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Posted: 6/19/2017 8:41:40 AM EDT
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It's not worth it.
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Posted: 6/19/2017 8:52:32 AM EDT
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IMO polymer has no place on a centerfire AR receiver, especially when you can get a good aluminum lower receiver for under $50. I'd maybe use one for a rimfire build but even that would be a big maybe.
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Posted: 6/19/2017 9:23:47 AM EDT
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Fuk RRA's and there poly lower
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Posted: 6/19/2017 9:48:55 AM EDT
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Fuk RRA's and their poly lower |
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Posted: 6/19/2017 9:55:40 AM EDT
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It's not worth it. |
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Posted: 6/19/2017 10:12:27 AM EDT
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Anything RRA or Springfield can keep on walking. I won't and I suggest to others, that our money isn't lining their political pockets.
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Posted: 6/19/2017 10:34:53 AM EDT
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IMO polymer has no place on a centerfire AR receiver, especially when you can get a good aluminum lower receiver for under $50. I'd maybe use one for a rimfire build but even that would be a big maybe. |
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Posted: 6/19/2017 10:38:27 AM EDT
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Anything RRA or Springfield can keep on walking. I won't and I suggest to others, that our money isn't lining their political pockets. |
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Posted: 6/19/2017 10:45:39 AM EDT
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My thoughts were possibly a 22 pistol build. I'm sure RRA poly lowers are the same as any other. I am no fan of poly though. |
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Posted: 6/19/2017 10:45:55 AM EDT
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My thoughts were possibly a 22 pistol build. |
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Posted: 6/19/2017 1:24:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My thoughts were possibly a 22 pistol build. |
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Posted: 6/19/2017 2:35:11 PM EDT
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Totally understand this. But it's a trade so per say not giving them any money. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Anything RRA or Springfield can keep on walking. I won't and I suggest to others, that our money isn't lining their political pockets. 
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Posted: 6/19/2017 2:52:16 PM EDT
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Might as well be trading with Hillary Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Anything RRA or Springfield can keep on walking. I won't and I suggest to others, that our money isn't lining their political pockets. 
You cut me deep with that comment.
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Posted: 6/19/2017 2:56:37 PM EDT
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What are you trading? Aluminum lowers are down to $39 and falling. Was the plastic lower first assembled as a rifle? If so, it won't work as a pistol build - you'd have to SBR it for $200. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: My thoughts were possibly a 22 pistol build. Wouldn't spend the money on a stamping it. |
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Posted: 6/19/2017 2:56:44 PM EDT
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Sir that's below the belt.
You cut me deep with that comment.  
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Posted: 6/19/2017 3:02:09 PM EDT
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RRA politics aside, I still wouldn't do it. The only polymer lowers ever proven to work well seem to be the Cavarms style.
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Posted: 6/19/2017 3:16:06 PM EDT
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RRA politics aside, I still wouldn't do it. The only polymer lowers ever proven to work well seem to be the Cavarms style. |
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Posted: 6/19/2017 8:54:48 PM EDT
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Great forged lowers are being sold right now at fire sale prices. The market is better at this moment than any time in the last ten years.
Why buy polymer? Why? Why? Why? |
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Posted: 6/19/2017 9:07:00 PM EDT
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3-4 oz savings... Not worth it.
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Posted: 6/19/2017 10:10:05 PM EDT
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The only polymer lower/frames I've seen sold by RRA are 1911 pistol frames made of Polymer. RRA has some pretty expensive 1911's pistols and the ones I shot were gtg. Unless it's a new product I've never heard of a polymer AR-15 lower receiver from RRA.
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Posted: 6/20/2017 5:54:23 AM EDT
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The only polymer lower/frames I've seen sold by RRA are 1911 pistol frames made of Polymer. RRA has some pretty expensive 1911's pistols and the ones I shot were gtg. Unless it's a new product I've never heard of a polymer AR-15 lower receiver from RRA. Here's an old thread on them. https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_12/669711_RRA_polymer_lower.html |
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Posted: 6/20/2017 7:15:44 AM EDT
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I would not recommend a poly lower,....especially from RRA.
If you must, find a PlumCrazy lower |
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Posted: 6/20/2017 9:08:14 AM EDT
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As a guy who ran a Plum Crazy & New Frontier Armory poly lower for years I'm in the 'pass on polymer' camp too.
Never had any issues with the Plum Crazy but I also babied it as well. Just a range toy, and I already had two ARs on aluminum lowers. Both lowers had all polymer parts as well. The NFA FCG malfunctioned and started double tapping, when I opened it up the pivot portion of the hammer had started to deteriorate, so I replaced both FCGs with steel ones. Later I helped a friend put his first AR together and gave him the complete NFA lower. Ran fine for a year til he sheared off the retainer pin (also polymer) for the front takedown pin. Then we found a complete PSA lower on sale and he upgraded and gave it back. Later when swapping grips half the grip screw threads fell out of the receiver. Right now I'm just using it to hold a .300blk upper upright in my safe as I'm out of shelf space. I tried to swap the RRA aluminum lower on my 9mm carbine w/ramped bolt with one of the poly lowers (can't remember which one) when it still had the plastic FCG. Wouldn't work, hammer would not reset. If you want this poly lower for a pistol caliber/.22 build you'll need the 'blowback' hammer if the FCG is plastic. |
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Posted: 6/20/2017 10:31:36 AM EDT
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When aluminum receivers are $40-60, I see no reason so skimp out and save a couple bucks when you could have a far superior receiver for a minuscule amount of extra cash.
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Posted: 6/20/2017 11:07:01 AM EDT
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I wouldn't pay a nickel for polymer lower, let alone a RRA.
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Posted: 6/20/2017 11:21:12 AM EDT
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Since you already have it, slap a truck gun together or a pistol that you're not going to shoot much. I have a 300 BO on a polymer lower that has shot just fine.
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Posted: 6/20/2017 10:19:52 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2017 11:27:47 PM EDT
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I'd rather a skeletonized aluminum lower if I needed light, I've owned poly lowers and don't care much for the feel and question their reliability even though I haven't had one fail on me.
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