Is New Frontier a good lower receiver??

[x007x]

Hello, I don't have any experience with New Frontier. I am building a new AR, and these are still in stock. Is New Frontier lower receivers reliable and good?
Thank you.

[OldCannon]

Hello, I don't have any experience with New Frontier. I am building a new AR, and these are still in stock. Is New Frontier lower receivers reliable and good?
Thank you.

I've sold hundreds. People love 'em. They must love 'em, cuz they keep coming back to buy more! (And New Frontier backs everything up with a lifetime guarantee).

[jmra]

Love mine.

[x007x]

Polymer might be great, but I can get it myself. To me it's like an ehhhh feeling, because its the only lower I see in stock for under $100. Lol

[baldeagle]

Glocks are polymer. Nuff said?

[RoyGBiv]

I still like mine.
Admittedly it's got less than 100 round through it, but, feels pretty solid.

For what you'll pay today, you can sell it for not much less if you decide to move on to aluminum when the market calms down. Small risk.

[v-rog]

I purchased a NF complete lower recently and mated it with a DPMS AR-15 AP4 A3 Flat-Top Conversion Upper Assembly 22 Long Rifle 1 in 16" Twist 16" M4 Contour Barrel Chrome Moly Matte with GlacierGuard Handguard, Flash Hider, 10-Round Magazine The two mated perfectly, no gaps.

The one problem I ran into was with the polymer fire control group/polymer hammer. It didn't strike hard enough for the 22 rounds to consistently go off and I had dozens of light strikes with 5 different types of ammo and two different types of magazines. I'd have to reload the light-strike ammo and reshoot it for it to properly fire. I've since installed a ALG Defence trigger group and I will be testing it very soon.

[OldCannon]

The one problem I ran into was with the polymer fire control group/polymer hammer. It didn't strike hard enough for the 22 rounds to consistently go off and I had dozens of light strikes with 5 different types of ammo and two different types of magazines. I'd have to reload the light-strike ammo and reshoot it for it to properly fire. I've since installed a ALG Defence trigger group and I will be testing it very soon.

Right. New Frontier points this out on their website and offers a new hammer group for 22lr uppers for about $10.

[maverick2076]

I've built two AR's on polymer lowers. One was on a complete New Frontier lower, and the other one was a stripped ATI lower with a PSA lower parts kit. I preferred the ATI, due to the better trigger feel from the PSA LPK and the less obmoxious rollmark. However, the New Frontier lower functioned perfectly well, saves a significant amount of weight over aluminum, and is really affordable. I would use one again.

[v-rog]

I just got back from the range after replacing my New Frontier Lower poylmer fire control group with a QMS (ALG Defense trigger group & JP enterprises 4.5 spring kit). Absolutely no light strikes or FTE with the new trigger group- 100% functional! The difference between the old polymer group and the new kit is like night and day. I'm sold.

[v-rog]

The one problem I ran into was with the polymer fire control group/polymer hammer. It didn't strike hard enough for the 22 rounds to consistently go off and I had dozens of light strikes with 5 different types of ammo and two different types of magazines. I'd have to reload the light-strike ammo and reshoot it for it to properly fire. I've since installed a ALG Defence trigger group and I will be testing it very soon.

Right. New Frontier points this out on their website and offers a new hammer group for 22lr uppers for about $10.

Oh, they know about the problem...and they are charging to fix it...makes perfect sense.

[CDH]

The difference in cost between a NF poly lower and an entry level forged aluminum receiver is trivial. Stripped AL receivers are showing up again. IMO it just doesn't make sense to go cheap in this case.

[nvald1982]

I would take a look at franklin Armory ar platform. Pretty good I just bought lower

[RoyGBiv]

The one problem I ran into was with the polymer fire control group/polymer hammer. It didn't strike hard enough for the 22 rounds to consistently go off and I had dozens of light strikes with 5 different types of ammo and two different types of magazines. I'd have to reload the light-strike ammo and reshoot it for it to properly fire. I've since installed a ALG Defence trigger group and I will be testing it very soon.

Right. New Frontier points this out on their website and offers a new hammer group for 22lr uppers for about $10.

Oh, they know about the problem...and they are charging to fix it...makes perfect sense.

I don't see $10 as a major gripe for converting calibers on something designed for .223/5.56x45. I can certainly see where a consumer would prefer the option of purchasing a 22lr-ready lower.... But for $10... in this business.. that probably doesn't cover their internal cost for production, warehousing and shipping. Seems very reasonable.