The idea behind this thread is to showcase the lesser known brands. What makes something a lesser know brand? If you go to a few different gun stores and wouldn’t see the item or AR15, lets call it “lesser known”. Specific examples might be Vltor (when was the last time you saw anything of theirs in a store), Faxon, Midwest Industries, AXTS, Fortis, PSA, Larue, Centurion Arms, Cross Machine Tool, Rainier Arms, Wilson Combat or any other brands which aren’t well known and popular.
Rainier Arms lower and Wilson Combat upper shown here…
You are going to make me break out my Centurion Arms rifles and take some pictures! Oh well, worse things to have to do, I suppose. If I am able to get any photos posted on this site, I will see if I can get some done. Love my CA rifles for sure.
Do it!! I upload my pics to www.tumblr.com , and you don’t even need to make an account if you don’t want to (unless they changed it). Then I right click on the pic, choose “copy image link”, and paste it into the “insert image” here on the board.
Not sure if this really qualifies, but… Aero Precision M16A4 clone (KAC rail), bought as a complete rifle from Brownell’s in 2019. Yeah, I save my boxes - it’s a character flaw.
If its one brand I dont see a lot of is ADM, granted the only thing ADM here is the lower but for the most part almost everything in the lower they use themselves(- trigger and buffer)
I really like the adm lowers when it comes to ambi controls I like what they did.
The right side bolt lever could be a tad larger but I see why they didnt and thats snag hazards.
Some day I will try out a full adm gun but for now I will be happy with just the lower.
Patriot Ordnance Factory? I have one of their older direct impingement rifles and it has ran excellent with several thousand rounds through her. This was before they put all the ambidextrous nonsense on it.
Not lesser known manufacturer but likely uncommon 5.56 model.
Lefty DPMS which uses a modified right-hand bcg. The bolt carrier has the gas vents on the same side as a left-handed carrier. It uses a left-hand bolt. BUT, the bolt rotates the same direction as a right-hand bolt due to the slot/cut in the carrier. I’m told a left-hand bolt in a conventional right-hand carrier will work however, instead of the extra gasses being exhausted out the ejection port, they would hit the right side of the inside of the upper spewing all that garbage to include down into the trigger assembly. It’s different for sure.
Note the left-hand ejection port and solid right-side of upper with meaningless brass deflector. Shoots great.
So are we just showing complete rifles or are receivers eligible?
It’s not a character flaw. It’s the smart thing to do. If you ever go to sell a gun, the box helps it bring more money. The perception is that it’s less used and well taken care of. This is especially true when selling on GunBroker.
Thanks for creating these recent picture threads Stick.
Current dilemma – Both are currently in stock, so which lower do I need to order so I can add to this thread? Centurion Arms or Sionics? I wish CA still offered their F-15 lowers, that would make my choice so much easier.
TBH, I’m hoping to get people a little more interactive by showing off their ARs and letting people ask questions. We have a main pic thread, but these get a bit more specific and might help the conversations.
Regarding the receiver choice, both will work, but its hard for me to say no to Centurion Arms stuff!
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