Quality complete lowers

[DDM4LV1]

What would be a quality complete lower for...a Daniel Defense .300 ACC Blackout upper?
How are the Smith & Wesson lowers, any reason not to use one with the above mentioned upper? they were "in stock for about 10 minutes Wed.?

Are they on par, quality wise with LMT & CMT?

Thanks

[thehun]

Honestly a lower is a lower...as long as its made by a known manufacture...it does not matter....

My choice would be BCM/Larue/Noveske

[AKDoug]

They are good to go.

[jaxman7]

Honestly a lower is a lower...as long as its made by a known manufacture...it does not matter....

My choice would be BCM/Larue/Noveske

Not my experience with lower quality manufacturers. For example I once (yeah I one time didn't see the light) had a DPMS lower that just would not consistently lock the bolt to rear on last round.

Switched it out on a Bravo lower with the same upper and voila! Problem solved.

Now I am not saying this is the case every single time but it's worth the peace of mind to just start with good stuff.

My personal bottom end for a lower is a Smith.

-Jax

[TheAxeShooter]

Basically there's no real difference between lowers besides the logo on the side.

[BiggLee71]

I would go with a top tier mfg like Colt, LMT, Noveske, LaRue or Knights Armament. There are a few other smaller mfg's like Mega that are good. With the current shortage, if I were in the market for a lower, I would buy whatever I came across first. Heck, I even picked up a stripped DPMS lower. In a pinch, it'll work.

[RCI1911]

S&W lowers are made by CMT who makes lowers for a lot of different companies. Its a quality lower.

[DDM4LV1]

I would go with a top tier mfg like Colt, LMT, Noveske, LaRue or Knights Armament. There are a few other smaller mfg's like Mega that are good. With the current shortage, if I were in the market for a lower, I would buy whatever I came across first. Heck, I even picked up a stripped DPMS lower. In a pinch, it'll work.

Good info all...thanks, however, unless I missed it...when I go on these companies sites (except LMT)...
...I cannot find complete lowers...which is what I want. I'm too new to this to try and build my own lower form all the tiny parts...may try as I get more familiar with AR's M4's , but not now. Just want to make a complete rifle out of the DD upper I bought along with the 5.56 DDM4 V1 I picked up at the start of the "madness" sweeping this Obamanation of an administration we have.
Does mfg. like Colt, Noveske, LaRue or Knights Armament sell complete lowers?

[Failure2Stop]

Basically there's no real difference between lowers besides the logo on the side.

Yes and no.

There were quite a few that pop up now and then with spotty QC issues (tight magwells, tight pin holes, etc). All products are susceptible to having a problem slip through, some more than others.

Also, there are some lowers that offer features not found elsewhere (which might be good or bad, depending on perspective).


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[Litpipe]

For what its worth...putting a lower together is not a hard task. If you can hammer a nail and have patience you will do fine. The problem right now is parts availability.

As for your question about selling complete lowers. yes they do...quickly. Everything sells out fast.

Set up some stock notifications with retailers and keep your email handy on your phone.

One of my go to sites had LMT 2000 lowers in stock today....for 5 minutes.