Are Anderson Lowers Any Good?

I got the same ergo grip on my armalite love the feel of it

Alright, it is April 7, 2021 and Anderson lowers are going for $199.99 at my local FFLs…..

I love my Frankenstein gun with an Anderson lower! It gives me less problems than my $2000 SCAR!

Dang, I was all set to get an Anderson stripped lower at my LGS which would save me costs on FFL and shipping fees, now you sold me on the Aero Precision because of the set screw.

Andersons have quality crap

i've got an anderson and haven't had a problem with it, but i've also got a windham and haven't had issues either, but i buy aero M4 and M5 lowers because i live near tacoma, WA where Aero is located and like supporting local

I got a spikes. All the shops that had anderson lowers were price gouging at the time and one shop just happened to have a few spikes in stock for a decent price. I'd rather spend more on something priced appropriate rather than over pay for something that cost less.

In heard ,some others,brands actually use anderson receivers

I guarantee any builder out there, I can buy the most inexpensive upper and lower and will make that combo shoot just as good as one that coast 3 or 4 times what I paid, it is all in the barrel, the trigger, and the shooter when it comes to an AR!

If something was truly “MilSpec”, would it still have a high shelf?

ive had an anderson lower for like 6 years and i have never built it…

Only problem I had with my Anderson was trigger pins walking but was an easy fix with anti walk pins and that fucker eats all day long now

I've build ARs with Aero, Anderson, Ruger and TN Arms lowers. If look at the Forge roll mark you'd see that there are far less forges than manufacturers.

My first lower build was an Anderson, $50. Slapped a PSA upper on it with some random BCG. Zero problems.
Sold the stripped lower back in 2015. Still see those Ponies for $50.
Probably pick one up. I'll put it next to my Hi-Point, that has zero problems.

I work at a training facility and I built a lower out of an Anderson for a simunition rifle. And that gun has had thousands of rounds put through it. Not to mention all the abuse that lower has taken. I haven’t had any problems whatsoever from it other than having to put anti walking pins in it.

Flare magwell is nice. Training is better

Just picked up my lower Anderson today and it didn't have the horse logo on it I'm so happy

What bad lever is that on the opening picture?

Cries in Andersons being out of stock everywhere

Mil Spec is Mil Spec regardless of the company–all must meet these
specs

So this is the poverty pony people are airways talking about on /k/

I have an Anderson and it’s awesome

I had an Anderson , put about three thousand rounds through it without a burp, now its a 300 blackout, shoots great

Thanks for the vid I'm going to try my hand at building one and take care

My girlfriend describing me to her friends @ 04:10

If there is nothing else available they are pretty darn good. (Humor?).

Anderson is good stuff. The cork sniffers say the same thing about my DPMS too. As long as it's mil-spec, Name brand doesn't mean much to me.

Aero M4E1 RECEIVER SET and be done with it .
You kinda have to admire PSA or Anderson . They are literally cranking out freedom at awesome prices . If it wasn't for Anderson or PSA . There wouldn't be as many ARs in the USA . Anderson and PSA have also caused prices to go down.

Just ordered an Anderson from Buds for 60 bucks today. Glad to find anything in stock and for 60 bucks these days I should have bought several. Also ordered a trigger and hardware set that cost over twice as much but I still got to tell the Wifey that it was only 60 bucks to start an AR-15 build.

I've guage checked and assembled three Anderson lowers and found out a few things…
1) all three lowers were totally in spec towards the leaner side.
2) as long as you used QUALITY built takedown and pivot pins, springs, bolt catch, mag release latches, fire control groups and in spec FCG's w/anti-rotation pins, buffer tube, aftermarket flat wire buffer spring and appropriate weight buffer an Anderson will out last you and your grand kids under semiautomatic use.
3) Anderson lowers and upper may not be exactly what you want. But it is EXACTLY 💯% what you NEED to build a low cost, HIGH quality built to last, pass it down to your kids type of rifle you can be proud to own.
4) they hands down WORK and work extremely well. With alacrity!

I’ve had 6 Anderson lowers, here is my experience:

-4 were flawless

-1 had an undersized trigger pin hole. A bit of hammering and self clearance occurred

-one had about 10% missing from the front right lug that holds the front takedown pin in, with some chatter marks. Caused no issues after 8k rounds

It's a lower. As long as it's in spec it doesn't matter what the roll mark says.

How much did Anderson pay for you to say this?

I've always swore by Poverty pony lowers. Never had a problem til yesterday when I tried to install a Rare Breed Trigger. The machined cavity is off by a few mils making it impossible to install until I took a dremel to it.

Anderson lowers are just as good as the most expensive lower, just less features.

I jus ordered an Anderson “ghost” (no logo engraved) complete lower to build a 6.5 grendel on. Hope it is as good as you are speaking. I’m really looking forward to my new hog gun.

Never mind what the other guy thinks , its your Gun !