hard to do, but I would get an oops kit, since you can easily lose a spring and or detent your first time. or 2....
@@2aEdu Thank you!!! I appreciate the reply! This is another random question to ask, but is there much difference between an 18" and 20" upper? I pretty much have it narrowed down to these 2 for the same price, and exact same minus length... I'm just not sure which one I should go with
@@2aEdu and just for reference, the one i got now is an M&P sport II, I love it, but I want something longer, and a little nicer.
@@23Kingsolomon If you already have a 16, I would go with a 20.
@@2aEdu Where would i go to buy a completed upper / lower?
new follower, I have a question, what are the requirements that they ask for when buying on the Palmetto page, I am in Florida, do I have any restrictions? I hope you can help me with the doubt.
Depends what you are buying?
Nice Kit.
Looking to to pull the trigger on a complete 11.5 upper for my Aero Precision Lower.
Almost got snake charmed into buy from Delta Team Tactical.
They have crazy prices.
But the reviews are "no surprise" bad.
Not PSA tho.
Always read and see good things.
10.5 would be a nice pistol, and Aero makes great receivers. I have never bought Delta Team, but have heard a few mixed reviews. PSA seems pretty good to go from about every review I have heard of.
@@2aEdu yes. I spared no expenses but still got a great deal on my lower.
Aero Precision M4e1 lower with matching Buffer and a MFT minimalist stock and a quality LPK
Now I just need a Upper That will serve as Range Toy as well as a Home Defense rotation alternative.
11.5 is the perfect CQB length with alot of benefits.
But I don't need hight expense for my needs.
Something that does the job at a great price would be awesome.
Delta is too Sketchy to take the risk.
But PSA is a solid company for the Price.
Will probably pop on their Complete 11.5 upper next month.
Thanks for all your reviews and informative videos.
And for reading this long to my long post.
Yours doing great things for the responsible gun owner movement.
And I appreciate you.
Thank You!
Does the lower receiver come with the gun kit or do I have to order it separately?
Separate
@@2aEdu Thanks man I was gonna order one as we speak wasn’t sure if it had the lower or not. I appreciate it.
@@4ktdiamondblu655 Cool. 👍 No prob.
I'm headed in this direction except I'm gonna do 350 legend.
Cool. I kind of want a 350 legend too.
It's funny that ATF doesn't want people to know that the lowers are not suppose to be NFA regulated cause hammer, trigger & barrel are not already combined, making it a regulated NFA item.
@Sean-s k-baunis agreed.
if you forget to put the buffer spring in and you try to charge it and the bolt-carrier gets stuck in the buffer you can use the forward assist to unstuck it lol dont ask how i know... xD
Ouch. lol. Yeah another use for the forward assist.
PSA is the people's armory.
Oh yeah, I just got that one myself
Cool. Good luck and have fun.