Plum Crazy AR lowers

GunAddict · Mar 28, 2011

Hey there everyone, been a while since I have posted anything. I was wondering if anyone has heard of anything good or bad as far as reviews go for Plum Crazy AR lowers, or does anyone actually have one? I am looking at one as a possible alternative for my new AR platform project chambered in 5.56. I am not sold on the whole polymer idea quite yet but what I have found elsewhere from other reviews is that these AR's are to the same mil specs as other manufacturers. Plus, $125 for a complete AR lower is defitinetly not a bad price

Russ D · Mar 28, 2011

You get what you pay for. Is 100$ really too much for a forged aluminum receiver?

livefast1 · Mar 28, 2011

Im not sold on these only because of the pictures I have seen of the carbon15 in pieces. Mostly the uppers broke at the barrel threads but thus doesn't make me trust a polymer lower either.

erwos · Mar 28, 2011

I could see it being appropriate for a dedicated .22LR AR-15.

FIREHAWK · Mar 28, 2011

pm joeboboutfitters i believe he has one as a shop shooter

a81lp · Mar 28, 2011

I think the general thought is it's plastic and not worth it. I too considered one strictly for the price, but I'm reluctant to waste the money if it turns out top be a regulated piece of crap. Plus there always seems to be a lower group buy going on where you can get a real lower at a great prive.

djcerna · Mar 28, 2011

I bought one and have about 600 rounds fired. No problems with lower componets and it still fits tight against the upper.
The hammer and trigger are also polymer but i have had no problems so far.

Calengor · Mar 28, 2011

I'd stay away, I read the following in another forum from a reputable source:

my camera is dead or i would post some pictures but the things have been total clownshoes. We have several that have rounded over and or CRACKED trigger and hammer engagement surfaces(after 600 rounds on them through more than a few lowers), takedown pins that come completely out of the lower with corresponding detents and springs that end up in never/never land.

Castle nuts are not staked,we had a lower crack back towards the rear of the reciever from simply field stripping the ****er a few weeks ago.

The lower dimensions are no where near spec so the only lower parts kits that will fit are DPMS which doesnt give anyone a warm fuzzy.

Our armorer has been trying to deal with them to get the issues resolved, to date i have not seen or heard what the staus is...but they stand by their products %100 and put 10k rounds through one with no issues....RIIIIIGHT.

a81lp · Mar 28, 2011

djcerna said:
I bought one and have about 600 rounds fired. No problems with lower componets and it still fits tight against the upper.
The hammer and trigger are also polymer but i have had no problems so far.

Is that 600 rds at one time or over the course of several shooting sessions?

djcerna · Mar 28, 2011

a81lp said:
Is that 600 rds at one time or over the course of several shooting sessions?

Three shooting sessions, but working on getting more time in.

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