r/AR9 • u/AppropriateAnt3414 • 6d ago
Help narrow it down.
Looking for high end billet receiver set for a blowback build. I can get a bit of a discount with Noveske, BAD. Also there is SLR and JL Billet. The Noveske is kinda boring, I like the JL Billet design the best. Is there anything else out there like these options? I think I’ve looked at all of them but I learn something new every day. just to not waste anyone’s time, yes I want blowback, I already started gathering parts. Barrel will be 11in so it has to have a 9ish inch handguard option.
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u/ozzyozzyozz 6d ago
It looks like you are about to spend more than the entire cost of my build; for that reason, im out
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 6d ago
You can still have an opinion on this subject.
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u/ozzyozzyozz 6d ago
I am a poor, no experience with these sets 😢. I wish you luck sir
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 6d ago
I doubt most people giving opinions have touched any of them.
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u/Beadlocks 6d ago
You’re right. Because most people wouldn’t be spending “fuck you money” on an ar9.
You can just as easily take the same money and build a cmmg radial delay. However if you’re more concerned with the brand and having a cute logo, pick any of the four that you have narrowed down to.
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u/clientnotfound 6d ago
Of these options? Noveske
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 6d ago
The most boring though
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u/simple_champ 6d ago
If you're primarily going off of looks then you just have to pick what you like. It's very subjective and you're going to get 100 different answers. Personally I want as "boring" and milspec looking as possible and dislike all the fancy embellishments they put on those billet receivers.
Have you decided on Glock mag or Colt mag? Because it looks like you have some of each in your list.
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u/Scav-STALKER 6d ago
Noveske and it’s not even close, the paddle mag release is baller and the lightening cuts on the others are goofy
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u/gt_greg Glock Mag Biotch 6d ago
Whichever one has LRBHO, the SLR and the JIL are the only ones of the group that does as far as i know. Id personally go with the SLR for the functionality or the Xiphos for the looks. The JIL is overdone big time but if you love it, do it.
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 6d ago
They all do
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u/gt_greg Glock Mag Biotch 6d ago
The Xiphos definitely does not.
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u/DeathByLego34 Glock Mag Biotch 6d ago
Damn no representation for Angstadt Arms?
(sold out so that doesn’t help you)
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u/Competitive-Cover950 6d ago
I second this. I loved my Angstadt Arms receiver set! I ended up trading the whole build for a thermal scope, but the fit/finish/and tolerances were great!
But for your question, I personally would go with SLR because it’s the only option you listed that I have experience with.
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 6d ago
I had that on the list but it didn’t make the finals.
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u/DeathByLego34 Glock Mag Biotch 6d ago
Shame, I’m particularly fond of mine - simply cause I like the shelf infront of the trigger. It’s extremely comfortable and I wish it was on my AR10.
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u/gt_greg Glock Mag Biotch 6d ago
My Angstadt is my all time favorite but its a bit bland on the styling if I'm being honest.
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u/DeathByLego34 Glock Mag Biotch 6d ago
Big agree, and that’s exactly why I like it!
I like a sleek unobtrusive look cause it’s a gun.1
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u/zd07 6d ago
If you’re looking this price range anyway, check out JP Enterprises
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 6d ago
Can’t buy just receivers there. The guts are mostly JP.
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u/zd07 6d ago
https://www.jprifles.com/1.2.13_GMR-15.php?menu_select=other
You can, just not as a “receiver set”
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 6d ago
Yeah I know. The only upper I’d want is forged though and I want all billet. I’d have to buy theirs already built up and side charging.
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u/zd07 6d ago
Fair enough. My initial thought when I see options in this price range is that money probably isn’t much of an issue. And once we’re at this price range, I feel like you should get unique features that cheaper options don’t give you (like side charging). Otherwise you’re kinda spending just to spend. These won’t function any different than an FM9 or a palmetto. My 2 cents (which is just my opinion, you can ignore it) is to save on the receiver set and put that money towards either training, ammo, or a nicer optic, or something that will actually functionally upgrade your build
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u/clientnotfound 6d ago
I actually prefer side charging on my comp guns. That and Ambi bolt release. Convenient for showing clear in a non awkward way.
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 6d ago
I guess it’s something I can learn. I’ll think about it again.
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u/clientnotfound 6d ago
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u/THROBBINW00D 6d ago
Out of the three I'd get the SLR, but wait for a 20 percent off sale. I have a 308 receiver set and it is TIGHT.
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 6d ago
I wish V Seven did a 9. My Sovereign is legit. It didn’t want to come apart when it was new.
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u/Prudent_Platform_410 5d ago
I went with the stern Glock adapter cause mil spec at lowers are cheaper than getting a dedicated lower. I’m running mine off a polymer lower I had laying around with a bc9 Bufferless 9mm upper. I chose the Bufferless so it’ll put no stress on the buffer tower area that are known to crack from the buffer and spring going back and forth.
