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Building or Buying? A Case for the SAINT Edge
- Thread starter Mike H.
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Boomturtle
Operator
I've been debating on if I want to trade in my EVAC for this one. 
Bassbob
Emissary
All of the ones I have run perfectly. I have no more than $800 in any of them. Are they as nice as a Saint? No. I'll manage somehow.I'd love to have one ... hard to justify when I already have an AR that shoots just fine that cost me $595.Is mine as nice as the Edge? No. But I don't have an unlimited gun budget either.
Marsh Pirate
Operator
I'm sold! I will be adding one soon. Thanks for the info!
I bought one. Added everything I wanted to it easily. I’ve always had great luck with Springfield and this is no different. Guns are like cars there will alway be haters but when I watch guys next to me have failures and problems while I continue to throw bullets down range then I know my money was well spent.
dadoser
Master Class
Interesting -
I think I did the best of both worlds with my Saint Edge pistols.
I went thru a stage where I built 5 complete ARs and an additional 4(?) complete uppers. It was just something I got into. There was a level of satisfaction in building your own; picking out parts from sales or choosing the exact parts I wanted; internal debates about best barrel length for caliber, etc. Buying the right tools to make everything go together easier was an investment - making it necessary to to build more in the long run to spread over the cost of tools.
I used mostly Aero Precision uppers and lowers with a couple Anderson thrown in. Only had one issue with a build - gas block hole was slightly out of line with the gas tube hole - easy fix after figuring it out. Loved the whole learning experience of building.
I'm not sure building is really cost effective all things considered - especially with the price one can get a decent AR for currently.
Long story short - during Covid, I waited 8 months for a Springfield Saint Edge Pistol I ordered to come in to my LGS. Was in a different shop looking and they told me if they got one in, they'd call me and if I wanted to pass -- no problem. Weeks passed - They called and 45 minutes later the shop I ordered one from called and said they got it in. I bought both.
Wasn't 't sure what I was going to do with both. After a little thought, decided to build a 300 blackout upper for one. Later decided to build a complete upper in 556 with a 11.5" barrel for the original 10.3".
Both shoot great and are my go SBRs. - (these have been posted here before in their stages of evolution)
And some builds - you can see the theme here, that's gold cerakote - (Except for the 14.5" pinned, the other 3 have been reconfirmed back to braced legal pistols and requested to be removed from the registry.)
I think I did the best of both worlds with my Saint Edge pistols.
I went thru a stage where I built 5 complete ARs and an additional 4(?) complete uppers. It was just something I got into. There was a level of satisfaction in building your own; picking out parts from sales or choosing the exact parts I wanted; internal debates about best barrel length for caliber, etc. Buying the right tools to make everything go together easier was an investment - making it necessary to to build more in the long run to spread over the cost of tools.
I used mostly Aero Precision uppers and lowers with a couple Anderson thrown in. Only had one issue with a build - gas block hole was slightly out of line with the gas tube hole - easy fix after figuring it out. Loved the whole learning experience of building.
I'm not sure building is really cost effective all things considered - especially with the price one can get a decent AR for currently.
Long story short - during Covid, I waited 8 months for a Springfield Saint Edge Pistol I ordered to come in to my LGS. Was in a different shop looking and they told me if they got one in, they'd call me and if I wanted to pass -- no problem. Weeks passed - They called and 45 minutes later the shop I ordered one from called and said they got it in. I bought both.
Wasn't 't sure what I was going to do with both. After a little thought, decided to build a 300 blackout upper for one. Later decided to build a complete upper in 556 with a 11.5" barrel for the original 10.3".
Both shoot great and are my go SBRs. - (these have been posted here before in their stages of evolution)
And some builds - you can see the theme here, that's gold cerakote - (Except for the 14.5" pinned, the other 3 have been reconfirmed back to braced legal pistols and requested to be removed from the registry.)
Hertervillian
Operator
I have a Saint Edge pistol.
Unsuppressed, it works. Suppressed it works. Any mag, it works. Mag full of every sort of ammo I have made or purchased, it works. That’s the sort of thing that doesn’t make me angry.
If I knew where to research or had vast amount of experience, there is no doubt I could have built one or bought something cheaper, that runs.
I liken it to buying a BMW. Give one guy your $ put the key in it and have a high performance sedan immediately. Or buy a Mustang spend extra $ on performance upgrades, installation extra $. Both can be equal in every performance measurement. Is the goal driving or tinkering?
Unsuppressed, it works. Suppressed it works. Any mag, it works. Mag full of every sort of ammo I have made or purchased, it works. That’s the sort of thing that doesn’t make me angry.
If I knew where to research or had vast amount of experience, there is no doubt I could have built one or bought something cheaper, that runs.
I liken it to buying a BMW. Give one guy your $ put the key in it and have a high performance sedan immediately. Or buy a Mustang spend extra $ on performance upgrades, installation extra $. Both can be equal in every performance measurement. Is the goal driving or tinkering?