new noveske lowers are out.....

[cofi]

pretty damn cool but not for 245

[ray1970]

Doesn't seem totally out of line for a billet lower.

[Great-Kazoo]

outside of the flared magwell, you could get a Raptor lower for 1/3rd the price. If you absolutely must have a billet lower.

[cofi]

this lowers not even billit its forged.....lame

[ray1970]

this lowers not even billit its forged.....lame

Well, in that case, not such a good deal. I wouldn't pay that much just for a magwell and built-in trigger guard.

[soldier-of-the-apocalypse]

i dont like that trigger gaurd

[USMC 2111]

I'm with him don't like the trigger guard.

[Jackal]

It's all in what floats your boat. I kind of like them- might go for one for a purpose built three gun rifle or competitive carbine. But I like the POF's a little more.

[cofi]

thos pof lowers are the bees knees

[Milt]

"this lowers not even billit its forged.....lame"

Please use apostrophes for contractions (you have two in that one sentence); 'billit' should be 'billet'...

Before anyone jumps my shit over the 'grammar police' issue, please remember that this is written, not spoken, communication. Do we really want to go to the trouble of sharing our thoughts with the world and not present those thoughts as clearly as possible?

Back on topic:

Actually, forged 7000 series alloy has as much as twice the strength of typical 6000 series billet. That is why billet lowers are machined to such generous dimensions. The weakest part of the lower is the top of the rear 'loop' that is threaded for the lower receiver extension ("buffer tube"). Because it must allow the charging handle to clear, no extra material can be added to this area, so the weaker billet lower is more likely to fail in this critical spot. Give me a forged lower every time.

Is it worth the extra hundred and a half over a standard forged lower? A standard military-type forged lower with a Magpul 'enhanced' trigger guard works well enough for me, but if I thought I needed a larger mag-well opening, the new Noveske lower would be my first choice. In that case, increasing the final price of a proper build by 10% or less would be fairly trivial. This lower also eliminates the risk of breaking the mounting tabs when installing the trigger guard. I might have just convinced myself to try one...