Carbon Fiber Lowers??

[Alaskapopo]

Strong opinions, there. You seem to say: "DPMS and anything not Colt is total shit." You are entitled to that opinion though.

As far as these "carbon" lowers go, markm is correct to the extent that there are bad ones out there; a company called "Hesse" and later "vulcan" made a lot of these; I even own (I hate to admit) a plastic upper (not lower) they made, which was thrown into a trade some years back. I have no doubt that its simply cheap plastic and I assure you that it is far outside of spec (barrel had to be shimmed to make it work).

Few would argue that Hesse made anything but crap.

On the other hand, our friend at Cav Arms have really supported the shooting sports, specifically, 3 gun and they also made an unusual "polymer" lower with a built in butt stock. You can still buy these from Armalite. While they are not to my liking, these lowers do work and many guys have built light-weight guns for their wives and children using such lowers.

Moreover, Bushmaster also makes a lower that might just have some "carbon" content. They back up their product with a warranty and will fix anything wrong with it. They have made these for many years. Again, not my cup of tea, but serviceable.

I would agree with markm to the extent that for similar money, you can buy an aluminum lower that does everything a "carbon" lower will do and it weighs not much more. So, there are few of us who see the need for polymer lowers in most cases.

I love shooting USPSA Three gun but frankly I could give a crap about who supports our sport when it comes to buying a gun or parts. I want quality. DPMS makes crap. Every department I have worked for has had issues with their DPMS M4's. As the armorer I have had to fix what I could and send the rest out. Also the best warranty is the one you don't have to use.
Pat

[toasterlocker]

I love shooting USPSA Three gun but frankly I could give a crap about who supports our sport when it comes to buying a gun or parts. I want quality.

Cav Arms actually has a great rep. I've never heard a single complaint about their polymer lowers. I have a couple lowers on order, I can't wait to try em out myself.

[ramrod]

Will they pass through a metal detector?

[AirmanAtwood]

Will they pass through a metal detector?

ummm the lpk would be metal, so you tell me