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80% Glock lowers?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:15 pm
by goalie
Anyone have experience with them? I have an extra barrel, since I needed a threaded one for my G17, and think it would be fun to try.

Brownells seems to have a lot on sale, including their own stripped slides.

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Re: 80% Glock lowers?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:18 pm
by linksep
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I brought it up 2 years ago... you aren't going to be saving much, if any, money. It's neat, you can say "I built that."

Re: 80% Glock lowers?

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:47 pm
by goalie
linksep wrote:http://www.mnguntalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=55681

I brought it up 2 years ago... you aren't going to be saving much, if any, money. It's neat, you can say "I built that."
Well, 109 for the frame, I have a barrel, 170 for a Brownells slide, and another 125 at Brownells for the parts I didn't already have.

Cheaper than a new one, and no extra barrel when I'm done.

May as well give 'er a whirl

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Re: 80% Glock lowers?

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:57 pm
by Sorcerer
Does 80% mean no FFL involved, no serial numbers?

Re: 80% Glock lowers?

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:59 pm
by Ghost
Must need something to do in that nice and organized shop.

Re: 80% Glock lowers?

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:40 pm
by linksep
They are $160 on the manufacturer's website, either way you're maybe saving the cost of a barrel vs buying new. I say go for it if you're already ~$100 deep into it. Especially since it won't be your first Glock and I'm sure you already have some "Glock-brand Glock Glock Glockazines" to fit the lower.

Re: 80% Glock lowers?

PostPosted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 7:18 am
by Scratch
If you don't want to go that route, I might buy that barrel from you if it's a factory G17 barrel.

Re: 80% Glock lowers?

PostPosted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:43 pm
by goalie
Scratch wrote:If you don't want to go that route, I might buy that barrel from you if it's a factory G17 barrel.
To late.

I'm diving in. It'll be fun to be shooting through a legal can with a no-logo, no serial number legal handgun

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Re: 80% Glock lowers?

PostPosted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:45 pm
by goalie
Ghost wrote:Must need something to do in that nice and organized shop.
Yes, yes I do.

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80% Glock lowers?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:10 pm
by INOR
Have been watching some YouTube videos about 80% glock lowers. Looks super easy and fun. But yeah, when I priced out parts to build, it’s certainly not any cheaper than buying a new glock 19. Probably would cost more actually. But would be fun. I guess if I came across a good deal on a clean used glock 19 gen 3 takeoff slide and barrel, I’d definitely look at doing it but can’t see buying all new parts to build from scratch.


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