I think my cheapest one is an A2 service rifle upper from WOA on a mega lower - built probably 6 years ago and I still haven't gone to a competition.
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ThanksI bought a 5 pack of blemished lowers from Tactical Machining about a year ago. I can not find any blemishes. I have used one in a build so far and it works great.
Here is what 5D says about their blemished 80% lowers:Whats the deal with the blemished lowers? How bad can they be?
The exact same as the one you spent $2000 on?
You tell me, what's the difference? Are you 4x more accurate, reliable, etc?
I have builds that are spec'd nearly identical to high-end configurations. What's the performance difference between one AR lower to another? $50 vs $1500? How about barrels or BCGs? I've never spent more than $40 on iron sights. Handguards are the most overpriced item in any build. Search deep and you'll find exact-same design and quality for $50-$100 tops. $250+ handguards??
I have no issue with those that want to spend for brand-name everything, but I'm perfectly content with no-name items that get the job done, look great, and save boatloads of money.
Good question, im a machinist and dammed if i can spot the actuall "blem" . Supposed to be only "cosmetic" yet my Stag reciever's cerakote looks great to me.Whats the deal with the blemished lowers? How bad can they be?
They dont, they want a full rack of rifles, sand pit plinking and club viewingsI don't even own an optic for the price some of you paid for a rifle. Hell, my scope MOUNTS are more than what you guys pay for your uppers. Honest question: what kind of performance (accuracy, ruggedness etc) do you guys realistically expect from these budget builds?
Depends if your using those tools on other projects.I do have a philosophical question with the cost of my builds based on 80% lowers. Should I be including the pro-rated cost of my 5D jig? I already owned a router, so I think it’s fair to not include its cost as part of the build. But I really think I should have to include what I had to spend on the jig. Of course that will depend on how many lowers I make with it. So in order to get the pro-rated cost per lower down to around 10 bucks I’ll just have to complete 22 of them. Now I feel better.