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New to the world of AR. What would you say are the top five considered "highest end" stripped lower you can buy? Daniel Defense? Radian? Knights Armament? LWRC?
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Quoted: New to the world of AR. What would you say are the top five considered "highest end" stripped lower you can buy? Daniel Defense? Radian? Knights Armament? LWRC? View Quote LMT MARS-L Radian KAC Noveske Daniel Defense |
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I really wish someone would do a run of themed lowers roll marked "GUCCI". They'd sell a metric fuck ton most likely. |
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Quoted: LMT MARS-L Radian KAC Noveske Daniel Defense View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: New to the world of AR. What would you say are the top five considered "highest end" stripped lower you can buy? Daniel Defense? Radian? Knights Armament? LWRC? LMT MARS-L Radian KAC Noveske Daniel Defense I might add Triarc to this list....I have handled some and they are a damn fine piece of hardware. But do agree with the list above |
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Besides the above listed lowers I'm partial to
the Mega ambi and PWS ambi lowers. |
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For the most part any of your high end AR manufactures are going to have some pretty desirable lowers.
In all seriousness after $X dollars a stripped lower is a stripped lower. You'll see plenty of nice builds on poverty ponies. |
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Quoted: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/416992/5aw5ft01i9941_jpg-1707726.JPG I really wish someone would do a run of themed lowers roll marked "GUCCI". They'd sell a metric fuck ton most likely. View Quote I think Colt is too high up that list. ETA: Check out which subreddit that came from. |
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Guess I need to trash my SOLGW lower. It didn’t make the list.
Seriously the lower isn’t where the magic happens (other than full ambi) as long as it’s forged 7075 aluminum and in spec it’s all good. |
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Quoted: I think Colt is too high up that list. View Quote You're probably right. I doubt Colt does anything special with their stripped lowers. At the end of the day Colt makes complete firearms and isn't in the stripped lower business. I would love to know how many lowers are thrown away because they failed meeting specification. |
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Quoted: Realistically at the end of the day it's a name game. If the lower meets the specification it's GTG. Colt like most people contracting to the military/LE is going to be lowest bid. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I think Colt is too high up that list. Realistically at the end of the day it's a name game. If the lower meets the specification it's GTG. Colt like most people contracting to the military/LE is going to be lowest bid. Yep. Most of my ARs are built on PSA lowers, and I’ve never had a problem with them. |
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Quoted: Reminds me of the time I went to buy a complete KAC lower and found that guy had installed some shit LPK in it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Yep. Most of my ARs are built on PSA lowers, and I’ve never had a problem with them. Reminds me of the time I went to buy a complete KAC lower and found that guy had installed some shit LPK in it. . I guess the poors will never know you’re one of them as long as you have a cool rollmark. |
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The LWRCI IC lowers are one of the better designs as far as ambidextrous features, IMHO.
It's too bad they don't sell them as components. |
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Magpul China Doll
UCWRG aka Umbrella Corporation Noveske garbage pail kid lower Sabre Defence, thunder cat lower Hodge Defense |
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I’d add PWS and ADM stripped ambi lowers to the list of considerable options. LMT MARS-L is my favorite.
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Quoted: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/416992/5aw5ft01i9941_jpg-1707726.JPG I really wish someone would do a run of themed lowers roll marked "GUCCI". They'd sell a metric fuck ton most likely. View Quote Lol this list is goofy |
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Quoted: Besides the above listed lowers I'm partial to the Mega ambi and PWS ambi lowers. View Quote I agree with this. But also still like San Tan, Rainier Arms Ambi, SMOS, Cross Machine Tool, and maybe SLR for a gimmick build. Those are just personal preferences but also believe they're premium choices. The Premier Gucci would be the original run MAGPUL Billet Lowers. And to that effect, the ARF.com Lowers that they made off that mold. |
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Quoted: Aero Ambi is the best IMO. View Quote They are not, because the ejection port presses down on the right side bolt lever, they interfere with LRBHO on most uppers. I thought they were the shit too when they came out, turns out they are not. MARS-L has the same functionality but none of the problems. It doesn't have any goofy "lifestyle" waffle/skull/ribbed for her pleasure billet design either. For me, if it's not a MARS-L (best) or KAC (I like the logo) then its because of some clone reason. Radian is cool, but why would you get a Radian when you can get a MARS-L for cheaper? |
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The initial list is pretty good. I'll just add that for the money an Aero lower is good to go. I've got 3 Noveske builds and the wife has an Aero M4E1 that we're building for her. I'm actually pretty impressed with that lower. At the end of the day, you get what you pay for. I'd love to have a KAC in the safe, maybe someday. My son's initials are LMT so I'd love to buy/build him an LMT.
