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Thread: Budget Build LPK and lower receiver options?

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    Quote Originally Posted by discreet View Post
    Check out Midwest PX for lpk's. Can get an ALG bundled fcg for just a few more bucks than a spikes LPK

    Lowers, Aero Precision blemished lowers 55$. PSA has cheap blem lowers also. Can get blem Aero Precision lowers from multiple vendors online. I'd pass on the Anderson upper, or well, anything from Anderson. They about as bottom of the barrel as one can get, for really the same cost as much better companies.

    Frontier lowers are dog crap also. There is literally no reason to mess with Poly lowers at all, especially since you can get a legit blem forged 7075 lower for 55$ shipped.

    You can build a complete lower, with an ALG ACT fcg, 7075 receiver extension, and quality parts for about 160-170$ (plus xfer fee of the lower, 5-25$ normally). Compare that to a poly lower that will run 10$ cheaper, and there is no reason to skip over decent parts.


    And the comment on the lpk not requiring gun smithing??? I'm sorry but if your LPK requires "gunsmithing" you either bought a complete pile of crap, or you have no place working on an AR.

    As for BCG's, Wilson Combat has BCG's for 99$, Aero Precision for 125, Spikes for 135, DSA's for 90$, Rainiers around the cost of the Aero one and many other options. All of the listed should run good. Yes, even the DSA BCG's are manageable for a non fighting gun. But... BCM has their bcg's for 169$ right now... so IMO that is the best deal around for one of the most solid, and well backed bcg's.

    You said you are a Surplus AK guy, so keep in mind, companies like Anderson, and PSA can at times be like Century with AK's and FAL's. Who knows if something will be in spec, and you are risking that for the sake of cutting cost, which, IMO if you shop around, can find much better stuff for the same or a little more coin. I definitely recommend you check out Midwest PX at their trigger (fcg) bundles with ALG QMS or ACT triggers. Heck you can throw in a 100$ 7075 billet lower with some pretty nice features and save on shipping
    Well, I already got the anderson upper, so I may as well see what happens with that. It was something like 35 dollars. I figured I could take the chance on it, if it sucks im just out 35 and will get something else.

    But thanks for the options to look at. I am on the same page with the BCG, the extra money isnt that much, and Ill get something proven. Ill check into the aero precision lowers tomorrow.

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    Aero lowers are good to go. Ive run one hard for the last year or so with no problems.
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