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Posted: 11/30/2014 10:24:04 PM EDT
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I am debating on buying a billet lower because the price is really good ($150). Should I buy the billet lower for any particular reason over a forged lower? Any benefits? I know they are a bit heavier than forged too. Does this make them more durable than forged? The ones I am looking at are the ARFcom lowers.
Thanks! 
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Billet lowers are nice and some come with features not offered on forged lowers. I bought a NFA billet lower for 79 bucks, it's a blem but you can not find any blems on it. It is really nice. I like the built in trigger guards, it has a threaded bolt catch, and the threaded pin comes with it. The take down detent pin hole is threaded as well and comes with a set screw. It also has the set screw for adjusting play between uppers and lowers. For now I have it mated up to a hardened arms upper. It's forged and I have to say the fit was incredible, extremely close. this is a crap shoot though, some times you get lucky. Anyway, I'm a big fan of billet lowers. |
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Like raresheg said billets come in more shapes and varieties than forged, but other than that there is no practical difference.
Aero makes an Ambi forged lower that will do everything the Arfcom can, but if the ARF is $150 then I say go for it. Billet lowers look good on billet uppers, same goes with forged. |
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