Question about 80% AR-10 Lower Receiver.?

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I have found an 80% AR-10 lower receiver online for a decent price. The only work that needs to be completed is of course the milling of the FCG area, cutting of the trigger slot and drilling two holes for the fire pin and hammer pin. My question is will the baxter jig or CNC jig work on the AR-10 receiver. Specifically the top milling plate that will allow me to use a drill press and not a milling machine.

Here are the links to the items in question.

Lower (click 80 percent lower paperweights): http://www.lowerreceivers.com/index1.html

Baxter Jig: https://www.vbd.com/noc/shop/products_detail.asp?CategoryID=49&ProductID=368

CNC Jig: http://www.cncguns.com/tooling.html

Now since most of the work is already done my main concern is milling out the FCG area. And the two sites that I have provided offer a milling plate that has pre-drilled that I would use to drill most of the material out, and finish off with say a file or dremel tool or something else of the same nature.

I know it is more cost efficient to purchased a 100% stripped lower or a completely built firearm from, the get go. However I am thinking of a career in gunsmithing and I would rather try this out to see if I would like this career path versus paying for college courses and end up not liking it at all. Also there is the factor of having a rifle I built by myself from near ground up :).

Thank you for all your help in this matter.

2A · Accepted Answer

Go to http://www.ar15.com/  you may find one to borrow for the ar-10 or rent or buy then sell it. This is the place for AR talk and building.

The AR-10 receiver is different..z

Anonymous · Answer

80 Ar10 Lower

Anonymous · Answer

Upper receiver: No, it's treated like an accessory (if you will permit me to say) Lower receiver: Yes, it is the serial numbered part, and is the only non interchangeable part of the gun without being considered "seperate". Even the stripped lowers need to go through an FFL, as they are considered firearms. (BATFE rules indicate that 100% completed receiver = firearm).

shootingsportsnw · Answer

You should be more concerned as to why these receivers were never finished and why they are listed as paperweights. Even though they say that all work that has been completed is up to spec. something has to be wrong with them for them to be pulled out of the CNC machine before completion. Metal might not strong enough , could be bent who knows probably not worth the risk.

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