AR-15

[nicky 2665]

Hi,
I am a brand new member to this great looking club! Here we go, while cleaning out my basement I found a lower reciver for an AR-15 that I purchased about 25 years ago ( I totaly forgot I had it!!! ). It is marked PWA 5.56 cal. MM Commando Ser#0005xxxx. So my questions are obvious; how much is it worth? as far as quality goes where does it sit? what companies parts/kit is adaptable to it? how much would it cost me to put together a working mid-range AR-15 excluding optics. Thank you in advance......

Nicky

[nfafan]

LMT.

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[TXDMERC73]

Hi,
I am a brand new member to this great looking club! Here we go, while cleaning out my basement I found a lower reciver for an AR-15 that I purchased about 25 years ago ( I totaly forgot I had it!!! ). It is marked PWA 5.56 cal. MM Commando Ser#0005xxxx. So my questions are obvious; how much is it worth? as far as quality goes where does it sit? what companies parts/kit is adaptable to it? how much would it cost me to put together a working mid-range AR-15 excluding optics. Thank you in advance......

Nicky

25 years ago? thats a pre ban lower reciever .... let us know how it goes when you built the AR with that lower reciever...

[Suburban]

As far as I'm concerned, it's worth what any other quality used lower is worth.

It may be worth something more to those in states with "assault weapons" bans. I think in Jersey they had to be registered as "assault weapons" by a certain date though.

[nicky 2665]

I will gladly let you know when I put something together, my problem is I dont even know where to start....
Nicky

[mojo]

I will gladly let you know when I put something together, my problem is I dont even know where to start....
Nicky

Pretty easy ...

Start looking for:


1. Lower Parts Kits (trigger, safety, etc all the little pieces that go in the lower)
2. Stock with buffer tubes

That will basically complete the "lower"

For the uppper:
1. Upper receiver
2. barrel
3. Bolt Carrier Group
4. Hand guards/Free Float tubes
5. Any sights that are needed

Then all you really need are mags and ammo

eta:
Some of that stuff is really hard to find right now, but it really depends on what your looking for. Also, might have missed some misc small pieces but it really depends on how you buy the stuff I.E. complete upper vs. all the pieces.

[nicky 2665]

Mojo,
Thanks for the info can you tell me what companies parts are compatable with my PWA lower reciver? or do any uppers, or lower parts fit?
Nicky

[woodsk]

any lower parts kit will work.

If I had a PWA receiver that was ~25yo I would check to see what it was manufactured as. 25 years is awfully close to 1986 and you might have a pre-MG ban registered receiver.

I could be completely wrong as I have no class III experience but it might be worth checking out.

also if you check out the build it yourself forum over on ar15.com there are some very good guides to assembling your own lower. It is pretty simple process and fun.

[mojo]

any lower parts kit will work.

Correct ... any LPK/upper/etc will work. They are all interchangeable

If I had a PWA receiver that was ~25yo I would check to see what it was manufactured as. 25 years is awfully close to 1986 and you might have a pre-MG ban registered receiver.

I could be completely wrong as I have no class III experience but it might be worth checking out.

also if you check out the build it yourself forum over on ar15.com there are some very good guides to assembling your own lower. It is pretty simple process and fun.

WRONG ... please don't do that. 10+ yrs in Federal prison is not good. For it to be able to become a transferable MG, it would have had to been registered as a MG before the ban. If it was never built up, I can almost guarantee that it wasn't.

What you do have is a Pre-Ban (pre 1994 ban) lower. Some states like NJ and NY I believe, require you to have a pre-ban lower to have an AR in that state. But you would have to check the specific laws because they are not the same. As Suburban said ... it might need to be register for it to work in NJ.

[RRatch]

Not entirely relevant since you're in PA, but you can have a post-ban AR in NY, it just needs to conform to the ban restrictions if the receiver was manufacturer after 1994 (no adjustable stock, etc).

I have a brand new post-ban receiver I'd be willing to trade if you're interested. I'm in NY for the moment and would rather be able to build a pre-ban AR than a post-ban. I'm driving to VA saturday, if you're at all partial to the idea, I can meet you along the way.