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Posted: 1/19/2014 4:25:17 PM EDT
| Are these poly lowers any good? Seems to me might be a fun project but I always thought the poly would crack and break especially in the buffer tube area. |
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Windham Weapons started by the man who sold Bushmaster to Remington to the Freedom Group has opened a new company with many of his original employees. They use Polymer Uppers and lowers for one of their models. Saw one at the Mesquite GS Saturday. I was impressed. What I saw was a very tight fit upper/lower combo that was well mated, and what appeared to be solid metal work for the barrel. It appears to be a solid gun. Why would they invest the time and money in polymer/carbon fiber based inventory unless they saw some real promise or advantage to it.
On a personal front, I ordered a Polymer 80 80% lower of my own to build. The part and the milling jig it comes with appear to be very well made. It has a brass threaded fitting in the pistol grip location so the PG is screwed into metal, not plastic, like most of the competition. Additionally, the stock tube threads into a metal collar molded into the receiver. I intend for this build to be a ratter/ truck gun and part-time hd gun. I have another thread where I updated that I now have all the parts and tools to begin the build. I will photograph or video the process with a range report and post my results as soon as I finish the project. I have only heard of one or two instances (unconfirmed) where these stocks failed so I can't address that issue at this time. Back when I'm done. |
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