Feedback Request Poll: Are you interested in a Northwest Firearms AR15 stripped lower?

[Lilhigbee]

I'd be in for an 80% one. With the current political situation I won't be buying any more finished ones.

 

[Velzey]

Your actually on a list just by being a member of this website.

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

Sweet jesus, yes please!!!
Just consider this my preorder. Just tell me when and where. $

This lower is SOO going to be my faux dissipator rifle lower!

 

[Diamondback]

@notazombie That's why the other thread for discussing an 80% group-buy is still up.

Gents, please direct 80% discussion into this thread: Inspired by CA Gunpocalypse: 80% Group Buy? (RESEARCH ONLY) (https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/inspired-by-ca-gunpocalypse-80-group-buy-research-only.224025/)

We need to work out matters like preferred materials, preferred suppliers and "blacklisted" manufacturers for both EPLs and jigs before I can start contacting people to see if we can get a bulk-buy deal. (Joe's hitting the gas here, I usually take months or years of research and planning before entering action phases--heck, I'm still in R&P on a Pontiac Firebird build I started crunching data on fifteen years ago!)

 

[NWCustomFirearms]

My gut would be in the $50-75 range, but not knowing the costs involved, or if there might be any extras like throwing in a membership upgrade I'm still willing to see what shakes out.

@NWCustomFirearms would you be open to holding mine, assuming I'm able to join the fun, for an appropriate fee until I can get down there to pick it up? (Probably be on a Saturday, exactly when depends on the next time the Old Windbags decide they wanna go on a shopping junket.)

Sure, shoot me a message when ready and we can work out the details.

 

[Diamondback]

Thanks, Jon. If I'm participating I'd want to pay for the lower up-front like everybody, then just have to worry about the storage fee.

 

[Wolf256]

Voting no because I'm more interested in the other thread with the 80% lowers. I'd really like to build my own.

 

[Diamondback]

And you've all been told what's needed for that project to go forward into actual Research Phase. Ball's in y'all's court...

 

[cigars]

Logo's? Come on, keep the cost low. Next thing you know the lowers will be approaching $200+ and poor Joe Link will be sitting on a pile of them for years to come (not that there's anything wrong with that...) If I need a logo I'll get my kids to do up something wicked cool with the Sharpies. (BTW...my kids are wicked good with the Sharpies). But seriously, there's plenty of talent on this forum (and this thread) to get any and all the customizing done to suit anyone's needs. I vote to keep it cost effective. It's a nice gesture for Joe Link to put this out there. Let's not throw out the baby with the bath water.

 

[cigars]

Your actually on a list just by being a member of this website.

I was on a list ever since I signed on the bottom line , raised my right hand and swore against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

 

[Diamondback]

Also, just did a little more research, and found that for those willing to consider polymer-hybrids Tennessee Arms offers 10-packs for $365--unit cost closer to $37 each.

Just another option to consider for a future batch, if interest warrants--I'm just the Research Wonk.

 

[coctailer]

I'm in for 1 for sure!

 

[etrain16]

My problem as an Oregon resident is that these would need to be shipped to my FFL (add $5-$10 as noted above) then I have to pay for the transfer/BGC on top of that. So a $100 lower quickly becomes a $130-$140 just because of the extra involved. So I'm on the fence about this at the moment.

It's too bad that WA law doesn't allow a lower to have the option to be transferred as a 'rifle', rather than 'other' so OR residents could just buy them direct from @NWCustomFirearms and save the extra money.

Either that, or if an FFL/Vendor on the OR side was willing to get some from NW Custom after they're done and sell them without the added transfer fee. We still can't avoid the $10 BGC, so either way, it will cost OR residents more.

 

[Spray-n-pray]

Definitely interested in one.

 

[NWCustomFirearms]

My problem as an Oregon resident is that these would need to be shipped to my FFL (add $5-$10 as noted above) then I have to pay for the transfer/BGC on top of that. So a $100 lower quickly becomes a $130-$140 just because of the extra involved. So I'm on the fence about this at the moment.

It's too bad that WA law doesn't allow a lower to have the option to be transferred as a 'rifle', rather than 'other' so OR residents could just buy them direct from @NWCustomFirearms and save the extra money.

Either that, or if an FFL/Vendor on the OR side was willing to get some from NW Custom after they're done and sell them without the added transfer fee. We still can't avoid the $10 BGC, so either way, it will cost OR residents more.

We're working on something to hopefully avoid added shipping costs.

 

[Joe13]

Dust covers with logos would be fairly cheap I would assume...

For us poe folk.

 

[cast n blast]

Count me in for 1!

 

[NWCustomFirearms]

Dust covers with logos would be fairly cheap I would assume...

For us poe folk.

We do those too

 

[elsie]

I'm not looking for a lower at the moment but I hope you don't keep your margin so small that if something happens you end up on the short end of the stick. I'd rather pay a little more than lose a valued resource.


elsie

 

[mtm68]

What does timing look like at this point? Still totally in, just working out the rest of the build