80% Kits

Smallie_Stalker · March 24, 2020, 04:47:01 PM

Anyone ever bought one ? If so how easy was it to complete the build and do you feel it's a reliable weapon?

Just a curiosity for now.

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fishballer06 · March 24, 2020, 08:32:48 PM

Just don't let the ABC boys know about it

SteveTX · March 24, 2020, 10:18:10 PM

Back in the day doing them with a drill press was ok if you had a great drill press. Most tried to use a inexpensive one from places like Harbor Freight. They had a lot of play in them especially after some side ways pressure loading the shaft. It made for some not so ideal looking ones. Functional yes pretty not so much.
Last I heard the router style jigs seemed to work a lot better.

Honestly I ended up just purchasing the lowers complete. Savage makes a very reasonable quality lower.

The more I thought about it the 80% can be traced if they really wanted to. So many cameras everywhere, electronic purchases are all traceable. Unless you can get someone to get you a 80% that you have no relations with like a stranger and then have Hillary have him knocked off then it might not be traced to you.

Its just a matter of what ya want. I like building them and I don't sell them so I don't worry about the government. As many as I know out there they will have a HUGE problem if they ever try and come take them. Not to mention many of mine keep falling out of my boat.

TNDiver · March 25, 2020, 08:05:03 AM

Yeah the price on lowers now is so low I wouldn't bother with he 80%. I heard the same thing, you can do it, but you better know what you are doing and have good equipment. I would trust it with a couple friends that work at a machine shop, but not much else. Check out Classic Firearms, they often have them for under $100

Smallie_Stalker · March 25, 2020, 05:13:21 PM

Thanks for all the input guys. Looks like a complete lower is the way to go when the time comes.

Is it legal to ship the complete lowers to a street address or do they have to go through an FFL dealer?

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SHC286 · March 25, 2020, 08:56:18 PM

Complete lowers need to go to FFL.

SteveTX · March 25, 2020, 09:40:59 PM

Quote from: SHC286 on March 25, 2020, 08:56:18 PM
Complete lowers need to go to FFL.

Yup. I like going to store purchase mine. My last one I bought at Academy. No FFL fees are added to the purchase this way and I see exactly what I am walking out with.

SHC286 · March 25, 2020, 11:21:49 PM

Quote from: SteveTX on March 25, 2020, 09:40:59 PM
Yup. I like going to store purchase mine. My last one I bought at Academy. No FFL fees are added to the purchase this way and I see exactly what I am walking out with.

Same here. And many times the prices are on par with online sales.