What to do with 80% lowers?

[itisagoodname]

So i went a bit crazy with buying a mill and 80% lowers. I realllllly enjoy machining them and if i had more money i'd do a dozen more for the hell of it.

So here's the question; with the 3 80% lowers i just finished, do i replace the lowers on my two current rifles and finish my pistol?

Or do i keep the 2 rifles i have as is, build the pistol and save the other 2 for future projects?

Anyone have some creative ideas?

[the707kid]

Put them on your current guns and sell the commercial lowers to help fund your pistol project

[Joe]

Sell me an 80 percent lower that you help me complete. Win win

[SDM44]

If you don't have any plans to sell your current rifles, then use those lowers and sell the marked (serial) ones.

Of course you can serialize your 80% if you really want to sell it later, but IMO it's more of a hassle than to just keep it and enjoy the rifle or pistol that 'the man' doesn't know about .

[FourLoko]

you could mail one to me

[cdtx2001]

Sell the commercial lowers. Build a pistol. Then another. And another. AR pistols rule!!!!

[OutlawStar]

I know you said you enjoy machining them, but would you enjoy helping others machine theirs? Put on a build party and if you have the tools capable for it start machining your own 80% lowers from blocks of aluminum for sale.

[223556]

I would really like an 80% lower and help completing it also!
I want to make an AR pistol!

[itisagoodname]

I know you said you enjoy machining them, but would you enjoy helping others machine theirs? Put on a build party and if you have the tools capable for it start machining your own 80% lowers from blocks of aluminum for sale.

This is something i planned when i purchased the mill and tooling. I want to do several more to see if i can get the time down a bit more without any loss in quality. I also want to have a couple spare 80% lowers on hand in case something does go wrong.

I also noticed that with the CMMG 2 stage trigger the trigger slot needs to be back a bit farther than the TM jig has it positioned. This leaves me to wonder about some other specs so i want to test fire the current lowers before doing anything else.

[GMANtt]

Ill take one of your commercial lowers.

[1Fastrider]

I'd sell the commercial lowers and keep the ones you milled. Just curious but what mill and tools did you get?

[Joe]

help me do two of them and i'll buy the third one for you. that way you get to make three and get one free out of it

[NoHeavyHitter]

I have a couple of the Colfax lowers that I've been trying to get the guts up to plunge the bit...

[JNunez23]

I know you said you enjoy machining them, but would you enjoy helping others machine theirs? Put on a build party and if you have the tools capable for it start machining your own 80% lowers from blocks of aluminum for sale.

This ^^^

[Getssum96]

I'd love to build some 80%'s with you! put me in the "build party" category!