10-23-2011, 03:10 AM
Some of the little attention to details that I'm noticing about Templar's work is that the upper receiver is blue-printed, meaning the receiver extension face has been trued to the bore axis and barrel extension flange abutment. The barrels are match-grade, top-end units, Yut's is a Bartlein progressive-rifled 1/8.75"-1/8.5", and the chamber has been polished to enhance reliability and brass life. There are also substantial set screw recesses for the gas block, and the gas port is cut to .085" on a rifle-length gas system with a 20" barrel. The muzzle threading is some of the best thread-cutting I have seen, as I typically see shoddy work when it comes to most muzzle threads. The crown is recessed and precision-cut, and very well executed...very sharp, very square.
The lower has a generous flare to the mag well, and the take-down detent & spring channel is captivated by a set screw, with the end of the channel tapped and threaded. The FAST rail has 4 indexing tabs that literally ensure a perfect alignment of the upper receiver rail with the handguard's 12 o'clock rail, so no need to eye-ball it and hope it lines up properly.
I wish i had known about these features on the Templar lowers months ago, because it would have influenced my decision when I bought the PSA lowers. I would recommend the Templar lowers over other standard lowers now, because of the mag well and captivated take-down pin detent/spring channel. Anodizing is really clean as well, as is the surface of the lower. Good stuff really...
The lower has a generous flare to the mag well, and the take-down detent & spring channel is captivated by a set screw, with the end of the channel tapped and threaded. The FAST rail has 4 indexing tabs that literally ensure a perfect alignment of the upper receiver rail with the handguard's 12 o'clock rail, so no need to eye-ball it and hope it lines up properly.
I wish i had known about these features on the Templar lowers months ago, because it would have influenced my decision when I bought the PSA lowers. I would recommend the Templar lowers over other standard lowers now, because of the mag well and captivated take-down pin detent/spring channel. Anodizing is really clean as well, as is the surface of the lower. Good stuff really...