Stripped vs. Complete Uppers: Which Is Right for Your Project?

Gibbzarms13 Oct, 2025Business

Tired of the stock AR builds on the rack at your local shop? Want to build a custom platform chambered in something more utilitarian, or more specialized than 5.56? Get a build kit or an upper and a lower and customize the rifle yourself. The thing is, you’ll have to make a decision between a stripped upper and a complete upper, unless you buy a complete kit (in which case you will also need either to be a complete lower or a lower blank and machine it yourself).