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Posted: 5/1/2016 3:53:22 PM EDT
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are they any good??
well let me ask the more accurate question... are Anderson stripped lowers worth $35?? or am I better off waiting for something like a PSA blem to go on sale?? thanks in advance for the help... |
| Thanks for all the help and appreciate the quick responses!! My initial thoughts were to just buy the limit (which was 2) and then deal with it, but some older threads had a lot of people complaining about the quality and wasn't able to find anything fairly recent...unfortunately they were all sold out by the time I was able to try and place my order... |
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Just built one and I will say it's not as nice as other lowers I have assembled. The finish is meh and the engraving doesn't seem as sharp. I wouldn't buy one to impress others.
All that said I buy them to shoot and don't care what they look like. Worth the $35? Yes 100%. I have a few more waiting to be built and would buy more next time I want more. |
| I bought four Anderson lowers from a guy online(ETA $39.95 a pop). Consecutive serials, built two rifles with them so far. I put a DSGArms LPK/CMC trigger combo in one with a rock river buffer tube holding a Magpul ACS-L and it's the most solid lower I have. No rattle. The safety functions crazy smooth and the CMC trigger is excellent. The entire thing cost me about $250. Definitely worth the money. Go crazy, now is the time to stock up on lowers I would think. |
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Where do y'all get them for $35? The cheapest I can find them for is $50 locally in DFW. PSA IIRC. By the time you pay shipping, pay transfer, you'll be out more than $50. If you can find them for $50, it makes more financial sense to just buy it from the store. |
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I would never spend one cent with those guys.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/520530_Anderson_Manufacturing.html There are other threads too, but i can't find them right now. |
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I would never spend one cent with those guys. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/520530_Anderson_Manufacturing.html Beyond stupid, but doesn't mean they don't make a great product. If the question was did the folks at Anderson back in the day act like a fool with some poor attempt at guerilla advertising the answer would be yup. That wasn't the question though. |
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I would never spend one cent with those guys. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/520530_Anderson_Manufacturing.html Beyond stupid, but doesn't mean they don't make a great product. If the question was did the folks at Anderson back in the day act like a fool with some poor attempt at guerilla advertising the answer would be yup. That wasn't the question though. That guy is still the VP of sales. I just stated the fact that I wouldn't support that company in any way and provided a link as to why, it is relevant. 
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I would never spend one cent with those guys. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/520530_Anderson_Manufacturing.html Beyond stupid, but doesn't mean they don't make a great product. If the question was did the folks at Anderson back in the day act like a fool with some poor attempt at guerilla advertising the answer would be yup. That wasn't the question though. That guy is still the VP of sales. I just stated the fact that I wouldn't support that company in any way and provided a link as to why, it is relevant. In GD sure. But we are in a technical section with someone asking if these lowers are good or not. Whether you would support them or not is not relevant to the OPs question. |
| I have built 4 of them. They work as intended and have little to no play with several brands of uppers. I also built a full Aero Precision upper lower rail setup ad that gun has much more play between the upper and lower. Aside from already being FDE, the Aero offered no advantage over the Andersons and even has more play than the Andersons. I would buy more in a heart beat. |
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I would never spend one cent with those guys. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/520530_Anderson_Manufacturing.html Beyond stupid, but doesn't mean they don't make a great product. If the question was did the folks at Anderson back in the day act like a fool with some poor attempt at guerilla advertising the answer would be yup. That wasn't the question though. That guy is still the VP of sales. I just stated the fact that I wouldn't support that company in any way and provided a link as to why, it is relevant. That thread is from 2010! Change does happen. |
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Here is what I posted in another Anderson thread yesterday--
I have an issue with an Anderson lower. The magwell is tight. p-mags can be inserted but will not drop free. 20 round empty will not drop but a fully loaded one will with shaking of the lower. A 30 round mag is so tight I have to yank it out with some force, and that is with 28 rounds loaded in it. Same with an empty 30 round mag. No idea why there seems to be a difference between the p-mag 20 and 30 round magazines. I have tried a couple different P-mags with the same results. They are Gen 2 mags. I have tried regular mental mags and Troy Battle mags. Both of these drop free when empty or loaded. I have looked at the inside of the mag well and it is as smooth as other lowers I own. Does not appear to be any reason why P-mags are sticking. The same p-mags work fine with my other lowers. Other lowers I own include Bushmaster, DPMS, S&W, and Mega. I bought two Anderson lowers when a local dealer was having a sell. I checked over both of them and neither appeared to have any issues. One lower went in the back of my safe for a later day and the other was built. I had no issues with the build. All the lower parts went in fine. Several different uppers fit on it just fine. Everything seems 100% perfect with it until I stuck a P-mag in. I have not checked the second lower that is still in the safe. It sucks I can not use P-mags with this lower. I am not bashing Anderson as I have a few upper receivers and other parts made by them. I've had no issues with these other parts. And the price I paid for this lower was a good deal. I may even buy more Anderson lowers in the future but I will check the magwell before I do. My point is there ARE Anderson lowers being sold with issues. Buyers need to be aware. EDIT- I checked the spare lower in my safe. It also well not take P-mags. |
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