Posted: 4/25/2001 7:48:01 AM EDT
| Nobody mentions EA lowers. How many are out there? Anyone have any troubles with them? I had to put anti-walk pins in mine but it is great otherwise. |
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Quoted: i hear lots bad about them on here Usually by people with no first-hand experience. Having seen several (and owning one), I can report that they are fine, and FAR better than the cast Olys. Essential Arms sold their equipment to DPMS, and most early DPMS lowers are identical. -Troy |
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Years ago I built a handful of ARs using E.A. lowers. I contacted a Class III dealer and asked if he would order one so I could try it. He did and called me when it came in. By the time I picked it up he had ordered 50 more because he was so impressed with the quality. I never had any trouble with them - in fact they were the best lowers I used. Never had to use anti-walk pins personally. Dealer cost on these at the time was $50.00 and I paid $70 each for them. These were of course pre ban days and I remember seeing stripped pre ban lowers going for $400 - $600 a few years ago in all the craziness. I would not hesitate to buy one today if it was in good shape. [sniper] The Sniper |
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I have one and it caused me no problems. Some mags fit a little tight, but thats about it. 1) The upper fits perfect with no wobble. 2) The finish and machining is nice. If I could get another at a good price, I would not hesitate. All Essential Arms are preban, I believe. |
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PJ, there are bad units in just about every manufacturer's production runs. I can tell you about a bad colt I had years ago.... Anyway, I have an EA J-15 Registered Receiver conversion and it works great. I have a Colt 9mm conversion w/ the Colt 1-piece mag block that fit in it fine. Some people say that the colt 1 piece mag block won't fit in many non-colt lowers because the mag-well dimensions are too tight. This is not the case with mine. -bob |