Superior Arms s-15

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I'm interested to know if anyone has one? I've fallen into a sweet deal,a friend of my dad's and mine husband passed and she has alot of guns and was wanting feedback about this rifle!!!
 
I put two stripped lowers together for a friend of mine. I was not impressed with the fit or finish at all. I would take a hard look at it before buying it. Make sure the trigger/hammer pin holes aren't slightly oblong, look at where the lower and upper fit together, both of his had about a 1/32nd gap between the upper and lower near the takedown pin. The gap got narrower as it moved up towards the pivot pin.

It would have to be a good deal (less than $550) before I would buy it.
 
Originally Posted By: jlindholm70I put two stripped lowers together for a friend of mine. I was not impressed with the fit or finish at all. I would take a hard look at it before buying it. Make sure the trigger/hammer pin holes aren't slightly oblong, look at where the lower and upper fit together, both of his had about a 1/32nd gap between the upper and lower near the takedown pin. The gap got narrower as it moved up towards the pivot pin.

It would have to be a good deal (less than $550) before I would buy it.


Actually, I've had just the opposite experience, I put one lower together for myself and one for a buddy, and they both fit the uppers well and seen no problems with any machining. I guess you just have to look it over well for yourself.
 
I've been trying to find as much info about the company and also reviews of there guns!!! I never thought I'd buy a black gun but this collection has came up and I cant pass these up!!
 
They are located in Wapello, IA...A couple of years ago, several members bought some of their offerings and if I remember correctly, were very pleased with the products...

Not saying that a bogus one couldn't get out, but they had a good reputation for quality control..
 
I have 2 of their stripped lowers and going 2 pick up a couple more here next week. Have not had any issues with either one that I have. The lowers are on or have been on WOA, RRA predator pursuit, NFA 6x45 and RRA car4 tact. Their fit and finish are great.
 

Me, too. I have built 4 or 5 rifles with Superior lowers.
No problems on fit and finish. No problems what so ever.
I have since found a local shop that has stripped lowers
at a better price, but if I didn't have this source, I
would be back buying Superior lowers from a not quite as
local source.

About the only kick against them is they are not well known,
so re-sale value can take a ding, if the buyer is hung up on
a "brand" name. The only time I ever had a problem was I was
trading an AR-15 for another firearm, at a local gun and loan
store. They quoted me a stupid low price, and I walked out.
Swapped a Superior Arms lower, with a NM trigger, and a CAA
stock out for a cheaply priced DPMS lower with a std fire
control group, a cheap M4 stock, and some minor finish issues,
and went back to the gun and loan store, and they quoted
me a better trade-in price than I wanted! Moral of the story
is better guts means less than the name stamped on the
lower, to some buyers.

Squeeze
 
What does one offer for a price on this gun???? she has a standard ar 15 in 223 and the varmint model in 223!!! I dont wanna low ball her I just wanna get a good deal
 
The two I built on Superior lowers, one was a 24" stainless varmint and the other a 16" stainless varmint. I put NM triggers in them and the upper kits were from M@A. If I remember correctly I had about 800.00 apiece in them. This was all bought at a gunshow and I worked the vendors pretty hard because between me and a buddy bought 3 kits all together.

This was back about 4-5 years ago, in the middle of the great Black Rifle freakout. I think you could put them together a little cheaper than that today.
 
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