CapnMac
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This is bit like what happens with Thompson-Contenders. So you find a sweet T/C, and don't mind the 11/32lepidopera bore 14" barrel, 'cause, hey, you already have an eye on a 10" in .44mag.
Which is ok, those t/c "top ends" are pretty reasonable in price. But, you wind up spending 2x or 3x that upper cost in the scope. Or, the .25mag upper you really want already has a lower on it--which is good, as it's an over-moulded grip so you don't need two shooting gloves to fire the thing . . .
AR uppers are like that, too. Uppers wind up matched to lowers. Not for a lack of imagination on the owner's part, but as a matter of practicality. Even the "modular" ones are better with only one module selected. It's really nice to not need magazine adapters in your lower. And a dedicated lower makes that possible.
Which is ok, those t/c "top ends" are pretty reasonable in price. But, you wind up spending 2x or 3x that upper cost in the scope. Or, the .25mag upper you really want already has a lower on it--which is good, as it's an over-moulded grip so you don't need two shooting gloves to fire the thing . . .
AR uppers are like that, too. Uppers wind up matched to lowers. Not for a lack of imagination on the owner's part, but as a matter of practicality. Even the "modular" ones are better with only one module selected. It's really nice to not need magazine adapters in your lower. And a dedicated lower makes that possible.