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Posted: 11/3/2007 7:34:19 AM EDT
| I have a cast lower that has one of the forward pushpin holes snapped off. Is there any fix to this? |
There are smiths out there who can weld on your old one or fab a new one and weld it on. However the cost to do this would far exceed the cost to replace the lower itself. As others have said, unless the manufacturer will replace the entire lower for you, you are better off buying a new one. |
Last year I bought two M1A bare receivers from Fulton Armory. They were shipped to my local FFL dealer after I had an original signatured copy of their FFL sent to Fulton. The receivers came in, I had to go through all the acrobatics to include the "Instant Background Check", and then went home with the receivers. Upon inspection, I found that they were unacceptable due to casting voids and flashing. I contacted Fulton Armory and bitched. They said to ship back the defective receivers which I did. THEN, they shipped the two replacements directly TO MY HOUSE. Since I live in Liberal New Jersey, I felt paranoia set in and I took both to my FFL dealer who gladly (for a fee again) ran the new ones through all the paperwork again. I have since questioned if I wasted money for the second "blessing of the receiveers" and if I should have just shut up. |
If they have the same Serial number, and you've already done the paperwork, then they can ship directly to you. If new numbers, then they must go to an FFL. |
Well, I called DPMS today. They will not repair or replace. I cannot even purchase a new one with the same serial number. I was told a new stripped lower would run around $189.00  . He did suggest that I might be able to get by with JB weld or a similar product.
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| Thats unfortunate. A customer of ours broke his cast lower (he did not buy the rifle from us), and they replaced his cast lower with a new forged one. As I recall, all the customer paid for was the shipping and background check. I think he got his gun just as they discontinued the cast lowers, so his was not that old. How old is your lower? |
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