Seeking DPMS

[cre34]

If you can just buy them for $70, just buy one...
If you can't just buy them because they are illegal, then they are not a fair price comparison.
The legal ones are obviously worth more than the illegal ones in CA just like off-roster handguns are more valuable than rostered handguns.
Supply/demand sets the price.
The legal DPMS lowers are off the named roster of assault weapons.
So you are looking for an off-roster DPMS lower.

Or maybe you don't understand how ordering from an out-of-state dealer and having them ship to your local dealer works?
If that's the case, you just need to find a local dealer that will accept the receiver, get his FFL and CFD number and send it to the selling dealer so they can ship to your FFL.

[ar15barrels]

I get that.
I am also looking for a $150 Magpul milled lower from the first run of 100 pieces back in 2008 if you happen into one.

[cre34]

I get that.
I am also looking for a $150 Magpul milled lower from the first run of 100 pieces back in 2008 if you happen into one.

[ar15barrels]

Here is what it looks like:


Here is some discussion about them:

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=851053

[ar15barrels]

The non-panther marked DPMS lower you are looking for will most likely be one of these:



That's not mine but mine is just like that.

[jeffyhog]

OP, if I were you, I would just let this post die, then search daily to see if somebody posts a DPMS lower or even a compete rifle for sale. Not sure why you want that specifically, but there should be thousands of California legal ones floating around. They were never considered rare or top-tier, so no reason to pay a premium for one.

[ar15barrels]

search daily to see if somebody posts a DPMS lower or even a compete rifle for sale.

I found 3 or 4 of them listed for sale on calguns in the last 6 years and one of those was actually a panther arms marked one so I don't think we should count that one:

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/search.php?searchid=103747645

I don't know that I would call that very popular compared to say Spikes Tactical:

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/search.php?searchid=103747662

2 of the DPMS lowers from 2015 and 2016 might still be available as they were never claimed by anyone or marked as sold.
Maybe start there.

[cre34]

Thanks for posting the photo.

That thread about the magpul lower is crazy insane.

[cre34]

OP, if I were you, I would just let this post die, then search daily to see if somebody posts a DPMS lower or even a compete rifle for sale. Not sure why you want that specifically, but there should be thousands of California legal ones floating around. They were never considered rare or top-tier, so no reason to pay a premium for one.

[kcheung2]

re post 21 pic:

[not gonna quote; pic too big]

I don't know if it's just because the enlarged pic exaggerates it or if it really is like that, but the surface finish looks crappy. Like Khyber Pass kind of crappy. In particular the area above the trigger, any other mfg could consider that a blem & sell it accordingly.

[ar15barrels]

re post 21 pic:

[not gonna quote; pic too big]

I don't know if it's just because the enlarged pic exaggerates it or if it really is like that, but the surface finish looks crappy. Like Khyber Pass kind of crappy. In particular the area above the trigger, any other mfg could consider that a blem & sell it accordingly.

Besides the rough surface on the flat areas, did you notice how the letters all stand up except for the serial number?
That because the receiver is cast.
It's from before they started using forged receivers in the early 2000's.

[xrMike]

Are you sure you wouldn't like a nice AR pistol for $100 as well?

I get that. I am also looking for a $150 Magpul milled lower from the first run of 100 pieces back in 2008 if you happen into one.

Besides the rough surface on the flat areas, did you notice how the letters all stand up except for the serial number?
That because the receiver is cast.
It's from before they started using forged receivers in the early 2000's.

Ahhhh, I would NOT have noticed those details if you hadn't pointed them out.

Don't think I'd ever want a cast receiver. It would probably would be fine for most users and never be a problem, but it can't be as strong as a forged one. Maybe it has some collector value though?

[ar15barrels]

Don't think I'd ever want a cast receiver.
It would probably would be fine for most users and never be a problem, but it can't be as strong as a forged one.
Maybe it has some collector value though?

It worked fine for me for a lot of years but I never purposely tried to break it by doing stuff like driving over it with my hmmwv.
I am quite certain it would fail such abuse as I have received cast uppers in the mail from customers that got broken from rough package handling.

[xrMike]

I am quite certain it would fail such abuse as I have received cast uppers in the mail from customers that got broken from rough package handling.

You fixed that, right?

[ar15barrels]

You fixed that, right?

Slapped some bubble gum and a rubber band on it, hit it with some krylon and right back out the door...