Whoa, that's new news to me. I thought you could make a fine lower out of a forged 80% lower. Is it the lack of hard anodizing in the holes that makes them more prone to wearing out? Would hard anodizing one after being completed solve that issue? Would that even be an option on an anodized 80% lower? I know the average home builder will have less accurate results than a manufacturer and that's another issue altogether.

I love the idea of building one for the sake of saying I did it myself but not if it's going to be vastly inferior.