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BCM buys parts from 1-2 places I believe and NO they did not buy their hammer from DPMS. I would also be surprised if DPMS makes (meaning forge) hammers in house.
To my knowledge, the F1 marking is the forging mark. DPMS COULD buy the forging and finish machine them in house (which I even doubt).
So I wouldn't put any weight into what you see in hammers.
C4
OP, Go BCM. It might be marginally more than a PSA, but you know you are getting a quality lower, with a company that is known for customer service and has a well deserved reputation. You could go with a Noveske or a Mega or some of the others listed and will be well off, but BCM for the price is hard to beat.
Unless you plan to run featureless, an ambi lower loses it's functionality with a mag lock. KAC would be nice, but their lowers are banned by name, you can still rock their upper receiver group though. I live in Cali, and I suggest going to calguns.net for better information regarding legality, and what you can and can't do as Cali has some awful laws that are specific only to the state.
That very well could be the case. It just hasn't been too reassuring to see that this lower had parts with the same markings as LPK's that aren't considered very good in terms of quality and nowhere else (I've also encountered "F" marked parts in recent Bushmaster Lpk's). BCM wasn't very helpful when I asked them, so all I've had to go on are my observations. I'm aware that I don't have much to go on, but for now if I'm going to spend over $300 on a complete lower I'm giving preference to either Colt or LMT.
Don't associate a forging with a finished product.
When is the last time you heard of a broken part or issue with a BCM LOWER?? Now compare that to issues with other brands.
You also cannot buy a Colt lower for $300 and LMT does not make parts in house. At most, they finish machine parts in house.
C4
if i were to just go buy any lower today, take your pick, i would purchase MEGA no question. And that would be followed very closely by a Noveske FFL.
MEGA is absolutely top notch, and has the best finish in the business IMHO. However, thier anodizing will not match other brands. (it is darker) So if beauty matters to you, you would want to run it with a MEGA upper, otherwise your recievers wont be the *exact color.
To be honest I haven't seen many people talk about using BCM lowers at all, so I've went between it being maybe they are G2G or not many people have them.
I know I can't get a Colt lower for $300. That's why I said over $300 (less than that and I'll just put together a lower myself). My BCM lower cost me $370 and the 6920 lower I bought last December was $485 (I'm sure it will be a long while before I seem them at that price, but I'm in no hurry). Mind you the cost difference doesn't fully bear out because while the Colt comes with a stock, it lacks the gunfighter grip and magpul trigger guard. Was the extra cost worth it? For me it was in terms of peace of mind. As for LMT, I haven't heard of issues with them and I'm seeing them at places for $450 with a Sopmod stock, which comes across as a good price.
Last edited by SoDak; 08-16-13 at 22:12.
Oh, complete lowers. Rules out MEGA. CA compliance appears to rule out KAC as well so I guess that leaves Noveske in the "boutique" category.
Makes the BCM a solid choice.
You might want to check out LMT as well (that would be my choice)
Last edited by smac61; 08-16-13 at 23:17.
I'm also in the same situation as the OP. I've decided to go with LMT. If you're in SoCal, I was at Riflegear the other day and they had plenty in stock. I saw a few Lmt lowers, as well as some others. I think they may have had a couple noveske lowers too, but one was a chainsaw if that matters.
Riflegear is a little pricy sometimes, but their receiver prices really aren't that bad if you factor in shipping etc from online orders.
If you guys don't mind me asking: regarding the KAC lowers being Ambi. Is it possible to make an LMT lower also ambi in the same way? Or is this only a feature available with the KAC's?
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