File that lower, carefully, and have fun!
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File that lower, carefully, and have fun!
Yup, that's what I've decided to do. I was checking the dimensions last night between my 3 Stag lowers and the 2 CDD lowers. There is no difference in the width of the magwell near the front. But the rear, near the trigger, there is .01" difference with the CDD's being narrower in width of the opening. I was considering using a Dremel, but I believe a file would be more accurate for what I need to accomplish.
Eagerly awaiting your results...
I'm reserving judgement until the lower is complete and I can fully function check, but it looks like my CDD blem lower is going to have the same issue. I've only got 1 PMag at this point though, so maybe sanding Pmags as I get them is a better choice for me.
Based on this thread it certainly sounds like they're aware of any issues and are doing their best to avoid them. Our lowers (pre-prods and blems) are likely not representative.
This caught my eye:
Which is why I'm waiting to get my lower all together (if I could only get my hands on a OD UBR and MOE grip!) before I take any action to fix it.
I believe that to be true.
One of my lowers is complete and sitting under a Noveske N4 Light Recce. The older '07 PMags hangup in the magwell. The '08's will hangup or bind to some degree if they're empty or only have a handful of rounds in them.Quote:
Which is why I'm waiting to get my lower all together (if I could only get my hands on a OD UBR and MOE grip!) before I take any action to fix it.
Well, I got the rest of my parts on order today so hopefully I'll have my lower put together next week. I'll post up how it turns out, and if I need to shave a Pmag I'll try and get before and after pics to show how much had to be removed, and maybe this thread will a good reference for others whichever fix they choose.
I promised I'd follow up after getting my lower completed, and I got that done yesterday.
I only have two Pmags -- both from G&R this summer so I'd assume they're the latest generation. One falls free every time, one sticks every time. I'm going to play it by ear and just check Pmags as I get them, there seems to be enough variation that the tolerances on my lower (sample size: 1) stack with Pmag tolerances in a way that some stick.
As a side note, I did have an issue getting the UBR installed...the hole below the receiver extension threads (where the receiver end plate inserts to prevent rotation) did not line up with the tab on the UBR that was supposed to insert. It was too high. I had to shave the bottom of the UBR's tab slightly to make it work :( Good tight fit, now, though.
Well, I did mine. What a PITA!!!!!! I tried filing, but the 7075 was too hard and I had to go with a dremel. Not fun and not easy. I had to take quite a bit off the back end of the magwell. I also had to take off some from the front. The older '07 mags will release, but not as nicely as on my Stag lowers. The carbine has to be facing pretty much horizontal to get a easy release.
FWIW, my VLTOR receiver plate fit fine when I installed the Modstock.
I'm going to just sell the other lower over on the EE at TOS. It's not worth the hassle. I'm guessing CDD got this fixed on their production lowers.