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    Quote Originally Posted by Merle View Post
    Can you give us a few examples so we can can avoid these lowers that you regretted buying?
    I would, but there is no reason to, since apparently people like you will always try to second guess anything I say....

    All I'm going to say on an open forum is that I do not foresee purchasing anything other than Colt manufactured carbines in the future due to some of my issues with other manufacturers.

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    Another caution against Roggio Arsenal. I picked up one around 4 years ago before I knew any better. (I did buy it from an individual pretty cheap, but that's the only consolation). After I got it, I began reading online about Roggio's QC issues. Sure enough, when I installed a LPK, my magazines would not lock in reliably. It seems the the mag release slot was out of spec just enough for the mag to not lock in right. I was able to fix the issue by a tiny bit of filing to the appropriate spot on the mag catch with a needle file. Now the magazines lock in reliably. It now lives in the closet as a spare & reminder to research BEFORE buying in the future.

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    i had an LRB with a tight magwell...

    ended up getting a BCM complete blem lower. I think that's about the sweetest deal in lowers going. under 300 bucks, and there's really no reason to ever buy another one. done. drop your upper(s) of choice on it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeltaSierra View Post
    A better question would be, which lower should I buy, not, "which lowers to avoid."

    There is no reason in this day and age to get anything other than a Colt lower, since Grant is selling stripped Colt lowers, as well as complete Colt lowers.

    If, for some odd reason, you refuse to buy a Colt lower, it seems to me that LMT, NRW, or BCM would be good options as well.
    How about the fact that KAC lowers are ambi, have ambi QD sling attachments build in, have a match trigger, have an enhanced trigger guard, and come with an LMT SOPMOD stock from factory?

    However, (IIRC) they do come with a CAR buffer instead of an H buffer.

    (An AXTS lower would be acceptable as well.)

    IMHO there is absolutely no reason to buy a non-ambi lower. (Besides maybe price, but still.)
    Last edited by Magic_Salad0892; 10-08-12 at 06:07.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stickman View Post
    Yup, no real reason to buy one of those unless you are stuck in an AWB state.

    With as many solid receivers are there are on the market, and the prices being so low, I can't figure out why someone would want to save $10 or so on a lower.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stickman View Post
    Ok, there is a large difference between that, and what I got out of your other comment of, "There is no reason in this day and age to get anything other than a Colt lower"

    There are plenty of high quality receivers out there, no reason to pay double the price unless you just like the Colt rollmark, and that is fine as well.
    +1

    Although there are a lot of reasons to prefer Colt, there are also a large number of other high-quality lowers out there.

    IMHO, 'which ones do I avoid' is the correct question to ask, since the majority of lowers are fine quality.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stickman View Post
    Why? Is $265 for a stripped forged lower, or $515 suddenly the marker which is set for a quality lower? I'll take BCM, RA, Noveske or plenty of others in place of that.

    I don't doubt that Grant is charging a fair price based off what he is having to pay.
    Is RA Rainier Arms? I see them at Grant's site and wonder what they're like as far as lower receivers go. I do have their Raptor charging handle which is pretty solid piece of kit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skyugo View Post
    i had an LRB with a tight magwell...

    ended up getting a BCM complete blem lower. I think that's about the sweetest deal in lowers going. under 300 bucks, and there's really no reason to ever buy another one. done. drop your upper(s) of choice on it.
    OP, this is something to consider as well. There are plenty of lowers out there that are too tight to freely drop PMAGs, I've heard of this problem sometimes within brands, for example one batch of BCM lowers will drop them just fine, and one batch won't drop them. (Haven't actually heard this about BCM, just an example.)

    Trying out whatever you get before you buy it would be wise.
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    I have an Rguns lower that was out of spec in an obvious way. The hole for the mag release button was too small, so I had to take the mag release button to a bench grinder to make it smaller. It fits now, but it's not pretty.

    Recommend avoiding Rguns.

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    I've had good luck with Mega, Aero Precision, Noveske, Stag and S&W. Mega makes Rainer Arms lowers.

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