clandestine
AR-15 Savant
Anderson lowers are for gamblers.
I haven’t had a problem with an Anderson lower ever.
I have built two ar’s with Areo lowers, and yes the finish is better, but they fit terrible to my Areo uppers. Loose, sloppy, rattling and with a large gap between the upper and lower.
They fit great to psa uppers so go figure .
Anderson lowers are for gamblers.
This is true if you order blindly. I buy mine locally and look at it before starting the purchase process.
You bring gauges, a several magazines, LPK, and an upper to check the lower?
You should start a business working on and teaching AR's, because you are more skilled than I if your eyes can see the things I'm referring to.
Narrow FCG Pocket
Out of Spec Pivot and Takedown Bore location
Bolt Catch slot cut too far to the rear
Magazine well not broached properly
FCG Bores undersize
Receiver Extension bore/threads off or undersize
Safety bore undersize
Safety Detent Bore in wrong location
The Gen 2 lowers have a screw that you can tighten to completely eliminate that if it bothers you...
thanks, I saw that a while back. its a shame they cant retro fit the older one people already have. I can put up with some slop but these two just don't fit areo uppers, there fine on psa uppers though, tight actually.
and now I wish I hadn't purchased the Andersons lowers but I haven't had a problem with them so I hope it stays that way. all but three are built and work fine and I hope nothing happens with them. I wont get anymore Andersons since others have had problems and chad thinks there a gamble.
once again, live and learn
Easy there, Chad. Not saying I have all of that, it's that most people here are talking about buying from somewhere else and having it transferred, blindly trusting that their stripped lower is just as good as anyone else's.
If you have a functioning AR built on an Anderson lower there is no reason to discard the lower or be worried.
Some people buy lots of lowers and stash them. Years later they will try to assemble them and then it's too late if they discover a problem. Once time has passed it's too late to get any kind of support from the dealer or the manufacturer.
If one has a lower they should immediately have it gauged out or assemble it into a complete AR and tested as soon as possible so they can verify they are not sitting on an out of spec piece of metal. Why shops with so-called gunsmiths can't gauge and test a product before they put it up for sale or offer has a service for transfers is beyond me.
What I mean by functioning is an AR that works on a variety of good quality magazines and does not give the user any kind of odd problems.
Many people will take another step of building their AR but letting it sit for years before attempting the test fire. It's not until then they realize there are other issues going on with the weapon we can be traced back to a lower receiver issue.
Understood and if I came across as harsh I was not intending to be.
I see lots of out of spec stuff, especially in the past few years, and I try to transfer that knowledge to others so they are at least aware.
That said, I am thinking I’ll get just one or two more AR-15 lowers and really thinking I’ll make those aero precision lowers.
Anderson lowers are for gamblers.
So Chad, what brands are less of a gamble?
I prefer to avoid lists as quality from a Manufacturer can always change.
Thanks. I understand the list comment. When are new classes hitting the calendar???