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Re: Poly Lower Receivers?
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:15 pm
by baldeagle
RECIT wrote:The cav-arms lowers have been around for years. I personally like them and have handled a rifle that used one. I thought the rifle was a little front heavy or unbalanced, but not bad. Honestly that would be nit picking. I like the fixed stock as well. The complete NFA lowers I have seen had an adjustable stock. The cav-arms lowers were the first to hit the market, NFA is a relatively new company but I have heard nothing but good news from them. For a plinking/fun/range type gun I would not hesitate to use either option. For a work gun I would stick to mil-spec for sure.
The polys
are milspec.
Re: Poly Lower Receivers?
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:23 pm
by OldCannon
baldeagle wrote:RECIT wrote:The cav-arms lowers have been around for years. I personally like them and have handled a rifle that used one. I thought the rifle was a little front heavy or unbalanced, but not bad. Honestly that would be nit picking. I like the fixed stock as well. The complete NFA lowers I have seen had an adjustable stock. The cav-arms lowers were the first to hit the market, NFA is a relatively new company but I have heard nothing but good news from them. For a plinking/fun/range type gun I would not hesitate to use either option. For a work gun I would stick to mil-spec for sure.
The polys
are milspec.
They're actually MORE mil-spec than aluminum lowers, in fact. That's why you'll find that the mating between the upper and lower on a New Frontier Armory lower is extremely snug with no "slop".
Re: Poly Lower Receivers?
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:37 pm
by fenster
OldCannon wrote:
They're actually MORE mil-spec than aluminum lowers, in fact. That's why you'll find that the mating between the upper and lower on a New Frontier Armory lower is extremely snug with no "slop".
I definitely agree. my current precision AR is a rather odd frankenstein of a rock river pursuit upper on a NFA-poly lower, with a RR match 2-stage trigger. nice, snug fit and everything works in harmony to let me consistently ring 4" steels at 200 yds with cheapo steel-case ammo. the bull-barrel upper mated with a very light lower does make for a pretty front-heavy rifle, but this doesn't really cause me much heartburn.