Olly, you can move this to the rifle forum if you feel necessary.
Anyways, my old man has 2 Colt AR's. He has a carbine one that he told me I can play around with it and add some stuff to it. "Just don't make it too gay" were his words. But after some thought, and me wanting an AK, I have been thinking about getting the best of both worlds. Build myself an AR in 7.62x39. Then down the road, I can either buy a new upper or just build an upper in 5.56.
Any thoughts? I've been looking up parts and whatnot all morning long, mainly out of curiosity of prices. So far, this seems very doable for me financially.
I've looked at a complete Delton Lower - $240
An Armalite upper reciever - $190
Armalite Carbine Barrel Assembly - $275
After those, its just a matter of getting mags, upgraded stock, upgraded grip, forearm and sights.