Glock 80% Lowers

J.R Priddy

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Been looking at several different 80% lowers. Whats the thoughts positive and negative for g19 and g43 lowers? Holster reccomendations
 
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I don't see any problem with them at all. I've never seen an 80% lower glock but have seen an AR 80 and shouldn't be a problem. Also may have see printed lowers working fine too. There isn't much to them as about everything crucial comes with the upper kits.
 
Im spying on some PF45 frames to make a 10mm, but the slides are not as easy to come by, or as cheap, as the 9mm counterparts. Has kept me from buying. I dont want to buy a gun to steal parts from, would rather just buy the parts needed.....
 
Cameronswmp9 said:
Im spying on some PF45 frames to make a 10mm, but the slides are not as easy to come by, or as cheap, as the 9mm counterparts. Has kept me from buying. I dont want to buy a gun to steal parts from, would rather just buy the parts needed.....
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In today's market, this is the problem with all 80% Glock style lowers. I've got a couple that I haven't finished because I'm a cheapskate lol.
 
Polymer 80 g19s run without issues and are easy enough to complete. You can still get uppers off JSD supply to finish your build off. G43 are hard to find anything for.

Most any kydex place can make you an IWB kydex holster for a polymer80. If you go to other brands you may have to get something custom. OR if you run a light custom will be needed. Take your time and the finish can be as good as a factory glock. You won't save any money though.
 
I think you'll find that 80%Arms has the absolute best 80% lower Glocks. They're so good that they are perpetually backordered. They are shipping orders this month that were placed last May.
I am told by reliable sources that they are worth the wait.
 
Starkherz199 said:
I think you'll find that 80%Arms has the absolute best 80% lower Glocks. They're so good that they are perpetually backordered. They are shipping orders this month that were placed last May.
I am told by reliable sources that they are worth the wait.
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Interesting. I had heard some brands had flimsy plastic. I'll have to research 80%Arms.

I wonder how many 80% frames have been sold overall.
 
georgel said:
Interesting. I had heard some brands had flimsy plastic. I'll have to research 80%Arms.

I wonder how many 80% frames have been sold overall.
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Since the election...historical amounts
 
Starkherz199 said:
Since the election...historical amounts
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And they were hard to find soon after after COVID started, then hit again when the riots stared, then the election. Parts kits couldn't be found either. I was just wondering about the numbers, piled on top of the other numbers like PSA's 11,000/mo (or was that /wk?) lowers. That bell can't be unrung.
 
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georgel said:
And they were hard to find soon after after COVID started, then hit again when the riots stared, then the election. Parts kits couldn't be found either. I was just wondering about the numbers, piled on top of the other numbers like PSA's 11,000/mo (or was that /wk?) lowers. That bell can't be unrung.
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At this point, anybody who identifies as a hardcore 2A supporter, that has not at least pondered the idea of grabbing 80% lower AR recievers and Glock lowers is not thinking clearly. The writing is on the wall. Now is the time to act. Even if you just buy 80% lowers to sell when the price skyrockets, and you have no intention of finishing them...you got to at least be thinking about it pretty hard.
This time last year I was on the fence about getting an extra 12,000 case of Fiocchi primers just in case. I royally regret that. I'm not going to make a similar mistake about this.
 
Starkherz199 said:
At this point, anybody who identifies as a hardcore 2A supporter, that has not at least pondered the idea of grabbing 80% lower AR recievers and Glock lowers is not thinking clearly. The writing is on the wall. Now is the time to act. Even if you just buy 80% lowers to sell when the price skyrockets, and you have no intention of finishing them...you got to at least be thinking about it pretty hard.
This time last year I was on the fence about getting an extra 12,000 case of Fiocchi primers just in case. I royally regret that. I'm not going to make a similar mistake about this.
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Don't forget completion kits. ;)
 
Starkherz199 said:
I think you'll find that 80%Arms has the absolute best 80% lower Glocks. They're so good that they are perpetually backordered. They are shipping orders this month that were placed last May.
I am told by reliable sources that they are worth the wait.
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They were backordered before they shipped the first one. I got in on the pre-order and it took 9 months for my order to come in. I finally took the time to put it together a few weeks ago and it turned out I had a defective front rail. It was visibly too high in front and I could only get the slide on about halfway. 80% Arms was pretty quick to send a replacement and it went together like it should. One additional advantage to the 80% Arms frame is they will fit most Glock 19 holsters.

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Jim C. said:
They were backordered before they shipped the first one. I got in on the pre-order and it took 9 months for my order to come in. I finally took the time to put it together a few weeks ago and it turned out I had a defective front rail. It was visibly too high in front and I could only get the slide on about halfway. 80% Arms was pretty quick to send a replacement and it went together like it should. One additional advantage to the 80% Arms frame is they will fit most Glock 19 holsters.

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No more Glock knuckle. Revolutionary. Someone should tell Glock about this
 
Two years ago, when Gucci Glock lovers started dumping their OEM uppers on Gunbroker to offset 1/4 of the prices they paid for their Zev slides and barrels, you could make an 80% Glock clone for around $400. Midway was even selling the P80 kits for $75 because no one was buying them. Sadly, those days are long gone. Lone Wolf makes good options for slides and barrels, but they are constantly backordered. Rock Slide is local to NC, so I’d love to support them. However, they seem to have QC issues. A friend of mine just finished his first P80 lower, but he can’t find the parts to finish the gun without spending another $600.
 
Tiberius said:
Two years ago, when Gucci Glock lovers started dumping their OEM uppers on Gunbroker to offset 1/4 of the prices they paid for their Zev slides and barrels, you could make an 80% Glock clone for around $400. Midway was even selling the P80 kits for $75 because no one was buying them. Sadly, those days are long gone. Lone Wolf makes good options for slides and barrels, but they are constantly backordered. Rock Slide is local to NC, so I’d love to support them. However, they seem to have QC issues. A friend of mine just finished his first P80 lower, but he can’t find the parts to finish the gun without spending another $600.
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600$!!!
Woah. Not worth that
 
Tiberius said:
he can’t find the parts to finish the gun without spending another $600.
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It's not been worth it for a 'saving money vs buying an actual glock' for a long time now, at least a few years... possibly forever unless you found some deal somewhere. If you're going to take an OEM glock and butcher it into a kustom, then starting with a poly80 & parts makes total sense, otherwise... not so much.
 
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