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Posted: 1/21/2013 8:12:11 PM EDT
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Um, most come with forged aluminum lowers.
It would be easier to list the few that have poly lowers from the factory 
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Posted: 1/21/2013 9:26:36 PM EDT
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Who makes a steel lower? How about some Nemo titanium?
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Posted: 1/21/2013 9:29:59 PM EDT
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There was a company or two making a steel lower kit you put together yourself. It just screwed together, and wasn't considered a firearm since you had to do the work yourself.
Nobody uses steel because there's no reason to. It's heavier, rusts, more expensive due to machining costs, and aluminum is more than strong enough for the application. The Nemo .308 AR looks cool, but yeah.... $100,000 is a bit out of my budget. I'd rather pick up a pallet of ammo right now. |
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Posted: 1/21/2013 9:38:31 PM EDT
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I think your confused. The vast majority of ARs are aluminum, none are steel. There are three or 4 companies total that make plastic lowers vs the tens of companies that make aluminum. And the plastic ones number is the thousands at most vs the millions of aluminum lowers.
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Posted: 1/21/2013 9:38:51 PM EDT
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Group Industries and DPMS had Stainless Steel receivers a while back. ATI, NFA, and GWACS make polymer lowers. GWACS is the only one of those I'd trust. Everyone else uses aluminum. That equates to about 99% of all ARs being aluminum.
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Posted: 1/21/2013 10:39:57 PM EDT
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Plum Crazy and New Frontier polymer lowers are fiber reinforced and, while I was skeptical, I picked up a few of them and have been nothing but impressed. Replaced the hokey plastic takedown pins and trigger groups.
There's a good chance that 3 of them have been made into Post-86 Dealer Samples... and they just run and run, and take all manner of abuse. The way I see it, if I ever have to surrender my FFL/SOT, I won't lose any sleep over a couple of $30 receivers. But like I said, they've been nothing short of impressive, despite not being on 'the list'
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Posted: 1/22/2013 12:11:45 AM EDT
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At one time one of the 80% lower companies was advertising lowers from all sorts of exotic material.
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Posted: 1/22/2013 12:30:03 AM EDT
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Who makes a steel lower? Turnbull |
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Posted: 1/22/2013 3:33:59 AM EDT
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Quoted: Running f/a is not abuse, that really only test the barrels and maybe gas system. Do a few pogos, let the rifle fall onto a bench, slip onto the ground, that would be "normal" abuse IMO.There's a good chance that 3 of them have been made into Post-86 Dealer Samples... and they just run and run, and take all manner of abuse. I dont think the plastic would take that stress |
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Posted: 1/22/2013 4:38:05 AM EDT
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OP thread count explains it. Panic buyer?
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Posted: 1/22/2013 4:49:32 AM EDT
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Quoted:
Plum Crazy and New Frontier polymer lowers are fiber reinforced and, while I was skeptical, I picked up a few of them and have been nothing but impressed. Replaced the hokey plastic takedown pins and trigger groups. There's a good chance that 3 of them have been made into Post-86 Dealer Samples... and they just run and run, and take all manner of abuse. The way I see it, if I ever have to surrender my FFL/SOT, I won't lose any sleep over a couple of $30 receivers. But like I said, they've been nothing short of impressive, despite not being on 'the list' This is when we all should start losing sleep. |
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Posted: 1/22/2013 6:13:22 AM EDT
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Quoted:
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Plum Crazy and New Frontier polymer lowers are fiber reinforced and, while I was skeptical, I picked up a few of them and have been nothing but impressed. Replaced the hokey plastic takedown pins and trigger groups. There's a good chance that 3 of them have been made into Post-86 Dealer Samples... and they just run and run, and take all manner of abuse. The way I see it, if I ever have to surrender my FFL/SOT, I won't lose any sleep over a couple of $30 receivers. But like I said, they've been nothing short of impressive, despite not being on 'the list' This is when we all should start losing sleep. Roger that. 
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Posted: 1/22/2013 6:14:34 AM EDT
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I feel like I'm in a dream....
I want a car without a gold hood ornament. Anyone know of a dealer? |
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Posted: 1/22/2013 6:16:30 AM EDT
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I want a lower made out of chocolate
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Posted: 1/22/2013 6:18:25 AM EDT
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I want a lower made out of chocolate Ha. But on a serious note, I would love to see a master wood-craftsman/machinist make a functional ar15 out of ebony. *when I say functional, I am referring to the action, not actually shooting bullets |
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Posted: 1/22/2013 6:33:34 AM EDT
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