This question applies to forged receivers, not billet receivers. As I understand it, there are a few places that forge the receivers. Those are then sold to different companies that turn them into a mil-spec receiver, sometimes for different companies. But at the end of the day, a quality mil-spec receiver does the same thing an another quality mil-spec receiver. With that being said, what makes an Aero Precision lower more expensive than a Palmetto State Armory lower? I use those two because, as I understand it, AP makes the PSA lowers.
I've built a number of AR platform rifles and pistols. My "go-to" lower has always been Anderson. I like mil-spec as a base and modifying from there. I have a couple of builds in mind so I'm starting to look at parts. My first thought was to go with an Aero upper and lower, specifically the M4E1 Stripped Lower Receiver and the M4E1 Enhanced Upper Receiver. That's $220 for the upper and lower. Primary Arms has the Anderson lowers for $30 right now. So why spend the money on one lower when I can get three for close to the same price? And I can get two Anderson uppers for the price of one Aero upper. Granted, I lose some of the non-mil-spec extras but from a durability standpoint, am I missing something?
I get the "you get what you pay for" when it comes to trigger groups or barrels or optics. But as long as the part that holds them is mil-spec, is the extra money going toward a higher quality product or toward a different roll mark?
I've built a number of AR platform rifles and pistols. My "go-to" lower has always been Anderson. I like mil-spec as a base and modifying from there. I have a couple of builds in mind so I'm starting to look at parts. My first thought was to go with an Aero upper and lower, specifically the M4E1 Stripped Lower Receiver and the M4E1 Enhanced Upper Receiver. That's $220 for the upper and lower. Primary Arms has the Anderson lowers for $30 right now. So why spend the money on one lower when I can get three for close to the same price? And I can get two Anderson uppers for the price of one Aero upper. Granted, I lose some of the non-mil-spec extras but from a durability standpoint, am I missing something?
I get the "you get what you pay for" when it comes to trigger groups or barrels or optics. But as long as the part that holds them is mil-spec, is the extra money going toward a higher quality product or toward a different roll mark?