After a bit of a legal spat between a Reno company that seems to think they own the rights to the phrase emblazoned on the Nevada State flag and the nice folks at New Frontier Armory in North Las Vegas, we finally saw the finished product. Guido's refusal to back down on the use of the term "Battle Born" I have dubbed this my Kiss My Ass Rifle.
Full disclosure requires that I should mention that I am friends with the owner on at least a level that when he comes to town, we have dinner and tell dirty jokes. I'd like to think I get some form of special treatment in my dealings with them, but I have never heard a disparaging word about the service or products from NFA, so it's probably just wishful thinking.
I ordered the NV commemorative and they generously offered to include a personalized serial number. Since the intention was to build an heirloom rifle for my youngest daughter who was born in Nevada and this is the state's 150th celebration, adding our four character last name as the SN just made it that much nicer.
I could write about how nice the fit and finish is, but really… it's a fucking AR lower. It's pretty nice and not terribly galoopian for being a billet lower. I hate the boutique nature of many of the billet lowers that just exist to be different, but that is matter of personal taste. This one is fairly inoffensive to my delicate sensibilities and the custom touches made it worth the effort. The other item that really makes it shine is the price point. $119.
Two items of interest. When it showed up, there was included one of their Lower Parts Kits with a reduced weight trigger. It's not a match trigger, but it's nicer than any out of the box military LPK trigger I have ever used and they offer those at $50. Also, I had put a note in the special instructions to draw sexy women on the outside of the box. They failed to meet this perfectly reasonable request, however they did use an entire Victoria's Secret catalog as packing material which kinda made up for it.
The rifle has since been assembled using a variety of parts and Im taking it out to shoot it this afternoon.
Overall, it's a good deal and a good part. Make sure you include a ridiculous request in the Special Notes section if you order one.
