Is Anderson lower hate justified?

[biodsl]

??? Does PSA have a Houston retail store? I don't see it on their website.

LE probably meant Primary Arms. https://www.primaryarms.com/anderson...lower-receiver

[lazyengineer]

LE probably meant Primary Arms. https://www.primaryarms.com/anderson...lower-receiver

Apologies - yes, corrected now.

[runner gunner]

A bit late to the party, but I've built a BUNCH of Anderson lowers. I would agree that they're every bit as good as any of the high dollar, big name lowers out there. No one in my family has a factory built AR, they're all my builds on Anderson lowers. Not one complaint or problem on any of them.
Absolutely great lower at a price point that can't be beat.

[65Carcano]

I've been thinking about putting together an AM-10, seems like pretty good value. Any of you have one?

[stonehog]

https://youtu.be/zO4PW2MCYGM?si=HEnhL7PVHdnCbIo9. If you want to lose some time watching fascinating gauging trials of various AR components, this is a great channel.

[montana]

https://youtu.be/zO4PW2MCYGM?si=HEnhL7PVHdnCbIo9. If you want to lose some time watching fascinating gauging trials of various AR components, this is a great channel.

Chad has given a lot of good information from his channel and dispelled a lot of common AR myths..I had the pleasure of meeting him this summer when we both attended the Colt armorers class at Gunsite Academy..From what many of his students I talked to at the Colt class said was Chad is only giving the tip of the iceberg of info we see from his channel..Many of his students were very experienced and knowledgeable about the AR platform, yet they were all quite adamant about their high opinion of Chad and his incredible knowledge and information he teaches.. My personal observation of Chad is he is a very sharp individual and is well versed on the AR platform like no other I have seen..He is also a hell of a great guy that I had a lot in common with..If a person needed information or training on the AR platform, there is none better than SOTAR..

[v4lu3s]

Anderson is fine for budget builds imo. The finish is definitely subpar, but at that price point you can't expect everything.
I currently have an Anderson lower, PSA, Old school Bushmaster, an old mega machine contracted lower, a sons of liberty gun works lower, 2 aero lowers, 2 EDC tactical and an Alexandria Pro Fab lower. The Anderson is definitely the lowest quality of the group (with the EDC coming in close second), and I sold off 3 other Anderson lowers. But there are not mechanical or tolerance issues at all. The only reason I kept this Anderson lower? It was what I grabbed when I made an SBR and now cant get rid of it. Going forward I doubt I will use their lowers for my own builds, not because I am afraid they wont work, I just like the ever so slightly tighter fit between upper and lower I get on higher end receivers and I like the finish a lot better, especially on the SOLGW receivers.

Now I did have issues with an Anderson barrel, gas port was way too small and chamber out of spec. But after 15+ years of building AR platform weapons I have made my choices and I like brands that offer better odds of getting good parts.