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Well that pretty much says it, lowers in stock for $88 and uppers for $75. I know they don't get a lot of press but they make a ton of uppers and lowers for other manufactures such as spikes tactical. I picked up another upper and lower and they look great, nice deep black anodizing and the machine work looks great.
While on the topic of great deals can someone explain why a rail is so expensive? It seems like a decent free float rail will run from $150-200. I do not know squat about machining but does it really take twice the material/effort to make a decent forend?
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Thanks a million for the heads up. I am inclined to get a few and toss them in the attic for a rainy day. The New Town hysteria will probably play out again and again.
This is a good sign that they have caught up. Brownell's 30 rnd mags are plentiful too right now.
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The uppers are sold out. The market seems to be opening up again.
There are cheap rails to be had but not fancy.
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Any recommendations on a float tube? I have a 16" barrel for the build and I prefer the longer forends, 10-12". I am leaning between the MI Gen2 and the diamondhead but they both run about $150. I have found cheaper float tubes but I have heard issues with them rotating or simply loosening up.
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Either choice is a good one, or a newer Troy rail on the factory barrel nut is solid lock-up, no wiggle, and saves pulling the barrel nut. I went Troy over MI because of the MI "tab" on the bottom forward of the mag-well, but it's an eye choice, not mechanics.
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I too prefer the Troy Alpha, I run 13" tubes on 16" barrels.
I've used the original Troy extreme rails that MI copied and never had any issues but I've seen 2 of the Troy extremes helicoils come loose which is why I switched to the Alpha series.
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Try SurplusAmmo.com They usually have YHM forends for substantially lower prices than the manufacturer or Brownells. I just got a Spectre length Diamond free float for $119. It runs around $159 from Yankee Hill.
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My personal favorites are the MidWest SS2 Free Float Tubes
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