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Quoted: Quoted: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/416992/5aw5ft01i9941_jpg-1707726.JPG I really wish someone would do a run of themed lowers roll marked "GUCCI". They'd sell a metric fuck ton most likely. Lol this list is goofy As is the perception of many. |
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Any lower that is in spec will do.
What maters is what you use to fill it. A good trigger can cost 2x or more than the lower, and good parts are the key. My best lower is a PSA filled with a SD-E, Strike industry things like an ambi safety, enhanced bolt catch and tight fitting takedown pins. My worst lower is a PSA with same trigger but PSA supporting hardware. The safety isn't as crisp and the standard paddle isn't as functional. It all still works. Don't get hung up on a roll mark, you make your rifle top shelf by what you fill it with. Now, uppers are where the magic happens. Get a quality upper with a great barrel. |
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Quoted: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/416992/5aw5ft01i9941_jpg-1707726.JPG I really wish someone would do a run of themed lowers roll marked "GUCCI". They'd sell a metric fuck ton most likely. View Quote I have a delton lower on one of my match rifles. Thousands of rounds and several trigger swaps on that lower. It’s one of the best fits to the BCM uppers I used. |
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Quoted: I have a delton lower on one of my match rifles. Thousands of rounds and several trigger swaps on that lower. It’s one of the best fits to the BCM uppers I used. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/416992/5aw5ft01i9941_jpg-1707726.JPG I really wish someone would do a run of themed lowers roll marked "GUCCI". They'd sell a metric fuck ton most likely. I have a delton lower on one of my match rifles. Thousands of rounds and several trigger swaps on that lower. It’s one of the best fits to the BCM uppers I used. The "Tier Chart" was posted as a joke. Much like the concept. |
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The Unicorn is just hilarious and easily recognized as a joke. Like pink Magpul furniture.
But WTF are the other 2? |
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Quoted: If I recall they are made by Sharps Bros. I've never seen one in real life. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: The Unicorn is just hilarious and easily recognized as a joke. Like pink Magpul furniture. But WTF are the other 2? If I recall they are made by Sharps Bros. I've never seen one in real life. If I wrenched or flew an A10 I would hunt down that hog lower. |
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Quoted: Any lower that is in spec will do. What maters is what you use to fill it. A good trigger can cost 2x or more than the lower, and good parts are the key. My best lower is a PSA filled with a SD-E, Strike industry things like an ambi safety, enhanced bolt catch and tight fitting takedown pins. My worst lower is a PSA with same trigger but PSA supporting hardware. The safety isn't as crisp and the standard paddle isn't as functional. It all still works. Don't get hung up on a roll mark, you make your rifle top shelf by what you fill it with. Now, uppers are where the magic happens. Get a quality upper with a great barrel. View Quote This. If you're going for some fancy boutique build and there is a receiver set that you just have to have, then fine. Make it look the way you want. If you're just looking to impress people with your roll mark, at the end of the day it's still just a home build. It could quite likely be better than 90% of the shit in the local gun store's rack, but value wise buying a high end factory gun will offer more resale down the road. Take the money you're going to throw at a roll mark that means nothing and put into parts that matter. I'd rather have a rifle with a poverty pony lower that's running a match barrel and good trigger over any fancy lower with budget parts. Barrel, trigger and optics. The rest is secondary. |
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I don't think you'll find better than an LMT MARS ambi lower for cost vs features. If you get a mil discount at primary arms they are pretty nicely priced.
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Quoted: If I recall they are made by Sharps Bros. I've never seen one in real life. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: The Unicorn is just hilarious and easily recognized as a joke. Like pink Magpul furniture. But WTF are the other 2? If I recall they are made by Sharps Bros. I've never seen one in real life. My 13yo Grandson would be all over those. 11yo Granddaughter would dig on the unicorn. She already got some pink and purple AR mags. |
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Quoted: My 13yo Grandson would be all over those. 11yo Granddaughter would dig on the unicorn. She already got some pink and purple AR mags. View Quote Spikes tactical unicorn |
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Would like to find a radian ambi in stock someplace for a decent price.
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Quoted: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/416992/5aw5ft01i9941_jpg-1707726.JPG I really wish someone would do a run of themed lowers roll marked "GUCCI". They'd sell a metric fuck ton most likely. View Quote I would put V7 at the top of the list. |
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The Magpul MPL is probably up there pretty high on the Gucci list. I’ve got the clone version and it’s nice.
But I’m definitely a fan of the MARS, and VLTOR lowers. |
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What makes the Umbrella Corps lowers so special? Sure, the Resident Evil branding is cool, but not $180 for a basic forged lower cool.
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