Composite AR lowers?

[techmike]

I went to the gun show this morning, and saw something new to me - a composite AR lower. Anyone have any experience or comments on these? Seemed well made, it won't show wear or scratches like an aluminum one would, and the price was right, $160 for a complete assembled lower with buffer & stock.

Thanks,

TM

[Madhouse]

I've just seen these recently, haven't handled one or seen one assembled, so no idea on performance.

More importantly though, what gun(s) did you buy?

:confused:

[techmike]

The only money I spent there was the entrance fee. Toledo's gun shows are..... strange. 98% of the vendors are all members of the same club, and their prices are very high. But I usually find something to buy.  :-[

[Microgunner]

Bushmaster has been building composite uppers and lowers for years under the model Carbon 15.

I believe they've been reasonably well received.

[imschur]

I have spent a lot of time with a Bushmaster Carbon 15. It's a good rifle. Feels odd at first and I can see purists being turned off. Not sure how they would hold up in the battlefield. While composites can be made to equal or out perform their metalic counterparts the cost would exceed the aluminium.

I think in the hands of a casual shooter it would last a life time.

That said under a normal supply and demand circumstances you should be able the find a traditional receiver set on sale (Palmetto State Armory) for only slightly more

[techmike]

Thanks for the comments and input. Funny thing about PSA, when I first bookmarked their site, stripped lowers where $49. I wish I would have got a few. They are $79 now. :o

[imschur]

Still a deal at $79

[unforgiven]

PSA uppers are a great deal got a 14.7 love it.

[17nut]

I own a Plum Crazy polymer lower and its been 100%.  I really have not one complaint however I would not trust my life to it.  The entire lower is polymer the FCG the takedown pins all of it.  The only thing that is not polymer is the buffer tube.  I have thought about taking it apart and using a PSA lower parts kit but for now it just collects dust.  I paid $130 shipped plus a $15 FFL fee.  Down the road I might just get a 22lr upper for it or maybe a 5.45 upper not sure.

[Madhouse]

I looked these over at the gun show this weekend, they were selling for $69, and they were selling.  The table I stopped at were almost sold out.

[techmike]

I plan on picking up at least one when I get back to Toledo

[Grunt Medic TXARNG]

Nwe Frontier Armory also has these - complete lowers with LPK and buttstock installed for $110- or so.

http://newfrontierarmory.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=34089

[techmike]

Cool, thanks for the link!