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    Spikes Tactical?

    whats yalls opinion on spikes tactical? they good, bad, excellent?

    what do they compare too in quality? LMT, noveske?

    I have one of their uppers currently and have been pleased with it, however, im looking to build another gun and am not sure weather or not i want to go with an LMT or build another spikes using one of their uppers and a stripped lower. from what i understand, they use sabre defense barrels now.

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    I have a Spikes lower that I bought not too long ago. It has a DPMS parts kit in it, and a M1S upper on it. I've never had an issue with it. Only have about 2,000 rounds through the setup, with no issues other than a couple bad mags causing jams. I think Spikes is good quality.

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    LMT is my vote

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    With a Noveske like Larue you are talking a top of the line hand made gun with arguably the best available barrel. With LMT you have a top tier production gun whose IMHO only peers are Colt and now BCM.

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    im seeing a lot of Noveske seconds lowers floatin around for less then what spikes wants for a new one, i may go with a Noveske lower. i change my mind about 3 times a day though so weel see.

    i keep getting new ideas for builds/ my current build.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr.Goodtimes View Post
    im seeing a lot of Noveske seconds lowers floatin around for less then what spikes wants for a new one, i may go with a Noveske lower. i change my mind about 3 times a day though so weel see.

    i keep getting new ideas for builds/ my current build.
    Who cares as long as it's in spec? I have a Spike's, finish seems good, fits my upper well and I can take it down without using a punch, mags drop free, etc.

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    Theoretically, the lower is pretty low on the list of worries.
    As long as it isn't one of the dreaded Oly/Hessee nigthmares, whatever floats your boat is almost guaranteed to be fine, and if not any decent company will make it right.

    When it comes to LPKs, there are demonstrable differences between the Colt and the likes of DPMS, and more hard-nosed or discerning users will gravitate toward the high-end when possible. Still, breakage of lower parts are much less common that issues with upper receiver components. The nice thing is that they are really easy to diagnose.

    Me personally, I mostly go with LMT beecause I trust their QC, machining, and LPK quality. And their roll-mark is simple and modest. They were also available at local shops when I bought them, which certainly was a factor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Failure2Stop View Post
    Theoretically, the lower is pretty low on the list of worries.
    As long as it isn't one of the dreaded Oly/Hessee nigthmares, whatever floats your boat is almost guaranteed to be fine, and if not any decent company will make it right.

    When it comes to LPKs, there are demonstrable differences between the Colt and the likes of DPMS, and more hard-nosed or discerning users will gravitate toward the high-end when possible. Still, breakage of lower parts are much less common that issues with upper receiver components. The nice thing is that they are really easy to diagnose.

    Me personally, I mostly go with LMT beecause I trust their QC, machining, and LPK quality. And their roll-mark is simple and modest. They were also available at local shops when I bought them, which certainly was a factor.
    thanks F2S. i was considering spikes because I live close enough to drive over there and pick my lower up actually. their a local florida company. however, i've always wanted a noveske lower. Weather i go with spikes tactical or noveske, the build with be getting a quality LPK. i will not be going with a DPMS lpk.

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    Smile

    FWIW, i bought several lowers for something like $100 a pop before the election crunch. Great service and no problems with them, not that you'd really expect to with a forged lower.

    As far as uppers go, I have no basis to give you an informed opinion, as I'm much pickier about uppers (BCM, Colt).

    As F2S said, at some point try to get one of Grant's LPK's. They are very different from DPMS.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr.Goodtimes View Post
    whats yalls opinion on spikes tactical? they good, bad, excellent?

    what do they compare too in quality? LMT, noveske?

    I have one of their uppers currently and have been pleased with it, however, im looking to build another gun and am not sure weather or not i want to go with an LMT or build another spikes using one of their uppers and a stripped lower. from what i understand, they use sabre defense barrels now.
    They are not equal to LMT or Noveske.



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