Originally Posted by
fivefivesix
im building a third rifle, my first 2 builds were with spikes and bcm so please no pissing match. im just looking for honest no bs comments from people who have more experience than me with this company. i was wanting and looking at using armalite upper and lowers as the basis for a build as ive heard tha many le agencys and millitarys use them thoughts please
The lower itself is a good starting point, as it's forged and I am pretty sure they use type III hard anodizing per the milspec.
I would buy my own receiver extension to ensure milspec diameter and consistency, and would use someone else's trigger group, unless the single stage was Ok for this build. I don't care for their tactical two stage feel, and their NM is a little light for a HD/Carbine setup.
From the specs on their site, they are using better barrel steel now, but still not sure they are fully complying with the testing of the bolts, carriers and barrels.
All that being said, their upper and lower receivers are fine starting points for a custom build where you select all the critical parts yourself and assemble them to something better than you can buy.
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