An 80% lower is a paperweight.
It is the beginning of a "firearm" as defined by BATFE, but it is a hole or two or a bit of milling short of making it to "Firearm", so - for legal purposes, it is a paperweight. A novelty. A meat tenderizer.
If you ever decide to finish the drilling/milling/cutting, you'll have the foundation for a weapon - in this case an AR. Drop in the lower parts kit, stock, add an upper, insert magazine and go to work.
This is NOT a III Arms product. Miller is focusing on finished firearms and completely milled lowers (which have the proper BATFE markings and require your FFL to be involved.) A picture of Miller's III Arms lower is below.
WireCutter has teamed up with a company that is offering 80s. As Martha would say, it's a good thing. You should have spares. You should have options.
This is a good option.
What you do in the privacy of your own garage is your business...
Here's the link.
Kerodin
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