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RetVet
10-06-2004, 03:39 PM
I ordered a couple FAL receivers from FAC recently and added a stripped DPMS forged AR15 receiver to the order as well. Any comments on them?
thedaledoe
10-06-2004, 09:15 PM
One of my 2 AR's has a DPMS forged lower. THey sure look nice and have a great finish. BUT, and this is a huge but.. They are out of spec, or atleast mine was. Super sloppy fit to my FN made J&T upper as well as the RRA lower parts kit i put in there. My bolt catch has too much room to wiggle side to side and will prolly bend eventually, my trigger guard rattled big time before I put a gapper in there. Roll pins went in a little too easy, selector has lots of play but it does function(not like the crisp swinging/locking one in my RRA lower. Aside from that its great. :rolleyes: :(
fm23-10
10-07-2004, 12:13 AM
I thought DPMS was the military contractor?

I hope mine's not that bad; I'll find out in a day or two. I'll let everyone know about it, good or bad.
RetVet
10-07-2004, 11:27 AM
Hmmmm? That doesn't sound too good. Well, I managed to make a Century FAL receiver build work. Maybe I'll have as good a luck with this one.
M700Police
10-07-2004, 01:00 PM
The DPMS lowers I have seen, seem to have more play in the upper/lower fit area than other AR's.
fm23-10
10-07-2004, 10:21 PM
Looks like it's going to be another week before I get to see mine....called the company and I think they might have "misplaced" my order.

Oops! :o

Well, now they say it shipped today, I should get it by Wednesday.
scalawag
10-28-2004, 08:04 PM
my dpms lower is on the tight side. i havent assembled it yet but i have an spec drawing and numbered drill bits. all the holes are on the tight side. about .001. its an 7075 forged lower i got for 50 bucks cause the pawn shop thought it was cast. and couldnt sell it....... lol.
klawndyke
10-30-2004, 12:12 PM
I am working on a DPMS and its tighter than one of my bushmasters. I was really surprised to see that.. But i bought both the DPMS lower and upper.
Klutz347
02-06-2005, 08:18 PM
My second AR build was on a DPMS lower. Not a problem with it. Nice tight fits, good finish and shoots great.

I will get another one to build up for my Brother-in-laws birthday.
klawndyke
02-06-2005, 10:59 PM
DPMS is a really nice set up since my last post i have built a couple Olympic kits with much surprise on how well they also go together. After have several ar's I am stay with DPMS and Olympics... plus I found one hell of a deal on Olys at http://www.jsgunparts.com . with there 10% off you cant go wrong..