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Posted: 5/29/2017 6:51:08 PM EDT
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post the pictures.
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Posted: 5/29/2017 6:58:41 PM EDT
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I'm guessing you would see some cracks in the anodizing if you bent the lower.
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Posted: 5/29/2017 7:03:36 PM EDT
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Pic I just took, looks pretty straight?Yet when I look at it it looks off, optical illusion maybe?
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Posted: 5/29/2017 7:41:53 PM EDT
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Looks can be deceiving ...
If you have access to a lathe, turn down some round stock. Until it just fits in the buffer tube. It should be centered in the front of the lower. |
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Posted: 5/29/2017 11:11:18 PM EDT
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You're eyeing it up using only ONE eye, right? That's really the only way to eyeball alignment. Eye dominance and depth perception play tricks with your eyes. One eye ONLY (and "in line", either directly above, behind, or in front of) when approximating alignment of anything.
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Posted: 5/30/2017 10:52:04 PM EDT
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Looks fine to me. Is that a tan anodized RE? If so, who makes it?
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Posted: 5/30/2017 11:56:33 PM EDT
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A few months ago I replaced the endplate on one of my lowers Is it different? does it look different? Use a straightedge, A dial caliper. Take some measurements. Check centerline. Lay on a flat surface and compare height. Compare two lowers with same upper, shoot it, testing accuracy and functionality. If you don't see a difference, don't worry about it. |
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Posted: 5/31/2017 12:59:36 AM EDT
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7075 aluminum will generally crack rather than bend, so unless you have a 6061 billet lower or something, it would seem unlikely than you bent it.
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Posted: 5/31/2017 4:46:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Looks fine to me. Is that a tan anodized RE? If so, who makes it? |
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Posted: 6/4/2017 11:52:54 PM EDT
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You should be able to look at it from the front of the lower with the buffer and spring removed and use an LED flashlight to illuminate the inside of the tube to see if it lines up. IOW, just like the picture you showed except with the hammer cocked to get it out of the way. Or sight down the top of the tube from the rear and see if its in line. I guess its possible the threads are a little off on the tube or lower. If its crooked, it probably would work like that but maybe not a good thing long term.
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