Thanks for taking the time to walk us through your SHTF setup. You brought up a great topic and laid out an excellent overview of what to look for and why you chose the parts you did. I particularly liked the fact that you highlighted the value of an etched reticle in an optic. Well said. Prepping is such a multi-faceted topic with so many parts requiring space in the budget. I went the ‘lazy’ route and picked up a Colt AR-15 A4 and threw an ACOG on it. Are there “better” choices? Probably, maybe, I don’t try to spend time overthinking it. I chose a service rifle in a configuration that I have over a decade of experience with. Once I ate the cost of the rifle, and the ACOG in particular, I moved on to other preps that I think are more important. Heresy, I know. Lol. KZread and the prepper community has quite a fixation on the guns aspect of preparedness. While important, focusing on that at the expense of everything else is shortsighted at best. Thanks for putting this out. I look forward to more content from you in the future.

I run a PSA m4 with arrow precision bcg and a vortex Red dot it works just fine with my training id trust my life with it i really like these "budget" topics alot of guntubers only do reviews on top tier equiptment this is ideal for my case cool video

I always buy extra everything cant go wrong there.

I got a complete upper and bcg from bk firearms last year and it's still going strong. Only around 2k through it but couldn't beat the price.

FYI, Daniel Defense makes a hand grip that includes the trigger guard for the just in case the trigger guard tabs broke. It locks in with the hand grip and the front pin tabs.

That CAR-15 clone is one of the best I've seen tbh

Another great video

Good to see BK getting some love!

Appreciate the content keep it up

Nice lookin rifle.

It's going to be impossible to determine if a part is not "in spec" until after you've already spent money on it. It is for this reason that you're better off buying a complete rifle if you're on a budget in my opinion. You don't have to worry about things being out of spec. With a build, it's too easy to make a mistake and have to end up spending more money to fix said mistake, especially if you're inexperienced (which most folks on a budget will be). Just get an SW MP Sport II. Still one of the best rifles I have ever bought and I have rifles from each price tier. It's battle ready out of the box imo. Or you can go with one of PSA's complete rifles.

BCA, and ezshoot light and scope , budget but solid

@Southized

Жыл бұрын

Please sell your bca and get anything else man

I buy from bkings all the time.

Wassup brotha hope ALL IS WELL just checking on ya. Catch ya on the Next Vid

@NavySooner

Жыл бұрын

All is ok, just getting ready for the impending collapse of this country

I love my PSA builds

New subscriber bro good stuff! Im in Oklahoma as well

@NavySooner

10 ай бұрын

I’m in Texas, just from Oklahoma and OU grad

@papidagunguy

10 ай бұрын

@@NavySooner okay gotcha brother

Brings uppers have been solid performers for me.

I'm a carpenter. I make decent money considering these times. I don't waste my money on bullshit. I pay my few bills(no CC's), buy healthy food at the grocery(no fast food or gas station trash), dog food, and ammo to to feed the iron. It takes a little discipline but definitely doable. With the money left over I buy parts. Semper Fi 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 New Sub. Good shit brother

@NavySooner

Жыл бұрын

Hooyah Mr. Hoorah!!! Thank you for your service and keep yourself safe and prepared

Great video! I have 4 BKing uppers (2 556 and 2 300s) they all run great. And those PA Micros are hard to beat for 0-200. As funds became available I built out my SHTF with all high end parts and magnification. Then I used my mid rage parts to build a decent, separate home defense gun… sadly I don’t want to loose my high end SHTF carbine to the BS aftermath of a home defense shooting.

A nitrided barrel isn’t weaker than a chrome lined, when used semi auto and with no full auto they last about the same, chrome lining is solely better for full auto cause it slows down the wear on the bore and rifling. If you aren’t shooting full auto you’ll never notice the life span between the two. That being said my go to rifle is a chf chrome lined barrel as well because if I’m laying down ALOT of rounds trying to suppress in a shtf situation I want the protection a chrome lined barrel offers

@NavySooner

Жыл бұрын

Never said anything about lining weakness. Corrosion resistance chrome lining is slightly better so I’ll take it, but you are putting words in my mouth. The strength discussion was about chf.

@Chicano_pistolero

Жыл бұрын

@@NavySooner must have misheard you then. My apologiesx

If you put a support behind the trigger guard tab, it won't snap when you drive the pin in crooked.

@NavySooner

Жыл бұрын

This wasn’t a crooked pin.

@peachfuds

Жыл бұрын

@Navy Sooner not saying it was, but if the roll pin doesn't line up when it reaches the second tab, having a support behind it will ensure you don't snap the tab off. P.S. get a Stark Industries grip for that lower and put that thing to use! The Stark grip bypasses the trigger guard roll pin tabs. Hope this helped!

