Thresher03187
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I am pretty irritated I just wrote a really long review on this lower but I was automatically signed out somehow and when I pressed submit it said error so this one is going to be a little shorter... I will still say though that I have only got about 100 rounds through this lower so far and will keep an ongoing review as I put more through.
Visual Inspection...
-About as hard as a metal lower
-Resist scratching a little better
-Has built in front take down detent and the safety detent under the pistol grip
-Almost all parts are composite(other than the trigger spring and buffer tube/buffer tube parts)
-No shelf for auto
Range review...
-No failures
-No warping of the lower
-Trigger pull is very light which is awesome
-Would recommend only composite magazines with this lower, magazine does not fall free without a quick side flick or if shake the gun down quickly. (I could easily file the inside of the lower to fix this though)
-Comparable recoil to a metal lower (I use a ST-T2 buffer)
-M4 stock is somewhat shakey when pulled all the way back.
-Initially a tiny bit top heavy M4 with the PCF c15 lower but once I replaced the grip and hand guard to the Magpul MOE as well as used a Magpul magazine the balance was almost perfect.
Side Note:
-The Spikes LE M4 upper is very accurate (groups under half an inch with my red/green dot sight
-My Truglo sight has done very well on accuracy so far but being that its only $70 dollars I expect it will lose its zero soon. (Sight alignment is off a bit so I was forced to utilize the bottom of my front post as my impact point rather than the top. I will be replacing this sight eventually with a Bushnell red dot but for the money Im pleased.)
After Shooting...
-The lower looks just as good as when I got it
-No cracks or fracture points visible
-The hammer is still completely smooth and looks brand new. (there is a ghost image of the shape of the firing pin rear though.)
All in all for $130 bucks for a completed lower Im very happy at this time. I dont expect any problems with heat or anything and since a lower is such a small stress area I see nothing going wrong any different than it would with a metal lower. I will keep you all updated as I get more rounds through.
Visual Inspection...
-About as hard as a metal lower
-Resist scratching a little better
-Has built in front take down detent and the safety detent under the pistol grip
-Almost all parts are composite(other than the trigger spring and buffer tube/buffer tube parts)
-No shelf for auto
Range review...
-No failures
-No warping of the lower
-Trigger pull is very light which is awesome
-Would recommend only composite magazines with this lower, magazine does not fall free without a quick side flick or if shake the gun down quickly. (I could easily file the inside of the lower to fix this though)
-Comparable recoil to a metal lower (I use a ST-T2 buffer)
-M4 stock is somewhat shakey when pulled all the way back.
-Initially a tiny bit top heavy M4 with the PCF c15 lower but once I replaced the grip and hand guard to the Magpul MOE as well as used a Magpul magazine the balance was almost perfect.
Side Note:
-The Spikes LE M4 upper is very accurate (groups under half an inch with my red/green dot sight
-My Truglo sight has done very well on accuracy so far but being that its only $70 dollars I expect it will lose its zero soon. (Sight alignment is off a bit so I was forced to utilize the bottom of my front post as my impact point rather than the top. I will be replacing this sight eventually with a Bushnell red dot but for the money Im pleased.)
After Shooting...
-The lower looks just as good as when I got it
-No cracks or fracture points visible
-The hammer is still completely smooth and looks brand new. (there is a ghost image of the shape of the firing pin rear though.)
All in all for $130 bucks for a completed lower Im very happy at this time. I dont expect any problems with heat or anything and since a lower is such a small stress area I see nothing going wrong any different than it would with a metal lower. I will keep you all updated as I get more rounds through.
