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troylaplante · 04-30-2006, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ash

Too expensive for a .223.

I agree, but no more expensive than a Colt. Actually, a few $100 less.

gonzo454 · 05-01-2006, 12:35 PM

I would expect Armalite to be totally independent…they are after all the originators, as far as the forged lowers, I have seen a number of lowers that had terrible tolerances and just would not match up with any upper I tried correctly, so while the lowers are forged, I think there are a couple of different folks attempting to complete their own forged lowers (just my opinion). As the barrels go I was not aware there were simply a few vendors for the barrels, however it would seem to make some sense as the rifling of barrels is something that not allot of people tend to attempt.

05-01-2006, 12:35 PM	#22
gonzo454 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 111	I would expect Armalite to be totally independent…they are after all the originators, as far as the forged lowers, I have seen a number of lowers that had terrible tolerances and just would not match up with any upper I tried correctly, so while the lowers are forged, I think there are a couple of different folks attempting to complete their own forged lowers (just my opinion). As the barrels go I was not aware there were simply a few vendors for the barrels, however it would seem to make some sense as the rifling of barrels is something that not allot of people tend to attempt.