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Icon Defense Forged Stripped Upper Receiver RCUP471BLK Color: Black, Finish: Type 3 Hard Coat Anodize, $6.00 Off w/ Free S&H
I spent most of my work life in aerospace machining and fabrication facilities, performing various Quality Assurance roles. About 40 years or so. Quality isn't a catch phrase, it's the lifeblood of the industry and the people who work there. Now... o...
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I have the upper and lower from ICON and wow. If you remember MEGA ARMS this does not skip a beat. The founder of MEGA is responsible for these works of art. This is what you would expect from ICON hands down. THE TIGHTEST FIT on a forged set I've ev...
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Mated this upper with a Icon lower receiver, and the fit is tight with no rattling. So tight, in fact, that I had to file off a little of the surface on each side of the rear takedown lug in order for it to open/close without force. I also had to ope...
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After a Lantac upper let me down with an oversized barrel mount hole, resulting in sloppy fit for the barrel extension, I tried this instead of the usually BCM (which always has a tight "thermo fit" for the barrel).
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Product Info for Icon Defense Forged Stripped Upper Receiver
The Icon Defense Uppers are made from MIL-SPEC 7075-T6 forgings, our machining leaves no die seams or flash marks on the receivers. We all also hold our lugs to a .001 tolerance for the best fitment in the industry. Icon Defense experience and background in the aerospace industry along with twenty years in the firearms industry helps to ensure our parts are dimensionally accurate and of the highest quality.
Specifications for Icon Defense Forged Stripped Upper Receiver:
Manufacturer:
Icon Defense
Color:
Black
Finish:
Type 3 Hard Coat Anodize
Fabric/Material:
7075 T6 Aluminum
Gun Make:
AR Platform
Gun Model:
AR-15
Condition:
New
Hand:
Right
Country of Origin:
USA
Features of Icon Defense Forged Stripped Upper Receiver
Tighter barrel extension bore, this provides increased accuracy.
The fitment between our upper and lower best is in the industry.
Icon Defense hold our upper and lowers within a .001 tolerance of each other to ensure a solid fit.
All Parts are finished by hand to eliminate imperfections during the production process.