Best lower for a BCM upper?

[kalieracer]

Ever roll your eyes at a woman obsessing over matching a handbag to a dress?

[CK_32]

Any.

Me and most of my friends have only run BCMs. Fit is all about the same on our stag, spikes, JD and mega lowers. Just pick a logo you like and make sure it's a brand name and mil spec.


There has been a few threads I've seen around here and other forums that there is a distributor that makes all lowers and sells them to companies who just add finish and the logos and sell them. So in the end 90% of lowers on the market are the same thing just branded differently. For what it's worth.

[kkp]

Any.

Me and most of my friends have only run BCMs. Fit is all about the same on our stag, spikes, JD and mega lowers. Just pick a logo you like and make sure it's a brand name and mil spec.


There has been a few threads I've seen around here and other forums that there is a distributor that makes all lowers and sells them to companies who just add finish and the logos and sell them. So in the end 90% of lowers on the market are the same thing just branded differently. For what it's worth.

All true, but if it matters, finish varies quite a bit. (and the OP did specifically mention finish/"color") My Spikes lower definitely doesn't "match" the finish of my BCM upper, but my Mega (forged) lowers both do.

Fit can vary from lower to lower, even among the same brand. From my limited experience with my personal BCM upper and Mega lowers (plural), the fit between them is perfect. Others have posted similarly in this thread, and pointed to other examples where the fit wasn't perfect (other brands, notably even BCM's own lowers). YMMV.

[CWDraco]

I'd love to see a BCM upper on a Vulcan lower with a Youngs BCG. That would turns some heads.

[Brown Rock]

mine is on a Spike's

Mine too

[static808]

Having had a BCM lower on a BCM upper I can tell you the fit was poor and there was a lot of movement.

this is true for my 14.5 bcm upper. it is loose on both of my bcm lowers. my 16in bcm upper fits well on both lowers, so the culprit has to be the 14.5 upper. my bcm lowers are also very tight with some stripped seekins billet uppers and a stripped vltor mur. gonna replace the upper on the 14.5 with the vltor mur anyways, so i can deal with the sloppiness for now. nothing a little o-ring at the front pivot can't fix...

[new_cal_gun_guy]

I don't see BCM lowers available in stock or else I would pick one them. Is there another place to get them?

[gixxer750]

My BCM BFH Middy is on a Spikes lower, it fits nice.

[glock7]

My BCM BFH Middy is on a Spikes lower, it fits nice.

yes it does. i just put em on whatever lower is reasonably priced and go from there. generally i don't worry about color matching. honestly it doesn't matter to me anyways, as long as it runs well. it's not like it's a car or something. although there are folks out there who obsess about matching colors and perfect fit and finish. which is ok for them i suppose. if it runs well, that's the bottom line... for ME and me alone. (to paraphrase Morpheus)

[Wildhawk66]

I don't see BCM lowers available in stock or else I would pick one them. Is there another place to get them?

Rainier Arms and GRtactical are the two places that I know of that sell them. They typically get small batches in and they sell out quickly.

[CK_32]

I don't see BCM lowers available in stock or else I would pick one them. Is there another place to get them?

Just a FYI BCM lowers aren't cheap. So expect to pay a little more for that extra .01mm of fit. Like $100 more.

[kkp]

Just a FYI BCM lowers aren't cheap. So expect to pay a little more for that extra .01mm of fit. Like $100 more.

Except anecdotal evidence in this thread says it will be .01mm off, instead. Might be better to blow that extra $100 upcharge on Noveske instead!

[Wildhawk66]

Except anecdotal evidence in this thread says it will be .01mm off, instead. Might be better to blow that extra $100 upcharge on Noveske instead!

Thats exactly what I did adter learning my lesson on the BCM lower.

[peppermintman]

Best lower for a BCM upper? Anybody has any insights as for fit, color, any issues?

Thanks,

http://www.gandrtactical.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=LWR-BCM

They are in stock even if it says out of stock. Nice set up. My JD fits perfect ly also, but good luck in gettin one.

[Q619]

My 2 recently purchased BCM lowers are tight on both my BCM uppers, my LWRC upper and my LMT upper. Maybe there was a batch that was slightly off but mine are excellent. I'd definitely buy them again.