Anderson Lower Receiver Physical

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I want to learn to stake like that!!

When you pulled the trigger the gage was at the top of the trigger. It takes a lot more pressure at the top of the trigger because of the lack of leverage. Honest test would be where your finger would be.

Video may be 3 years old, but as a horseman in real life, I always like to see a grass-fueled pony get through a checkup and be declared healthy. As a shooter, that goes just as true for the gunpowder fueled "Poverty Ponies" – Got a small herd of those along with the hayburners. Never have understood the grumbling about Anderson lowers. No blatantly obvious problems with any of mine so far. 👍 Nice presentation.

Impossible, I was informed these were all horribly out of spec and only for the poors.

Been a long time since this was posted but I’m interested what you all think of “putting lipstick on a pig” with Anderson lowers. So buying all incredibly high quality parts and assembling with care on a super cheap lower.

Wouldn’t most of your test repent on the quality of the trigger group and brand used

how was that staking done?
what specific tool?
I have made my own to mimic that but….

I got rid of my Anderson lowers I bought three at one time two of them would not except aftermarket magazines. One had a safety dent hole. It wasn’t drilled deep enough.

Someone has surely caught it by now, but that mark on the receiver from the gas key is likely from the operator placing an upper on the lower without the buffer and spring by accident and charging the bcg to the rear.
Seen that all the time in the army, when soldiers turn in their weapons after cleaning, and forget the buffer.
Great video.

I have a P.O.F renegade+ and when I break it down the rear takedown pin is so tight that I have to use a hammer and punch, any ideas to remedy this? Takes a lot of effort and im afraid of damaging the rifle.

❤ this

I've built about 10 AR's, two with Anderson Lowers, and the Anderson's have functioned flawlessly. Can you spend 2x more on a lower? Yeah, but why?

i know this is an old video, but thank you so much for all the informational content you put out. Your video with the rear takedown pin trick saved me so much hassle, and i went through my lower as you went through this one in the video just to make sure mine was exactly the same results as yours! Thank you so much for being so informative and down to earth!

I bought some 80% Anderson lowers a while back. First thing I noticed was the rear lug recess (presized and anodized ) on one of them was undersized. I haven’t checked all of them yet.

I literally wanna cry why I watch you remove and install fire control groups. I have a extremely hard time installing them

Haters think it's at 1.5 speed, but it's actually at 0.75 speed so we mortals can process what Chad is doing.

I've had nothing but praise for Anderson lowers. The several I own are excellent. As always, Thanks for the video!!

I have an Anderson lower that I purchased as a complete assembled lower, however I do not know where the parts kit came from. The reset works flawlessly when the trigger is released quickly, but it drops the hammer every single time it’s released slowly. Any ideas? I figure I’ll replace the entire FCG.

Funny how all my poverty ponies are tighter fit(to upper) than any that come with a tension screw(Aero's). Love my $50 lowers.

What about the known issue with some Anderson receivers- some BCG hold opens hang up on the rear of the magazine follower and the BCG closes on an empty chamber? A tolerance issue maybe!

I find it interesting half the checks here are pointless. Many of them the user would notice if were off. Many of them a do e at install and or function testing hopefully common in civilisn teaching, military sure was. Select fire for example, if its working why remove it to find your go gauge fails check. Then say it passes anyway despite failing gauge. Magazine well easily checked by using an array of brand new magazines. Does it lock up, good.

My more curious observation is your hammer block. Just a piece if metal. Make more sense to have a spring piston to soften blow from hammer. Maybe even test strike force pressure for spring quality issue. One thing I would not thought to look at was gas key strikes, makes sense.

So I guess question here is why are you doing this check? Did the owner report issues of some kind? If so what were they as presently a common function check would handle this process. I am guessing something to teach here was the goal.

Some of these other gun experts on You Tube have extra skill where they can evaluate these receivers and BCGs without needing any of these fancy gauges. They can just hold it up and look at it with their naked eye, and be like umhm yeah that is a great BCG, everything looks perfect or whatever. No gauges needed for these super pros, their eyeballs just know.

Great video. I'm still trying to figure out why my VCR is still blinking 12:00

Outstanding work you do here! Very educational👍 thank you for your worl

Good info here. I have to check some things on my AR’s now.

I have to know where you get these wonderful toys. You have gauges that check gauges. Where do I find these? Now that I see them, I have to have them………

I can fit a quarter and dime am I okay? I can’t fit 2 quarters

I have 2 andersons. One is good dont know the specs but i have had no issues. The other i know for sure the buffer retaining pin hole is out of spec. That one will become BRN 180 host

do you have the spec's info that you show us in the video's to were we can get a copy of them.

Hello,
Thank you for using an Anderson lower receiver for this video. Was that a forged or billet lower?

How many rounds has that receiver seen?

Man oh man they way you just popped them trigger housing pins in like it was nothing makes me hate myself it took me a long time maybe a hour and a half to get mine installed but for my own defense this was the vary first AR I put together. I also have a stripped Anderson lower.

There are Anderson haters out there, but having been a 2111 in the Marine Corps, I see nothing wrong with the ones I have used in the civilian market. The ones I’ve had come across my bench have all been well made examples. Semper Fidelis🇺🇸

Like how this did better than a few of the high end lowers you’ve looked over

These receivers are very inexpensive, so were their lower parts kits.

My staking DOES NOT look like that hahaha! Love your videos.

An odd phenomenon is when the hammer pin in slightly pushed in an not fully seated the gun becomes full auto. That would be a good video explanation

Hey, I have one of those! Felt like a good budget option at the time. Sadly I don't have an upper on it yet. Soon ™

I've had my pins walk out (daniel defense parts kit) on my anderson lower, I assumed either one or the other was slightly out of spec. Installed some anti rotating pins as my hillbilly fix. I spent more $ on the lpk than I did on the lower.

That slave pin for installation of the trigger is a awesome idea !!! Thank you for the tip !

Just throw it in the trash. Best place for an Anderson.

Thanks, This video helped me out, I just got a Anderson lower and it seems to check out as well. But then again I used a different parts kit then the Anderson one.

Was suggested in a fb group to check your vids out and I’m hooked… fairly new to firearms and just watching your vids on the insides of these firearms especially cuz I have an Anderson has really given me confidence to not be afraid of disassembling my rifle and learning more about em, thank you!!

Where do I find a magazine well check block?

Could you have put the trigger tester any higher on that first test

2:10 I have a problem with my bolt catch. It doesn't want to stay engaged when manually trying to lock the bolt open but it will do it if the magazine is inserted.

Advise?

Love my Anderson lower with my palmetto state armory upper. Shoots very accurate 👌