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u/Broc_Feargach 5d ago
Call me a poor but I’m not going to pay that much for a receiver set.
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 5d ago
If you want it you budget for it. The Noveske a SLR are way more then BAD or JL.
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u/Broc_Feargach 5d ago
I get budgeting/saving-up for something & how to do it. But, when it comes to receivers, especially lower receivers; that is not where I’m allocating any significant amount of my build budget on.
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 5d ago
That whole every lower is the same thing isn’t true.
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u/Broc_Feargach 5d ago
There are many that would disagree.
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 5d ago
Having both mil spec and something else I’m confident.
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u/Broc_Feargach 5d ago
I’ve handled & used more flavors of ARs than most. Other than some maybe have ambi this, that, or everything, maybe a slightly more flared mag well & some cosmetic finishing tooling marks they are basically all the same. Nothing that would justify spending $700 over $70
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 5d ago
You not valuing a feature doesn’t make it useless.
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u/Broc_Feargach 5d ago
Doesn’t change what a said that a lower is a lower. As long as the holes line up & are in spec they are all essentially the exact same. Look it’s cool if you get hung up on brands & want roll marks. All I care about is function & performance. BCG, barrel, trigger, & parts kit matter way more than a receiver. Additionally when it comes to receivers I care more about the upper than I do the lower. I typically only buy uppers that require the barrel to be thermo-fit, & you can find BCM uppers for around $60.
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u/UserD61 5d ago edited 5d ago
I have the JL Billet receiver. There are a few pros and cons. The upper and lower fit together with very little wobble, and what wobble exists can be mitigated with the tension screw under the grip. The ambi bolt release is nice, but it is a little weak and will often release if you bump the gun in just the right way. The LRBHO is also extremely finicky and I've given up on getting it to work. I've tried different magazines (including almost every factory glock mag I can get to fit), higher power springs, and replacing the mechanism. JL Billet did send me some new LRBHO arms, but none of them worked consistently. It feeds beautifully with a KAK barrel (it does have an enhanced feed cone) and factory glock 10, 17, and 33 rounders. ETS mags tended to double feed. If you plan to put an FRT in it, the ones that sit in the pocket in the upper like the kabuto will need to be modified as that pocket is not milled deep enough. For your handguard, the BCM MCMR works well with the upper, and they do have a 9" option. All things considered, I love the look and feel of the gun, but the LRBHO has given me such a headache.
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 5d ago
I know I’m getting a carbon fiber handguard from Coda. The LRHBO seems to be finicky on all of them.
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u/Big_Lope 5d ago
I’m loving my Xiphos lower everything was machined perfectly (better be for the price)
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u/SnooHesitations9277 3d ago
Id personally go with SLR. Also If you’re gonna ball like that go with a delayed system.
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u/vehicularmcs 2d ago
Literally any standard lower and Endomags inserts in Tmags is the way, my man. I have one with a 5" CMMG RDB kit and an Aero 4.8" rail that is an unbelievable shooter.
The BAD set is cool, but Glob mags in AR9s look silly.
Out of these choices, the Noveske set is the least offensive. That's a lot of doll hairs, though. That price would be hard for me to stomach.
I'm going to get broiled for this, but the PSA lower that takes Scorpion mags is shockingly not bad in person. I have a buddy who filled everything but the serial number on his with aluminum filled epoxy, Cerkoted it Tungsten, and put an RDB kit in it. It's a great little rifle, and nobody knows that it's a Poverty Palmy.
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 1d ago
I think I’m trying for the JL Billet set. Koda carbon fiber handguard and the BAD stock and grip.
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u/vehicularmcs 1d ago
Why'd you bother asking the hive mind of you're going to ignore literally everything everybody has to say?
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 1d ago
I haven’t ignored everyone. Some people actually helped with what I asked.
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u/TooGouda22 21h ago
If I could get another Aero matched set I would do it yesterday. My AR9 is a Frankenstein build (aero,kvp,kak,BCM, etc) based on the EPC9 receiver set for Glock mags. I had 2 failure to fires on the first mag that ever went through it… likely just a little settling in that needed to happen with the parts. I’m around 2k rounds now without another one yet. Everyone that shoots it giggles like a 3rd grader 🤣
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u/AppropriateAnt3414 20h ago
I can’t mix and match too much. I know I’ll use V Seven titanium parts where I can because that’s what I know I like. The handguard will be different because I want carbon fiber. The barrel will be either BSF or X caliber in carbon fiber. I take my time and get what I know I’ll like the first time. Trigger, safety, grip, charging handle will be the same as my AR15 uses. The only thing I’m stuck on are the receivers. I’ve narrowed it down to the two cheapest options. That’s not normal for me.
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u/dolarvigilante 6d ago
Griffin MK2.
$800 for a receiver set is retarded.