I ALMOST bought the Geissele for this, but thought that I should go with the low end first just to get the hang of it. Wouldn’t want to spoil myself right at the start of this adventure. I can always upgrade as needed.
What size vice should I get for the upper build?
Something like this will work fine.
http://www.harborfreight.com/5-inch-multi-purpose-vise-67415.html
I bought/installed 2 Geisselle units on my NFA/Class III AR-15s & AR-10s:
http://geissele.com/super-semi-automatic-enhanced-ssa-e-trigger.html
&
http://geissele.com/super-3-gun-s3g-trigger.html
Just for shits & giggles.