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Thread: Best value stripped lowers in current market?

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    I've had a variety of lowers (RRA, Olympic, Spikes, Noveske, AR15.com, SI Defense, Mega,) had no serious problems with any. On a one of the billet lowers (SI Defense as I recall,) I had to shave off a little material off the lower to get it to fit tight with the Troy rail I had chosen. I think the nicest lowers in terms of fit and finish was probably the Mega. AR15.com and Spikes billets being a pretty close second.

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    Quote Originally Posted by justin_247 View Post
    I looked on their website, and I don't see any "Primary Arms" branded lowers on it. Do you have a link?

    The AP branded lowers should be fine. I would be careful of lowers that are branded by companies that are not the OEM, though, since sometimes they may have poor quality control procedures. With that AP stamped on the side, you can go straight to the OEM if there is a problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryno12 View Post
    Actually, BCM dropped the price of their BCG a few weeks ago.

    I think I counted at least 3 threads that you've started regarding the quality/price of lowers within the last year. The info in those threads is still pretty much the same. Prices have come down a bit but only you can decide what is a justifiable price for the quality of lower you need. If an Aero works for you, give'er. No need to overthink it.


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    My two Aero lowers were marked as blems. I scrutinized both of them and for the life of me can't find the blemish.

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    Is there any place that has the Mega lowers for prices that approach the Aero ones? Cheapest I'm seeing the Mega lowers $124.00, and I prefer the Mega rollmark, but Aero looks to be less than half the price.

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    Quote Originally Posted by justin_247 View Post
    Do you have any evidence for this statement?

    If not, then just stop. This goes back to the old myth that "most AR parts are made by the same few OEMs, so where you buy it really doesn't matter - they're all the same." This belief has no basis in fact.

    Just off the top of my head, I can probably name two dozen companies who forge their own lowers, and they sell an absolute ton. So unless you have numbers for all of them, you really have no business saying any of this.
    This information is widely available. Here is one list; more than three, but hardly two dozen - http://www.carolinashootersclub.com/...r-Manufacturer

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    An outdated list posted by someone in a forum is hardly a definitive source of information. I have read many lists like this, and find many errors. The list you posted even discusses the errors within that thread.

    I really would like to know the answer to who makes what for ALL AR-15s, but I don't consider these non-vetted sources as an accurate source of information. Besides upper and lower receivers, I really want to know who makes the various LPKs on the market.

    The non-dislosure agreements the manufacturers sign mean that much of the Internet info posted is speculative, or wait, isn't everything found on the Internet true?
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    I agree the the list is somewhat outdated, and no, everything read on the internet isn't true, but that list is made up of what I believe are fairly accurate examples of who makes what. There may be minor errors, but I think the list is pretty close. One thing it mentions is that manufacturers sometimes switch their suppliers for various parts from one to another and then back again. I still believe the list of major parts suppliers is pretty limited. As for small parts such as LPKs, I would love an answer to that one as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xcravx View Post
    Is there any place that has the Mega lowers for prices that approach the Aero ones? Cheapest I'm seeing the Mega lowers $124.00, and I prefer the Mega rollmark, but Aero looks to be less than half the price.
    Recently Aim Surplus had them on sale for $99, that is when I picked up mine.
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