First may I thank everyone here for their input and time. Alot of good info and suggestions that I very much appreciate and are currently looking through. As much of the info has helped in narrowing down my ideas, of course now I'm stuck between two ideas. Building (or modifying) a 9mm that looks like an M16A2(16in barrel, highbar sights, handguard with the rail, classic muzzle break,etc) or building something that would essentially be a modern Tommy gun (45acp,12-14in barrel, short handguard with a front grip, peep sight, drum mag, etc). Obviously I could simply build both and probably one day I will but which to begin on first is the issue. I also know there are better set ups then either one of those. Because I consider myself more of a collector then an enthusiast, I try to get firearms that are historical models, or just stuff that is simply old(most are 60+). So because of that I tend to stay away from stuff that the lay person would call an "assault rifle", just for sale of argument unless it's something old or historical.But with being able to essential build a replica of a classic weapon I love it, plus I've always wanted a Thompson M1A1 and with customization ability of the AR-15 I could build something similar. Just got to figure out which to start on.
Well….your thread cost me $310. Chump.