Ar 15 Jig

[rondog]

So, I'm curious - what does finishing the remaining 20% entail? And do these lowers not have s/n's? Is that the attraction? Or is it just the price?

[Irving]

So, I'm curious - what does finishing the remaining 20% entail? And do these lowers not have s/n's? Is that the attraction? Or is it just the price?

They don't have serial numbers, and that, and picking up a "project" is the attraction. It's definitely NOT the price. I paid $85 a pop for my 80% lowers. Took me 5+ hours over two sessions to complete one, and I still need to go back and finish it up. I don't want to scare people away, because I'm no machinist, and would do it again. It's just that I have an almost useable piece of bare aluminum for $85 plus hours of labor that still isn't complete, when I can pick up completed PSA lowers all day for $40.

[00tec]

So, I'm curious - what does finishing the remaining 20% entail? And do these lowers not have s/n's? Is that the attraction? Or is it just the price?

The 20% is the 2 FCG pin holes, safety hole, milling the FCG pocket, and milling the trigger slot.
Part of the appeal is not having to pay CBI for permission to have one, the other part is having a project.

I got billet lowers at ~$100 per, and I can machine one with the jig in 1-1.5hrs. Stripped lowers are cheaper generally when already complete, but once you tack on a transfer and CBI fee, the margins shrink.