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Posted: 11/19/2009 5:11:03 AM EDT
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I am not sure about what section to put this in but I thought I would try this section.
I have a Stag Arms AR-15 and I have never really been satisfied with the finish that came on the lower receiver of the gun. It has some very minor pittings on the surface of the lower (I supposed you could call me one of those perfectionist). I am wanting to get the lower refinished but at the same time I would want to change (which I would do myself) some of the stock control components, i.e. trigger, safety selector, etc., etc. that came stock on the gun originally. So my question is would I be better off sending the lower assembly back to Stag to get them to do the refinishing or are there other companies that do this refinishing type work on an AR-15 lower that would be a better alternate to sending it back to Stag ??? Thanks. |
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You state the pitting is on the surface. Did you mean in the surface of the finish or in the surface of the metal?
IMO you would be better off to go to a dealer with several lowers on the shelf and pick through them to find one that makes you happy. Otherwise if the pits are truly minor someone may be able to polish them out before refinishing. You do realize that after refinishing, even if done by Stag, the color may no longer match the upper? You seem to be asking for showpiece perfection, which to me means you are into very expensive custom work. Stag seems like a good place to start asking questions; maybe they have a custom shop. Clarification: By polish I mean remove the pits. A mirror finish on aluminum will not color properly during anodizing, I am not even sure it will anodize right. |
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Upper and lower receivers do not get polished,
They get glass bead blasted, then anodized after being milled. Some are smoother than others (depends on the size of the glass bead use), but none would every be considered glass like polished finish. If you have voids in the anodizing finish, then the receiver should be sent back to be refinished correctly. Anodizing is a skin grown from the base material with acid and current, and should not just flake off. |
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