80% lower Question

[buffalobo]

Done.

[funkymonkey1111]

i was pleased to join the "bra" club with SA Friday, albeit temporarily

[Joe_K]

This shouldn't be a dick measuring contest to see who shoots more rounds a year. Most of us, myself included can't afford to shoot the amount of rounds it would take to wear out most AR-15's. But if you have the choice of a proven factory designed, machined, assembled, and quality checked component vs. a home made version which one will last longer?

If your priorities are keeping it off the FFL/ .Gov books, or simply the hobbyist desire to make your own Firearm (nothing wrong with this mentality btw) vs. Long term functioning and go to hell and back reliability then by all means go the 80% route.
Remove the emotion and look at this logically.

Velocitas, Opprimere,
Violentia Operandi

[KS63]

What happened to the OP? He ever get a clear answer to his question? Poor guy.

[Joe_K]

What happened to the OP? He ever get a clear answer to his question? Poor guy.

BCG required. If it was not, the people that sell 80% lowers would sell them that way. They would sell a LOT more of them

3rd post in nailed it.

Velocitas, Opprimere,
Violentia Operandi

[00tec]

What happened to the OP? He ever get a clear answer to his question? Poor guy.


3rd post in nailed it.

Velocitas, Opprimere,
Violentia Operandi

Great... now you make me look like an ass because I apparently cant type the difference between a background check and a bolt carrier group. LOL

[Great-Kazoo]

Haha wow I wasn't trying to bait anyone I was just being the bigger person and being sarcastic to funky monkey who called me a bitch. Go ahead and ban me this place has showed it's true colors haha

Done.

What happened to the OP? He ever get a clear answer to his question? Poor guy.

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[Grant H.]

This shouldn't be a dick measuring contest to see who shoots more rounds a year. Most of us, myself included can't afford to shoot the amount of rounds it would take to wear out most AR-15's. But if you have the choice of a proven factory designed, machined, assembled, and quality checked component vs. a home made version which one will last longer?

If your priorities are keeping it off the FFL/ .Gov books, or simply the hobbyist desire to make your own Firearm (nothing wrong with this mentality btw) vs. Long term functioning and go to hell and back reliability then by all means go the 80% route.
Remove the emotion and look at this logically.

Velocitas, Opprimere,
Violentia Operandi

Or have both... LOL...

It's the internet dude, I don't let emotions get involved. I just haven't seen any of the deformation that he is talking about, and figured I would share my experience. That way someone interested in trying it doesn't read only his comments and get turned off.

I've never said, nor will I, that buying a lower is a bad idea. That would be very hypocritical of me. I just haven't seen any actual occurrence of what SAF is describing.

But again, I shoot 3 rounds a year. 1 pistol, 1 rifle, and 1 shotgun. LOL. (My bank account wishes...)

[gnihcraes]

I for one have learned from this thread.

So someone has an 80% that they screwed up, took to a friend and had that bad hole welded back up. <-illegal I presume. Just like a friend anodizing it. Interesting stuff.

As for longevity of the 80%, I'd probably never wear one out, just as others have indicated. But it is something reasonable in price to goof around with and say I did some of the work on it and it's functional.

[colorider]

I learned as well. Actually learned that I have recently met somebody who is in major violation of federal law for processing a batch of 80% lowers for friends on a cnc machine.
Nobody on this forum.