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bunkerguy wrote:i am thinking about doing this,but there is no machine shop that i know of in vegas that offer this, what should i do?

Welcome, bunkerguy.

Are you sure you don't work for the BATFE? If so, get yourself a mill, or go back and ask around the machine shops. A block of aluminium in the shape of an 80%-finished AR receiver will cost you about 200 US Dollars, from any number of online sources.

Denis wrote:

bunkerguy wrote:i am thinking about doing this,but there is no machine shop that i know of in vegas that offer this, what should i do?

Welcome, bunkerguy.

Are you sure you don't work for the BATFE? If so, get yourself a mill, or go back and ask around the machine shops. A block of aluminium in the shape of an 80%-finished AR receiver will cost you about 200 US Dollars, from any number of online sources.

Actually about $80 to $90 from the source linked above.

Flintlock Tom wrote:Actually about $80 to $90 from the source linked above.

My mistake - I was thinking of milled, rather than forged, 80% receivers, which a bit more expensive.

Denis wrote:

bunkerguy wrote:i am thinking about doing this,but there is no machine shop that i know of in vegas that offer this, what should i do?

Welcome, bunkerguy.

Are you sure you don't work for the BATFE? If so, get yourself a mill, or go back and ask around the machine shops. A block of aluminium in the shape of an 80%-finished AR receiver will cost you about 200 US Dollars, from any number of online sources.

if i did i would be making far more money that i am making now. lol :jacked:

Denis wrote:

Flintlock Tom wrote:Actually about $80 to $90 from the source linked above.

My mistake - I was thinking of milled, rather than forged, 80% receivers, which a bit more expensive.

how do they differ?

CombatController wrote:Or print one with a 3D printer!

Not that the info about owning it by boing boing is actually that accurate....

Ever notice the ones most enamored with "3d printing" are those that have the least experience(if any) with manufacturing?

Denis wrote:or go back and ask around the machine shops.

I don't know any shop that would do it. Don't want the hassle, don't want the liability, and it certainly isn't profitable to them.

Somebody won't need to go to a machine shop to make off the book lowers.
http://coolstuffwelike.blogspot.com/201 ... upply.html
Now, will the information about how to make such lowers become the "thing" prohibited from unregistered interstate movement?

Too small. I'd consider something in the Seig X2 size to be a minimum if you're going to self build lowers.

CByrneIV wrote:Also, how are you going to line bore the rear ring? You don't have the clearance for that with a mill as small as the X2/SX2.

Hell if I know, "I'm a [strike]Doctor[/strike]Lawyer, not a machinist!"
I'm always fascinated by the efforts to regulate things that don't need to be grown in a specific place with specific climatic requirements, things that schools turn out thousands of graduates every year who are trained in all the techniques and steps necessary to make things, and which the "precursor" machines are all for sale everywhere at (now) reasonable prices. This one I linked to might not be the best suited for this purpose, but I take it that it could be done.

The lower receiver is no different than a standard AR-15 receiver I have also been looking for a AR-15 upper receiver.
ar15 lower receiver