Palmetto State Arms - $29.99 free shipping no tax
Palmetto does not have free ship on the budget lowers
Gander has their Anderson Lowers on sale. $39.19 (club member price).
I’ve never understood the appeal of a cheap lower that’s going to be assembled with quality expensive components.
I’ve never understood the appeal of a cheap lower that’s going to be assembled with quality expensive components.
Specs and acceptance/denial criteria are different based on who they are made for regardless of who is making them. Some companies accept a lower standard of QC.I've never understood the appeal of an expensive big name lower what was probably made in the same factory as the "cheap" one, but YMMV. :decision:
You write "cheap" as if you mean "low quality".
My experience with "cheap" lowers from PSA is they are "inexpensive" but still quite fully functional and universal spec.
Is it that price plus tax?
Or is it that price plus tax plus FFL fees...
Usually the biggest place I've noticed issues is the mag well being too tight to reliably drop free mags. The vast majority of the time most lowers work fine though.Other than my first one back in the late 1980s-early '90s(?) (PAC West ARMS, PWA lower), I have built (i.e. assembled) ARs using lowers only from PSA & Anderson, and I have factory ARs only from DPMS & Bushmaster (although I owned a Colt HBAR years ago). All seem to be fine to me, but maybe I'm missing something the more expensive ones offer and just don't know it. I'd assume the finish is probably better on the more expensive ones, but to me an AR just isn't a "high end" rifle. I have a Spike's barreled upper on one and it's fine but not special IMO. Again, YMMV
FLT - Thanks for the list!
Usually the biggest place I've noticed issues is the mag well being too tight to reliably drop free mags. The vast majority of the time most lowers work fine though.
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It's hit or miss. You get a good one or you don't. Most are fine.Interesting; I never noticed that issue...maybe I've just been lucky.