billboard lowers

[ssgross]

I'm working on two competition builds. Sadly, I think what I want does not exist. Why is it that every manufacturer feels the need to turn their lowers into billboards? Is there no one else but me that just wants the minimally required information? No demand anywhere?

The only ones that come close look like they are preparing for life after the movie "idiocracy" where not only does no one know how to read, they don't even know what reading is! Are actual words "safe" and "fire", not engraved in large bold face comic sans too much to ask for?

I just simply want model, caliber, serial on the magwell in the usual place, no crazy logos, manufacturer info above the trigger along the top of the lower as required by law is plenty for advertising, and the actual words "safe" and "fire" on the selector. Brownells had such a lower, but the magwells were not properly finished and they only plastic mags work. Metal mil-spec mags you need to clamp the lower in a vise to get them seated, and then plenty of cursing and sweat to get them out. Besides, they have been out of these for quite some time.

Yes, I looked at the folks offering custom engraving, but their blanks are already marked up on one side with their logo, and you only get the decide what goes on the other side of the magwell. Adding to the frustration would be paradox of paying someone lots of extra cash to not do something for me. I could go the 80% route, but by the time one pays for proper anodizing and tooling it's not really cost effective unless you really care about serial vs. no serial, which I really don't for these builds.

That's my rant for the day. Cheers!

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