Anderson Mfg hits the big time

[The_War_Wagon]

I have a snowflake lower with Daniel Defense internals.

[pinzgauer]

I had an Anderson lower ($40.00) a few years ago. Stuffed it with Colt parts from SA, screwed a Colt RE into it, H2 buffer and Colt spring. I had a 6920 upper at the time that I put on it and ran it alongside my other Colts. Blindfolded you would not be able to pick it out. It went in a multi layered gun trade last year with a friend who still has it.

Friends and I over the years have bought multiple Anderson lowers which were built into carbines with absolutely no issues. Every one of them is still running. One LGS here in Atlanta nearly always had them $30 to $35 in their big sales. I think the cheapest I ever bought one was for $25.

Just hard to argue with a $30 to $40 lower that works.

Visually I can tell a slight difference in the hard coat between aero precision and Anderson. The Anderson is a bit more matte, but so are colts.

I don't use other Anderson components for a variety of reasons. The biggest of which is they're not on sale and I can get better components for the same price.

I don't build lowers that much anymore, but I think people obsess too much over rollmarks and lowers instead of the things that really matter.

[prepare]

I purchased one the Anderson stripped lowers from Primary Arms for $29. It gauged out fine and the ano/finish looks good.

[DG23]

I purchased one the Anderson stripped lowers from Primary Arms for $29. It gauged out fine and the ano/finish looks good.

Taking you off the friends list bro.

If you wanna be the guy riding the Honda to the Harley bar you go right ahead but I am going to pretend to not know you!

[prepare]

For $29 bucks if it was out of spec I wouldn't feel bad about trashing it.

[jwfuhrman]

Anderson is also one of the few I believe that offers a M16 cut pocket lower for a cheap price.

[pinzgauer]

Folks also have conveniently short memories... Remember the excitement over KAC stripped lowers?

They produced a pretty big batch of clearly out of spec lowers, but I'm pretty sure any of us would buy a KAC manufactured one if available.

I've moved past accumulating cheap lowers... But I think people focus too hard on lower quality and not enough on the rest of the parts.

[rpoL98]

Folks also have conveniently short memories... Remember the excitement over KAC stripped lowers?

They produced a pretty big batch of clearly out of spec lowers, but I'm pretty sure any of us would buy a cat manufactured one if available.

I've moved past accumulating cheap lowers... But I think people focus too hard on lower quality and not enough on the rest of the parts.

no, not from a cat. nor a dog.

[docsherm]

I have 5 Andersson Arms lowers, three are even SBRs. I have not had any issues at all with them. Matter of fact I have never actually seen a stripped Anderson Arms lower out of spec........ Seen two KAC ones that you couldn't even get trigger pins in, but never an Anderson Arms one.

[prepare]

I don’t know who they OEM for but pretty sure they make stuff for other brands.