80% lowers, so many choices...

[mike_the_wino]

...no way to finish them. :-(

From what I have read is that forged are the lowest quality(hence cheapest), the billet(6000-something followed by 7075?).

Can someone PM me, or post here, the following...
-recommended jig
-decent tool to finish the job (drill press/ cheap mill)
-is $150 the going rate for decent billet lower? I have seen unfinished for $120-ish.

[AKSOG]

I'll probably get blasted for posting this by the people with high end machines but you could try this route.

http://www.80percentarms.com/collections/lower-jigs/products/80-ar-15-easy-jig

[bohoki]

the cheapest is cast

i got a couple from vision armory they work but have little annoyances

and did them on a drill press with 9mm endmill from china

[kcstott]

I'll probably get blasted for posting this by the people with high end machines but you could try this route.

http://www.80percentarms.com/collect...ar-15-easy-jig

At this point with all the Heat from the Fuzz anyway to complete a lower that leaves a reasonable well finished pocket and accurate location of the TG holes is a good one.

I could not imagine trying to whittle one of these things out on a drill press or a router. that would just suck. Even on a mini mill it would suck. But then again I'm spoiled from working on real machines for a very long time and it's the performance I expect. There is no substitution for having good machine tools at your disposal