Good video. I like BA, their SS Hanson works well.

@NavySooner

Жыл бұрын

BA is great for budget, however SS in an SHTF rifle is a 100% no go for me.

@thomsoncarter3121

Жыл бұрын

@@NavySooner what do you think of Roscoe?

@NavySooner

Жыл бұрын

@@thomsoncarter3121 good for a budget barrel.

All in all, there’s no such thing as a budget build cause you’ll just end up spending more on upgrades so you may as well cry once. The other thing is the ammo, are you people aware it’s a pricey commodity today? Going through the expenses of purchasing a new rifle, optics etc is one thing but what about the Ammo. Having enough quality ammo and magazines for training and self defense will cost far more than any budget rifle will. I’d highly recommend #1 Daniel Defense cold hammer forged barrel with pinned gas block or an Aero Precision Hanson performance barrel. But most people won’t build and piece their rifles together, they’ll just buy the uppers and lowers already built out. Extra parts for shtf or gets pricey too. More videos should be made detailing the cost of and when someone wants an AR15 for self defense rather than what someone with years of purchasing recommends. Thanks and God Bless

Anderson and PSA make solid products for people who are not on a salary income. If you are an hourly employee then they've got you covered. If you can afford to go all the way then do it, if not then there is nothing wrong with a budget option.

I run various budget upper and lowers from radical, psa, bear creek and diamondback. All have thousands of rounds through them and I’ve never had one issue. Not just range use either.

@NavySooner

Жыл бұрын

Ok

@SMS828

Жыл бұрын

@@NavySooner keep up the awesome content. I want people to know there are several really good budget friendly companies out there.

Can you still use your irons with the 3x prism mounted like that?

are Smith&Wesson AR's any good, like the sport 2?

@NavySooner

Жыл бұрын

They’re on par with PSA imo

When TSHTF My Brother, we will have to uplift, protect and help each other as OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST COMMANDS. Amen and Amen Thank You for being You My Brother. We are truly at the end. Blessings to You And and Your Family. JD

@NavySooner

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the sentiment. With the experiences I have had in my life I’ve lost my faith and don’t have plan on looking for it again. However I support your right to believe. Good luck to you and yours in the canine fecal matter that is to come.

@johndavis4476

Жыл бұрын

@@NavySooner Never the less My Brother. I Wish, Hop and Pray for nothing but Happiness and Blessings for You. I will put you in My Daily Prayer. Respectfully

Why everyone shit on Anderson there are rf85 rifles are an ideal shtf/fighting rifle imo

@NavySooner

Жыл бұрын

Because of their previous reputation. I have no problem with their stripped lowers as long as they are within spec.

@CiviTac

Жыл бұрын

@@NavySooner yep. They just don’t have good qc. You might get one in spec, you might not. Every PSA lower I’ve owned needed trigger pins. Then you have to buy anti walk pins. Might as well have bought a geissele or SOLGW lower at that point. Saves you time, money and hassle

Gonna spend a G for a rifle optic, light, sling, mags. You do not have to buy a high end AR, I have a Delton I have done slight mods to and would put it against my $1500 BCM As to chrome or CHF, SHTF, I'm really not gonna worry about shooting out the barrel, if SHTF hits, the amount of weaponry laying about will be surreal at first and if you're doing your due diligence your scavenging and hoarding what you find and ammo, food and water are gonna be the keys. And where you find ammo, you'll find weapons. The idea you'll have access to the tools to tear down and rebuild a weapon, your time will be better spent taking from your cache. Why I don't buy anything but drop in trigger kits. And why I have 5 ARs all 5.56, and 4 9mm pistols, 3 12 gage shot guns and have forsaken all others. I only need to spend so much money buying ammo and those three will fit the bill for defense and hunting anything in my area. And 10-12k rounds, most will never ever shoot that much to kill a barrel. I'm 6k through my Delton and shes still on factory barrel

@NavySooner

Жыл бұрын

I want every advantage I can have and if that means chf and chrome line I’m doing it, no matter much some people say it’s useless. They are stronger, more corrosion resistant, and in the case chf typically more accurate.

@jw5297

Жыл бұрын

@@NavySooner understood but for those looking for budget are never going to shoot out a PSA barrel, let alone chrome lined.

Boomer Sooner. I’d say it’s really hard to build a shtf rifle on a budget. You’re better off setting aside 1200 dollars to get a blem BCM upper with free BCG they have going on right now. Pair it with an aero lower and put irons or an aimpoint PRO. Anything less than that (only a couple hundred less) starts getting into the territory of wasted money. The PA prism is fine but it’s only 75 cheaper than a PRO so I’d just do that

@NavySooner

Жыл бұрын

Boomer Sooner. The primary arms has magnification is why I chose it for this rifle.