80 percent Ar15 lower question

[Lungbustr]

Tactical machining used to sell them for 29 dollars a piece.

It's definitely not about money though. Plenty of us like to take on projects to learn new skills or just to have the satisfaction of making our own things.

[Stan R]

I think it is about the fact no one will know you have it and no serial number.

OH it wold be fun to do also!

The last lowers I bought were $39

[Texastaxi]

I have seen them for sale 5 for $299 and the jig for about $60. The ones I saw were already anodized. I felt pretty confident I could complete them myself if I ordered them.

Don't remember the website but it was easy to find with a search.

The last lowers I bought were $39

Unless you just have time to tinker, and love doing it, I don't know how you can beat the $39 lowers. They're not that hard to find anymore ... until the next scare, that is.

[Stan R]

If it's the serial numbers we should do a lower exchange program. LOL

[hellbndr23]

Where did you hear you have to mark and serialize the lower if you sell one? First I have heard of this.

I'd advise against trying to use a drill press, they are not made to be loaded laterally like a mill. Not sure when you start stressing it and you get a little chatter how safe it will be running an endmill in a jacobs chuck.

I saw it on arfcom at some point. I'll see if I can find it again.

The drill templates I have seen take 99% out with normal drilling very little cleanup pass around the outside.

[TallTexan]

I just heard about these the other day

[Luck_of_the_Draw]

I'd like to find a single shot 80% lower for my tac15.

[hellbndr23]

Where did you hear you have to mark and serialize the lower if you sell one? First I have heard of this.

http://www.hoffmang.com/firearms/BATFE-AMD-65-Manufacture-Marking-2004-11-09.pdf

Atf letter to an individual. Check page 2. If later transferred to another party it must be marked in accordance to article 27.

[Big H]

I did mine with a drill press. I bought a kit with bits and jigs. and finished with a dremel. It is not that but slow. Tolerances on a lower are huge except for the trigger pins and safety. I never side loaded my drill press.

[1shot]

I've beenjoyed looking at these.

[Bily Lovec]

A buddy of mine is going to order 5 of them and give me 2 for doing the machining. I've watched some videos and it is fairly simple. I am machinists though and have the mills and tooling to do it. If you have a decent drill press and a vice you shouldnt have a problem doing it in a garage. You will need several different size drills and a couple of end mills

your buddy will be machining his own lowers, right...

[Maddox]

Been looking at these as well. What do you do for the hard anodizing once finished.

[Luck_of_the_Draw]

Anyone want to practice on a poly lower?

Holes are marked and just remove the white.

[bearintex]

i don't see the benefit of doing this when you can pick up a blemished lower from psa for $40. Everyone that i've looked at the 80% lowers are basically the same price if not higher.

fify

[miket]

your buddy will be machining his own lowers, right...

Thats exactly what I was thinking. Gotta be careful. If you finish em for someone else you are a manufacturer.

I have a vmc ( cnc mill ) but honestly finished lowers are so cheap it would cost me more to do an 80% lower than buy a finished one. I have thought about machining one from scratch but that would cost me even more!