Was wondering if this lower from righttobear.com is compatible with the aero M5 upper? https://www.righttobear.com/forged-dpms-pattern-80-percent-raw-308-lower-80raw-308-dpms/ cant find much info anywhere and any help would be appreciated
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How much side to side play in the rear take down pocket of that lower??you mean like this?
needs to be clearanced in the red-circled area:
not much. did it with a large half-round file, fine-grit sandpaper to clean it up before sending it out for anodizing. I'm guessing maybe ten or twenty thousandths. like .010" - .020". just a guess, I didn't measure.How much needs to be removed from that area?
side-to-side play? none, the upper receiver lug fits snugly in that area, fits as snug as my store-bought 100% lowers. when I mill out the FCG pocket, I leave that area untouched so as to not increase the width of that pocket.How much side to side play in the rear take down pocket of that lower??
I've only done billet that didn't have that pocket machined. Also had to send back a few AR 15 lowers where that pocket was way loose.
Thanks I might give one of the forged RTB lowers a try.side-to-side play? none, the upper receiver lug fits snugly in that area, fits as snug as my store-bought 100% lowers. when I mill out the FCG pocket, I leave that area untouched so as to not increase the width of that pocket.
same, required clearancing in the same area.Thanks a bunch, this has helped alot, and how well do those noreen lowers match to the aero uppers? Been eyeballing those as well
I don't have any noreen uppers, IIRC, they don't have forward assist, and I want FA. But I'm pretty sure that the noreen uppers will fit the RTB DPMS lower and the noreen lowers with no modification to the lowers.Thanks again, do the noreen uppers happen to work as well with those lowers?
hmmm, interesting.Noreen and aero are compatible. Infact they mate perfectly and have zero wiggle, they also have a hex bolt for the bolt catch, which makes it incredibly easy to install