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Posted: 6/23/2016 5:56:20 AM EDT
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Need some help guys and gals.
Looking to build a pistol caliber AR, either 9mm or 45ACP. Who are the major manufactures for dedicated lowers ? Looking to pick one up and file a form 1 before the dead line. Thanks for the help, and I'm sure there will be more questions to come as the build progresses. |
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I think NFA makes a lot of the lowers that end up rebranded. I know the spartan lower Joe Bob sells is an NFA lower. I've seen a list somewhere but they're quality. Also angstadt but they sell as a upper/lower set. Very nice looking though and local to me. If I had to start over I'd have got one of theirs.
Big question is which magazine do you plan on using? Colt mags or glock? Also Rudy/Mad-Machinist from Macon Armory is the .45 man. He has a DI 45 upper that's very cool! |
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I just bought a Quartercircle 10 colt style lower. Seems like it's one of the nicest dedicated 9mm lowers that money can buy.
I don't own a Glock and the Glock mag lowers didn't really appeal to me as much so I went with colt style. I plan on filing form 1 and making this into a 9mm sbr. Lots of options for parts. I need to learn as much as I can to make this thing run reliably. |
| I bit into the wallet and bought the Angstadt set.(I believe they sell them separately also). Yes it was a little more but I couldn't be happier. Havent had any problems other than my trigger which I bought used from someones take out. Very nice machine work, everything lines up and haven't had to monkey with it. Running ETS magazines with no problems. |
For 45 go with either a standard lower or one of the grease gun mag dedicated......CNC Guns or Bazooka brothers......I have got the standard lower 45 covered..... , The Grease gun lowers will run DI only.....no provision for blowback.....and the Blowback will run on the QC10.....Blowback also comes with a heavy extended buffer ......DI runs on a standard carbine spring and buffer...
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I think NFA makes a lot of the lowers that end up rebranded. I know the spartan lower Joe Bob sells is an NFA lower. I've seen a list somewhere but they're quality. Also angstadt but they sell as a upper/lower set. Very nice looking though and local to me. If I had to start over I'd have got one of theirs. Big question is which magazine do you plan on using? Colt mags or glock? Also Rudy/Mad-Machinist from Macon Armory is the .45 man. He has a DI 45 upper that's very cool! If I go 9 I think I'll go Colt. A buddy that's ahead of me on a build said he went Colt, because he heard of a few more issues with Glock. Plus I don't have anything Glock, so that will keep me from wanting something else. |
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