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New milling machine makes building a homemade lower reciver easier. This is a news story from the compnay my daughter works for.

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I do not think this is a news story at all. It seems to me to be more ammunition for the anti-gun crowd to blow out of proportion. How long will it take for the MSM to jump all over this yet again?
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Keith B wrote:New milling machine makes building a homemade lower reciver easier. This is a news story from the compnay my daughter works for.

http://www.newsy.com/videos/ghost-gunne ... u8ztg7Xphn" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I've seen a few reports on this machine and vague videos, so I'm unclear how much of the machining is done. It appears that it takes an 80% lower receiver and finishes the process. Does anyone have additional information?

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Charles L. Cotton wrote:I've seen a few reports on this machine and vague videos, so I'm unclear how much of the machining is done. It appears that it takes an 80% lower receiver and finishes the process. Does anyone have additional information?

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That is correct https://ghostgunner.net/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Charles L. Cotton wrote:I've seen a few reports on this machine and vague videos, so I'm unclear how much of the machining is done. It appears that it takes an 80% lower receiver and finishes the process. Does anyone have additional information?

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I think you pretty much nailed it. I have never seen an 80% complete lower but I have to ask - how much machining is actually needed? I know, 20%, right? :biggrinjester: So, in reality does that mean that a skilled machinist apprentice could use some files and a drill press and produce the same results? I don't know, I would have to see the 80% and compare it to the finished product. If you going to make *one* AR lower it really would be a waste of $$ in my book...any machine shop could handle this task. We ran a neat story on a guy that was making gun parts as a hobbyist for himself and others (all legal, of course) in his backyard shop and it kept on growing and growing...so, of course, he ended up with a full-blown machine shop...remember, you can't buy just ONE machine...it starts with one but it keeps on expanding! :tiphat:

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