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How do you store your stripped lower

Started by xOutxKastx , March 12 2012 06:13 PM

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#1 ONLINE   xOutxKastx

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Posted Mar. 12 2012 - 06:13 PM

I got hit with the BRD bad. I ended up having a few lowers. I have 3 in hand and 3 more on order. I use to have them wrapped in paper and put it in the safe. Sitting at my desk I saw a fedex shipping pouch and noticed I could fit a stripped lower. I doubled bad my lowers and added those little packets to keep them dry. They are now locked in my safe :)


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Posted Mar. 12 2012 - 10:32 PM

The desiccant is complete overkill. They can't rust.


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Posted Mar. 12 2012 - 10:59 PM

The desiccant is complete overkill. They can't rust.

This is true indeed. But that is still a beautiful sight to behold :oh yea:


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Posted Mar. 12 2012 - 11:03 PM

I use Wally World plastic bags and some bubble wrap to keep mine nice and mattey.

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Posted Mar. 13 2012 - 11:52 AM

6 lowers? Are you going to be buying the uppers complete or build them as well. Looks like you have quite a bit of building to do in any case.

What make of lowers are they?

ETA: I only have complete rifles ATM, but when they are stored, they sit in my gun safe (metal cabinet). I should probably get some kind of desicant for the safe, but I haven't yet. I bought one of those silicone treated gun socks for a gun that I don't plan on using for a while, but I've been shooting all of my rifles regularly, so I haven't used the sock yet.

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Posted Mar. 13 2012 - 12:08 PM

Just handing off a peg board hook in my gun room.


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Posted Mar. 13 2012 - 04:04 PM

6 lowers? Are you going to be buying the uppers complete or build them as well. Looks like you have quite a bit of building to do in any case.

What make of lowers are they?

ETA: I only have complete rifles ATM, but when they are stored, they sit in my gun safe (metal cabinet). I should probably get some kind of desicant for the safe, but I haven't yet. I bought one of those silicone treated gun socks for a gun that I don't plan on using for a while, but I've been shooting all of my rifles regularly, so I haven't used the sock yet.

2 are 80% lowers - planning to make matching AR pistols.
1 JD lower with a serial number ending in my high school #. (pure luck)
2 PSA lowers on sale at Turners for Calgun members

I want to order a few more before 2014, when they require us to register new rifle purchases. I found working on guns is just as fun as my cars but much safer and cheaper.

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Posted Mar. 13 2012 - 09:16 PM

The way you have them is just fine


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Posted Mar. 13 2012 - 11:17 PM

2 are 80% lowers - planning to make matching AR pistols.
1 JD lower with a serial number ending in my high school #. (pure luck)
2 PSA lowers on sale at Turners for Calgun members

I want to order a few more before 2014, when they require us to register new rifle purchases. I found working on guns is just as fun as my cars but much safer and cheaper.


At this point I need to get 8 more lowers before then. I eventually want to build all my kids one. I should just buy 10 so I can build my grandson one too when he gets old enough and you never know when you'll need a spare.


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Posted Mar. 14 2012 - 02:58 AM

At this point I need to get 8 more lowers before then. I eventually want to build all my kids one. I should just buy 10 so I can build my grandson one too when he gets old enough and you never know when you'll need a spare.


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Posted Mar. 14 2012 - 05:49 AM

At this point I need to get 8 more lowers before then. I eventually want to build all my kids one. I should just buy 10 so I can build my grandson one too when he gets old enough and you never know when you'll need a spare.



No chance of changing out the State legislature in 8 years?

You guys need to dig up Govenor Reagen and get some DNA for cloning.


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Posted Mar. 14 2012 - 05:57 AM

i just throw them in a box.....


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Posted Mar. 14 2012 - 11:33 PM

Want to adopt a not so young kid from Hawaii? :wink:

Wait a minute! WHAT? :don29:

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Posted Mar. 16 2012 - 10:45 PM

The paper backing will fall off before too long.

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Posted Mar. 17 2012 - 02:08 AM

I just had mine wrapped in the bubble wrap it came in, and stored it in the safe.


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Posted Apr. 27 2012 - 10:48 PM

In the bottom of the safe just laying there....all sad because there are no other parts to make it come alive....

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Posted Apr. 27 2012 - 11:40 PM

Mine is the safe on a shelf.


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Posted Apr. 28 2012 - 04:29 AM

Now that I finally have a stripped lower, it's in a USPS box in the bottom of my safe along on side wall. I haven't started buying parts for the lower build yet.

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