I was going to recommend a PSA Upper and Lower as a good starting point. Be aware, you typically end up spending more building one than it costs to buy one outright such as the one Dragon linked. Usually because of the add ons that add up. Olympic Arms also has a lot of nice parts. You...
The Leather Factory/Tandy Leather has been carrying Kydex for a while now. They have all the rivets and clips also. They also have instructional material. I don't use it, but have seen it when picking up leather supplies. There is one in Metarie.
So as I set up my schedule for next year, I'm looking to you for advice. What are the best gun shows to set up at and why? I'm looking for feedback from both vendors and customers.
There is one put on in Hammond/Robert. As far as I know, it's for LE and Mil only, but they may have others. The owner of the Trey Yuen restaurant is who I think runs it.
Having set up at a few of the Ponchy shows, I've also been amazed at some of the vendors and their pricing. I've had people happy with my prices, and I've had some that thought my prices were too high on this or that. When I started out selling around here, I was honest about what I had and...
I just set up an Armalite with a P223. Instead of running BUIS, I mounted a Bushnell red dot. I set the red dot up on the left side of the scope. This did two things;
1) offset the mounting screw to the opposite side of the scope from the windage turrett
2) Lets the spent casing throw...
Interestingly enough, Big Jake Welch, a member here and gunsmith in BR, is almost done with designing a safety device. Obviously, he has to keep some secrecy until it hits the market, but maybe we will get lucky enough to get him to talk about it a little. I know he has been doing fundraising...
I'm in Hammond and do $20 civilian and $10 for LEO and Uniformed Services
I know some Marines in NOLA use MEJ Services who has started advertising here. I think he is $10 or $15.