This is hands down the highest quality, most complete 80%
Lower you can buy. Additional machining not
available on other “80%” products has been accomplished and you can actually
fit this unit to your Upper prior to any additional machining being
accomplished. Our 80% AR-15 Lower
receivers start as high quality 7075-T6 forgings from the leading forge in the
US and are fully machined to mil-spec tolerances. The operations left to be
completed are as follows: fire control group, trigger pin, hammer pin, trigger
slot and the safety selector hole. This is a not an FFL item. This is not a
complete receiver and still requires machining to be done. Also available in AR10/.308.
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Manufactured in the U.S.A.
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The Most Complete 80% Product On the Market
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Also Available Anodized or Cerakoted
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Super-Fast Shippin.
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Also Available in AR-10/.308
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Machined from Aircraft Grade 7075 T6 Aluminum
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Uses Standard AR-15 Parts
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Not an FFL Item
· Jig Instructions Available Upon Request
Building your AR15 Lower:
Just what does building
your own mean? It boils down to finishing (home machining) your lower receiver
and then assembling the remainder of your AR15 kit. In another words, attaching
everything necessary to the lower in order to complete your AR.
So why on earth would you
want to construct your own AR15? There can be a lot of reasons. First, it's
fun! Secondly, you can save a lot of money by constructing your own. Or there
is also a bunch of you that love a challenge. Maybe you are into total
customization. Perhaps you seek the sense of accomplishment in knowing that you
are out there on the firing range using the actual beauty that you built in
your garage. Your friends probably will not believe it!
Even the BATF says that we
can build our own for our personal use as long as it is not built for the
purpose of selling or giving it to someone else. But... you have to be able to
legally own a firearm. From everything else that we understand, the BATF does
not require it to be registered either. Since we are not lawyers, you will need
to do your own legal research to determine what the laws are in your local
area. We can, however state, that if you live in California, your AR15 has to
be California compliant in order to be legal.
We start with a raw 7075
heat treated forged lower and precision CNC machine it to military
specifications. This is exactly the same forging that many of the major AR15
manufactures use.
Please do not mistake these
for castings. They are not. They are forgings and there is a big
difference between castings and forgings. In a nut shell, a casting is when
aluminum is melted to the point that it can be poured into a sand mold. It is
then allowed to cool and then removed from the sand. A forging is when aluminum
is heated to the point of being very malleable, but not liquid. It is forced, under pressure, into a steel
mold, allowed to cool, and then removed. A forging is superior to a
casting. It retains all of its strength
properties after forging. If you start with
7075 alloy, it stays 7075 after forging.
Castings, on the other hand, loose their strength properties. A forging
can be anodized whereas a casting cannot be anodized. A casting has to be painted.
Already Finished:
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Magazine well
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Pistol grip area completed
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Trigger guard holes drilled
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Front and rear pivot pin holes drilled and reamed
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Selector retainer hole drilled
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Main hole for buffer tube drilled and threaded
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Buffer retainer hole drilled
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Magazine release/catch slots finished
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Take down lug milled out (you may need to slightly open it)
To be completed:
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Fire control pocket
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Drill trigger pin hole
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Drill hammer pin hole
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Cut trigger slot
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9) Selector hole
Typical Tools:
At a minimum, a floor type
drill press will be necessary. You will want to insure that the chuck runs
true. While you can complete it with a drill press, a mill-drill, mini mill, or
an actual mill will make your job much easier. Other than your machine (with a
vise), you will need some common tools such as a set of drill bits and some
simple calipers.
You will also probably want
a machining/drilling jig (a fixture). The jig is to help hold the lower in a
vise, without damaging the surface, while working on it. If you plan to only
build one AR, you can sell the jig on any one of the many AR15 web sites after
completing your lower. They sell quick and often times you can recover 75%-85%
of what you paid for them. There are those of you that may want to go in with a
couple of friends and split the cost of the jig. We recommend that if you are
using our lower to also use our AR15-JIG-C jig. On the other hand, if you are
using a different companies lower, use their jig.
A note about the ATF "Letter of Determination"
The letter is what
manufactures obtain from the BATF that states their product is "not a firearm".
We indeed have ours. Contrary to a lot of internet forums, an ATF letter of
determination does the end user no good. It only applicable to the manufacturer.
Since you, the builder, can build an 80% lower into a 100% lower, the letter
does you no good.