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Originally posted by kimberkid:

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Originally posted by lyman:
over the years I have built,

Sendra (known finish issues, and some uppers were tight due to tolerances out of spec on the top deck of the lower)

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if Parabellum wanted to do a SIG Forum lower, all he would need to do is contract one of the makers to do whatever minimum run they need for the roll mark and features,

My first AR was a Colt Match Target ... it was post-ban had a bit of wobble between the upper and lower which always bugged me, almost as much as not having a flash hider

My first few builds were on Sendra receivers with M&A parts kits ... back then there weren't ANY assembled uppers, you tapped in every roll pin, spring and detente in the rear sight, about the only thing that was done is the pinned front sight was installed ... few if any options for AR's ... flat tops weren't very popular, and if you wanted a gas block without a front sight on it, you cut the front sight off! There were no trigger options, no two stage, national match or anything. Free Float hand guards were plain aluminum tubes with some knurling ... those were the days!

I had a very early DPMS lower that I'd swear was sand cast gawd they had the worst finish of anything I'd see at that point or sense ... Kind of wish I'd kept it as an example of what you don't want!

BOHICA was a favorite although the finish may have been spray paint ... its pretty shitty, but they were all just barely pre-ban and for those that don't know its an acronym that stands for
"Bend
Over
Here
It
Comes
Again"
It was produced in honor(or Horror) of Bill Clinton starting his push of the Assault Weapons Ban. If memory serves they were only sold as stripped receivers but a lot of them were built into complete weapons ... and I've still got a 10.5" pistol and a 20" with the triangle hand-guard and early stock with no storage compartment.

I've also used Bushmaster(one of my favorite logo's but hated the purplish finish), EA not to be confused with Eagle Arms which I've used as well ... PWA, Olympic which was extremely tight, I had to set it on the edge of the table and put pressure on the upper to get the rear pin through the upper ... same to get it out!

Like lyman there are probably others I've forgotten ...

I've got a small collection of lowers with unusual logo or and one or two were made in Kansas.

IF Parabellum were to do a SIGForum lower, I would buy one in an instant!
(might even be a good money maker for the forum)