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    Poly Lower

    Normally I would say that I hate the 10 day waiting period here in California, but this time I'm glad. I went to my local gun store and one of the sales guys there sold me on a poly lower (FMK AR1 Patriot), saying that it fit better than any forged lower on any of the Delton uppers that he owns. I paid for the lower and DROS fee and went on my way.

    After returning home, I started having second thoughts about the purchase and started to wonder if it was a hard sell. Must be a pretty good mark-up on a piece of plastic. I started searching the inter webs and found this site. I've been reading a lot here, and have a lot more to go, but at a minimum I know I don't want a plastic lower.

    I went back to the store and told them that I changed my mind and no longer want the poly lower. Since the DROS is non refundable I had to decide on something, and they said they had some Spikes, Stag and Aero Precision coming in. After looking around this site, I settled on the AP. If that's a bad quality lower, I'll sell it and find a different FFL. Lesson learned.

    Now to get back to the stickies to figure out what I want to build.


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    Aero Precision makes alot of stuff for also a lot of people. There is nothing wrong with them. You were right to traseh the poly crap. One thing you will quickly learn about gun store sales people is they are often full of shit and clueless.



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    Great first post, Welcome to the site. So glad you fixed this yourself I have built up and areo very nice products.
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    Have two AP lowers and they came together very well. Welcome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    .........One thing you will quickly learn about gun store sales people is they are often full of shit and clueless.
    I was in the largest local gun shop Saturday and one of the youngsters behind the counter was lecturing one of the customers who expressed an interest in reloading on the evils of reloaded ammunition. He compared it to plying whores without a rubber. He said he would never do such a thing to guns he loved. I decided to have some fun with them and talked for five minutes or so about my handloading career. The kid was just astonished. For all his "knowledge" and "experience" he had evidently never talked to a serious handloader. I was surprised he actually listened. I've had the same experience repeated a hundred times on various topics and I don't spend a lot of time in gun shops. About every other time if not two out of three times you walk into a typical gunshop you are going to be given bad information.

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    One thing you will quickly learn about gun store sales people is they are often full of shit and clueless.[/QUOTE]

    +1. I was in my local gun shop this last week and one of their customers were complaining about how his S&W Sport was not extracting steel case ammo. The salesman behind the counter took the barrel off, smothered the chamber with vaseline and began to dremel the chamber with a polishing wheel. I have never seen anything like that in my life.

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    Quote Originally Posted by number1olddog View Post
    One thing you will quickly learn about gun store sales people is they are often full of shit and clueless.
    +1. I was in my local gun shop this last week and one of their customers were complaining about how his S&W Sport was not extracting steel case ammo. The salesman behind the counter took the barrel off, smothered the chamber with vaseline and began to dremel the chamber with a polishing wheel. I have never seen anything like that in my life.[/QUOTE]

    That is truly insane. What terrible things have come to fruition because of the Dremel?

    On topic, I think one day poly lowers may take over. Let me change that, could take over. Who knows, but right now Al isn't exactly proving to be a big downside to the current TDP. Maybe we will see carbon fiber lowers too? Who knows. And, FYI, I am talking about .mil weapons not silly toys with insane price tags like the Christiansen Arms carbon fiber barreled guns.

    But, until I see a poly lower with a pony on the side and it's TDP spec, no thanks.
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    Local gun stores are good for three things

    1. Reloading components and not having to pay the hazmat fee
    2. FFL Transfers
    3. Humor

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    ... One thing you will quickly learn about gun store sales people is they are often full of shit and clueless.
    +1

    Also seem to pad the DROS. Should have only been $25.00. I wonder how many of their other customers got charged this and didn't notice? I got my $10 back, but if you look at the receipt, it doesn't appear that this is a mistake. Needless to say, after I get my lower, I will shop somewhere else. It's too bad, because I really like to support local owned business.

    Thanks for the welcome to the site.




    From http://oag.ca.gov/firearms/pubfaqs#13

    How much is the Dealer's Record of Sale (DROS) fee?
    The State's DROS fee is $19.00 which covers the costs of the background checks and transfer registry. There is also a required $1.00 Firearms Safety Testing fee and a $5.00 Safety and Enforcement fee. If the transaction being processed is a dealer sale, consignment return, or return from pawn, the dealer may impose other charges as long as this amount is clearly shown as a "dealer fee" and not misrepresented as a state fee. In the event of a private party transfer, the firearms dealer may additionally charge a fee of $10 per firearm transferred.

    When settling on the purchase price of a firearm and before completing the transaction, you may want to ask the dealer to disclose and identify any and all fees he/she is charging to complete the transaction.

    (PC Sections 12076, 12082, and 12806)





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    Quote Originally Posted by number1olddog View Post
    I was in my local gun shop this last week and one of their customers were complaining about how his S&W Sport was not extracting steel case ammo. The salesman behind the counter took the barrel off, smothered the chamber with vaseline and began to dremel the chamber with a polishing wheel. I have never seen anything like that in my life.
    What the Hell?! That is a horror story. These homemade gunsmiths that lurk at gun counters scare the crap out of me.
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