Ar 15 upper...shipping to residence?

[BleedinPurple]

Hey guys im new to the AR world and just want to ease my mind as it has been bothering me for a couple hours..everywhere i have read that ar uppers can be shipped to my residence as opposed to my ffl...and it is only the lowers that must go through ffl correct?

but i know md is one of the more restricted states but i just want to make sure because i have already ordered my spikes upper!

 

[jvegas]

AR Uppers are just parts and go to your house. The lower is the firearm.

 

[Baumer]

you're correct

 

[Scott92]

Yup. UPS dropped a full upper on my porch yesterday... I didn't even need to sign for it.

 

[BleedinPurple]

thanks for then responses guys...now i just need to decide what lower build kit and receiver i want to put together...

i know that uppers differ greatly from one manufacturer to the other, but are lowers more streamlined?

i assume most stripped lowers are pretty much the same, but is it the build kit that offers most of the differences?

and should i go with a spikes lower as well...i want the best fit to go along with the upper and want to keep the play between the upper and lower to a minimum, ala no rattle

 

[deesly1]

You can even get all the parts for the lower except for the lower housing shipped to your house.

 

[BenL]

i know that uppers differ greatly from one manufacturer to the other, but are lowers more streamlined?

i assume most stripped lowers are pretty much the same, but is it the build kit that offers most of the differences?

and should i go with a spikes lower as well...i want the best fit to go along with the upper and want to keep the play between the upper and lower to a minimum, ala no rattle

Generally, a lower is lower is a lower. Some have special features like a flared mag well or ambi capabilities, but anything under $150 is about the same, except the engraving.

Fit to your upper is a crapshoot, no matter the brand. Looseness doesn't effect accuracy on any real level, though. I actually prefer mine to be a little loose; can open without a punch.

Lower parts kits do widely differ. I like Spike's Enhanced and Daniel Defense, personally. I think the quality of the parts are a little nicer.

 

[rnish]

If you are worried about the fit between the upper and lower get them from the same manufacturer. "Generally", a quality forged lower will blend with a quality forged upper. You may see the difference between texture and color of the coatings if you mix manufactures. Its when I've mixed and matched billet and forged that I have seen real cosmetic mismatches (not functional)....and so I just put the upper back on the lower it was ment to be on.

 

[EMS_92]

AR Uppers are just parts and go to your house. The lower is the firearm.

What he said.

 

[BleedinPurple]

you all make good points...thanks for the responses...only thing thats bad is spikes lowers are out of stock...and theyre generally 120+...id like to keep it near 100 because every little bit helps and i need optics