This is the 4th stripped polymer lower that I've bought, 4th brand I've tried, and like the others, will probably not keep it. This one has the funkiest finish of all the ones i've tried, has an odd rough/rippled finish that makes it look cheap. Assembly was straight forward, the only problem I ran into with the receiver was the hole for the safety detent was not drilled completely and there was no spring tension on the safety lever, was easily remedied and now seems to be fine. All other aspects of assembly were normal, (mostly) and everything fits fine. I found my aluminum and Magpul mags fit tight, really have to tug to get them out, but I found that HexMags fit better.
Now, on to the serious problems with this build !! NFA says on their website that you need to use their polymer lightweight lower parts kit in order to maintain the warranty on the lower receiver. I bought the lower parts kit and it's absolute garbage. The takedown pins, safety lever, buffer detent, trigger, hammer, disconnector, and mag release parts are ALL plastic. I tried building with it but the take down pins flex too much, the safety felt like crap,
I didn't trust the tiny plastic buffer detent to hold my spring and buffer in place, and the mag release felt weird and had a strange "click/hitch" to it when using it. The hammer and trigger however, were downright dangerous !! I could pull the trigger, feel a click in the trigger, hear a click in the receiver, but the hammer wouldn't fall. The trigger wouldn't move any further back, but if I pulled harder and applied more pressure to the trigger, the hammer would fall. If I reset, and pulled the trigger and would happen again, and I found that I could open the gun, lift the upper receiver, and get the hammerm to drop my gently pushing the top of the hammer with my finger, or with the gun closed, a swift bang to the side of the gun would get the hammer to drop. I removed ALL the NFA lightweight build kit junk and replaced it all with CMMG build parts, and now the gun functions properly. The only part that didn't fit correctly was the mag release as the slot in the side of the receiver was narrow and a mil-spec mag release barely fit, so I installed a Strike Industries mag release as it's a little narrower and it fit beautifully.
I've reported the problems I've had three times to NFA's customer service over the past month and haven't received a single response, so I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say their customer service sucks.
So, recap: The receiver doesn't look great, looks kinda cheap, but seems to function fine (besides the tight magwell), and I'd definately recommend building with a reputable mil-spec kit. If you void the warranty, who cares !! It's a $35 lower receiver !!
Oh, one last thing I just remembered, the screw for the pistol grip was too long, I couldn't get multiple grips to tighten completely (A2, Magpul, or Spikes). I cut about 1/4 inch off the end of the screw and problem solved...FYI.
Just know...if you buy one, don't expect any kind of customer service, you're on your own.
Now, on to the serious problems with this build !! NFA says on their website that you need to use their polymer lightweight lower parts kit in order to maintain the warranty on the lower receiver. I bought the lower parts kit and it's absolute garbage. The takedown pins, safety lever, buffer detent, trigger, hammer, disconnector, and mag release parts are ALL plastic. I tried building with it but the take down pins flex too much, the safety felt like crap,
I didn't trust the tiny plastic buffer detent to hold my spring and buffer in place, and the mag release felt weird and had a strange "click/hitch" to it when using it. The hammer and trigger however, were downright dangerous !! I could pull the trigger, feel a click in the trigger, hear a click in the receiver, but the hammer wouldn't fall. The trigger wouldn't move any further back, but if I pulled harder and applied more pressure to the trigger, the hammer would fall. If I reset, and pulled the trigger and would happen again, and I found that I could open the gun, lift the upper receiver, and get the hammerm to drop my gently pushing the top of the hammer with my finger, or with the gun closed, a swift bang to the side of the gun would get the hammer to drop. I removed ALL the NFA lightweight build kit junk and replaced it all with CMMG build parts, and now the gun functions properly. The only part that didn't fit correctly was the mag release as the slot in the side of the receiver was narrow and a mil-spec mag release barely fit, so I installed a Strike Industries mag release as it's a little narrower and it fit beautifully.
I've reported the problems I've had three times to NFA's customer service over the past month and haven't received a single response, so I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say their customer service sucks.
So, recap: The receiver doesn't look great, looks kinda cheap, but seems to function fine (besides the tight magwell), and I'd definately recommend building with a reputable mil-spec kit. If you void the warranty, who cares !! It's a $35 lower receiver !!
Oh, one last thing I just remembered, the screw for the pistol grip was too long, I couldn't get multiple grips to tighten completely (A2, Magpul, or Spikes). I cut about 1/4 inch off the end of the screw and problem solved...FYI.
Just know...if you buy one, don't expect any kind of customer service, you're on your own.
