Lowers

[golfish]

Hello to all,
I'm trying to fill the gunsafe for my son. I know things are crazy these days but it seems that all I have talked to suggest I atleast throw one or two lowers in the safe for him. I have no idea what I'm looking for. I was at Cal Arms today in Ontario doing the paperwork on a new lever gun. They had two lowers in there that I know had to be over priced, 400.00 and 500.00. They wanted 60.00 for 375 rounds of CCI 22 LR.

I see Ammo Bros has lowers for 200.00...I'm guessing all lowers for sale here in Cal are M4? I don't know anything about em but I'm reading.

I think heard there was a gun show this weekend in Ontario...what should I be looking for?

Thanks

fish

[chillincody]

no matter where you look all the prices are gonna be vary high right now so ya either gotta pay the big bucks or wait til the panic dies ... as far as what to look for there all pretty much the same thing just pick one LOL

[cannon]

What is a reasonable price for both parties for a stripped lower with the buttstock on it?

[ChrisBrooklyn]

Lowers are dropping in price VERY FAST new stripped can be found in almost any shop for 199. And even cheaper if you walk into turners on the right afternoon (159 for mega) people are selling complete stag bottom halves on the marketplace for 400 which is above retail but fair. If you are patient you won't have any problem paying a fair price for what you want

[chillincody]

Will 80% lowers work?


raw ar15 165
blk or gray ano 185
jigs 125

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raw lower and jig $235

ar10
raw 260
blk or gray ano 285
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well seeing how he wants to give them to his son . 80% would be illegal / pointless he cant mill them out to give to his son (illegal)and if the day ever does come where he needs to register them he cant register a bunch of pieces of metal ........... besides he could find 100% lowers even with these prices for cheaper than a 80% + milling at those prices ....

[USACracer]

PSA 7075 lowers are 119

http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/psa-ar15-lower.html

In stock at the moment.

this is the best deal out there I have seen recently, but shipping to a FFL you will pay a larger fee than a in store item, but if you get 2-3 they all go on 1 DROS form so you will save over buying a 199ea.

A great Idea to have if the price is reasonable, I say under 200 is not bad.

Also you can get an almost complete lower for 230, just pin onto any upper and go, (but this is a polymer lower)

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=335020827

The 80% route does not seem like the right path for the OP, Giving a chunk of 7075 to your kid is okay, but not milling to 100% then "here ya go johnny" That would be illegal. Also usually a more expensive route.

[joemama]

Couldn't you just serialize the 80% that you made and pass it to your kid legally like any other firearm? Am I missing something here

[WiKDMoNKY]

There is no minimum age for milling an 80% lower, per Roccobro.

well seeing how he wants to give them to his son . 80% would be illegal / pointless he cant mill them out to give to his son (illegal)and if the day ever does come where he needs to register them he cant register a bunch of pieces of metal ........... besides he could find 100% lowers even with these prices for cheaper than a 80% + milling at those prices ....

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[chillincody]

giving his son an 80% is illegal??
how?

one day if his "underage" son was grown up....his son could mill them out for him self......Nothing Illegal about it

so much for father & Son projects..........
too bad there are too many Broken Familys!!!!

if you read my post you would see I never said just giving his son a un milled 80% was illegal. I was saying a completed 80% that the father milled for his son would be illegal


and yes if his son was grown up and milled it himself it would be legal ,but if I understand the OP he is trying to have something for his son in case rules change. where his son cant buy a ar type rifle one day so what good would a bunch of chunks of metal do him ?? you cant register a un milled 80% or complete it and give to your son can you ??

But he could buy a few 100% lowers and gift them to his son now .......

[chillincody]

There is no minimum age for milling an 80% lower, per Roccobro.
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yes that might be true but I think it would be hard to argue your 8 month old 2yr old etc kid did the rest of the milling needed to complete it

thats just my opinion tho

[WiKDMoNKY]

A 2yr old could easily press the button on a CNC machine, therefore doing the same thing you or I could. The 8mo old would be a little more tricky.

yes that might be true but I think it would be hard to argue your 8 month old 2yr old etc kid did the rest of the milling needed to complete it

thats just my opinion tho

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[Agent 0range]

I'm in a similar situation OP. I just picked up 2 AeroPrecision lowers for my kids just in case they wouldn't be able to buy them themselves for whatever reason. They're in the safe for now until they're old enough to do something with them. My only question is, how to I legally transfer them to my 1 1/2 and 3 y/o's? Would a gun trust or will work?

[chillincody]

I'm in a similar situation OP. I just picked up 2 AeroPrecision lowers for my kids just in case they wouldn't be able to buy them themselves for whatever reason. They're in the safe for now until they're old enough to do something with them. My only question is, how to I legally transfer them to my 1 1/2 and 3 y/o's? Would a gun trust or will work?

cant you just build them as long guns and just give them to you son via intra familiy transfer no matter the age ? dont know why you would need to do a trust but putting in your will couldnt hurt IMO

[morfeeis]

I'd say buy the lower online before you pay those outrageous prices. Here are a few options.

superior-arms stripped lower $129

http://www.slickguns.com/product/superior-arms-ar-15-s-15-lower-receiver-s-15-lower-receiver-12999

Psa Stripped lower $119

http://www.slickguns.com/product/psa-strip-lower-11999-enjoy-yourself

New Frontier Armory w/Parts Kit Installed $99 (A polly lower)

http://www.slickguns.com/product/new-frontier-armory-lower-receiver-wparts-kit-installed-9999ea-no-minimum-order

Norton Firearms AR15 Machined Lower $179 (they say they have them in stock but they don't have a live inventory)

http://www.nortonfirearms.com/recievers/norton-firearms-ar15-machined-lower/

New Frontier Armory Stripped Lower Receiver (Polymer)$70 (they do have live inventory and show 173 in stock

http://www.slickguns.com/product/new-frontier-armory-stripped-lower-receiver-polymer-6695

[Drew Eckhardt]

yes that might be true but I think it would be hard to argue your 8 month old 2yr old etc kid did the rest of the milling needed to complete it

The current ATF standard is starting a CNC mill.

Given enough patience that could be a mouse click on a Tormach which takes a lot less strength than pushing a George Jetson sized button on a more industrial machine.