Bang4Buck

I'm in Dallas. The zombie apocalypse is here, and its name is "ebola". Kidding, of course. Just making it clear the rifle is for shorter range and self-defense and not a longe range precision setup. Thought I'd like to have accuracy out to 600 or so yards if I needed it.

Is this as good a deal as I think it is? http://www.capitolarmory.com/mega-arms-mkm-maten-keymod-upper-lower-set.html The extended rifle length is $150 cheaper than anywhere else I can find it. Should I jump on this?

Question on the MATEN set. There is a rifle length and an extended rifle length found here: https://www.rainierarms.com/?page=shop/browse&category=arvariants_receivers-lowers&keyword=&pagenumber=2 I assume the only difference is the length of the keymod rail? And what is the length of the extended and rifle length keymod rails? I have looked on mega arms site and I can't find that simple answer anywhere.

Ok I didn't realize that. I think for now I'll probably still stick with 16 inch as I lose a bit of range going to 14.5.

If I go less than 16 inches my understanding is I pay a couple hundred bucks and wait for a tax stamp. The whole NFA trust does not appeal to me right now. I would like to retain the possibility of longer range shots even though the main focus will be less than 300 yards.

Wasn't sure if the STR would fit a 308. Glad it will. My colt is mil-spec so I got a mil-spec sized STR. Would the 308 I'm looking to build be mil-spec or commercial spec?

I am relatively new to firearms and ARs. I bought a couple Colt 6920s over the past couple years and now I want a 308. The LaRue PredatAR is the closest to what I want, but it is expensive and I'd rather not get on a 2 year wait list. The LMT MWS is nice, but a little heavy and doesn't seem to have a few items I want. I know AR basics but I need help picking parts. I'll need help putting this together once I have the right parts and have a local gunsmith that will do the work for a decent price. The purpose will be a battle rifle for SHTF EOTW SD zombie apocolypse. It is unlikely I will shoot past 300 yards. Here is what is important to me: 1 - Reliability 2 - Weight - light but I don't expect the lightest 3 - Ability to customize - I believe that means I want a DPMS pattern rifle, correct? I believe the other patterns are less flexible from what I read on another AR forum I am on. 4 - Choices on accessories like mags - I want to run PMAGs and the like. From what I read the FN SCAR had mag shortage issues a while back. I don't want to put up with issues like that. There are 3 things I won't go cheap on. The barrel, BCG, and trigger. I want a solid BCG, probably SSA-E trigger (I love the SSA on my 6920), and nothing matters if the barrel is crap. All that being said I am overwhelmed with the choices out there for parts and am too new at all this to be confident I'm picking out there right parts. If I am buying a 5.56 I can just buy a Colt, BCM, DD, and call it a day. Not so easy with a 308. I need a complete suggested list. Can you point me in the right direction for 308 parts? 1 - Keymod rail is a must - how is this for a start: https://www.rainierarms.com/?page=shop/detail&product_id=3479 2- I want a 16 inch barrel. Is this barrel a good deal? https://www.rainierarms.com/?page=shop/detail&product_id=3459 3 - Is this BCG worth it or are there better quality options? https://www.rainierarms.com/?page=shop/detail&product_id=2456 4 - Would the same SSA or SSA-E trigger that works on my 6920 work on a 308? http://tradingplacepawn.com/shop-online/by-brand/geissele/geissele-super-semi-automatic-ssa-trigger.html 5 - I am thinking BCM charging handle, as I love the one on my 6920. https://www.rainierarms.com/?page=shop/detail&product_id=2290 6 - How about a suggestion on a stock? I just put a Magpul STR on my 6920. I like the storage and ergos on the STR much better than the MOE stock. I also want a stock with QD as I like my magpul ms4 QD sling I am missing a whole bunch of other parts such as grip, LPK, gas block and tube, receiver extenstion, etc.... I know nothing about which of these to consider. I would like to keep total cost of all parts around 2k but I will pay up a little more than that if I am getting quality. Thanks in advance for guidance on parts selection.