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A few years ago I priced one out in 6.8 for deer hunting... decided it was a waste of money for that and went a different route and they since killed the rifle season anyway.
Then a few weeks ago I was strolling through a gun show and found a stripped lower for cheap, I think it was about $65. I didn't look at it that close at the time but the more I thought about it the more it got the wheels turning for a slow moving plinker project.
That is pretty stinking cheap... but I know all things are not created equal. Didn't know if it was junk or what, I see Brownelles has a "mil-spec" lower for $65 so it should be fairly plausible to get a decent stripped lower for that kind of money.
What should I look for in one? Mil-spec good? If nothing else I think it would mean it isn't a freak and that this mil-spec part will fit with that mil-spec part without someone getting their proprietary ideas in the mix. Not looking to build anything extravagant here either.
Then a few weeks ago I was strolling through a gun show and found a stripped lower for cheap, I think it was about $65. I didn't look at it that close at the time but the more I thought about it the more it got the wheels turning for a slow moving plinker project.
That is pretty stinking cheap... but I know all things are not created equal. Didn't know if it was junk or what, I see Brownelles has a "mil-spec" lower for $65 so it should be fairly plausible to get a decent stripped lower for that kind of money.
What should I look for in one? Mil-spec good? If nothing else I think it would mean it isn't a freak and that this mil-spec part will fit with that mil-spec part without someone getting their proprietary ideas in the mix. Not looking to build anything extravagant here either.
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