The rest of this 5-part series is available on my YouTube channel of the same name. This first video is posted here because for some reason YouTube removed it and rejected my appeal despite it not breaking a single one of their policies. I loved the look of lightening cuts on AR lowers, but many of the coolest designs weren't available on 80%s. I also thought it would be cool to be able to tweak lightening cut designs to fit my desires. This is the first installment of exploring whether it is possible to do lightening cuts on a hobby CNC geared mostly towards wood cutting. I'm also curious whether lightening cuts will even look good on a forged lower in the end or if you need the freedom of billet to really tie together an aesthetic theme. If you've got detailed questions, happy to take them. My email is my channel name at Protonmail dot Com

This is my overview of the Geisler Model 1917 80% pistol frame. It’s not a review, as I try my best (although I know I failed in some spots) to keep my opinion out of it and focus only on the functionality, the methods of building, etc. There were already a few reviews, so I wanted to focus more on a holistic view of building one and whether it results in a safe product, as there wasn’t a lot of that type of information online. But! As I explain at several points, much of this content is an examination of concerns voiced in a review by SwissBianco, how I addressed them, and whether or not they impact final functionality and safety of the firearm. Spoiler alert: if you put the skills, time, and effort into the build you will end up with a perfectly functioning and objectively safe weapon. If you want to watch a multi-hour video of exactly how I built it, you can do that here: https://odysee.com/@NotaGunTuber:a/Geisler-80-Percent-Build-Follow-Along:2 Timeline of sections of this video: Introduction, Why I Built, Why I Filmed- 0:00 Rail height or frame/slide gap- 3:00 Trigger housing fit- 4:48 Width of takedown lever slot- 8:40 Perfecting bend in rear rails- 9:42 Magazine fit- 12:10 Aggressiveness of stippling texture- 13:22 Safety testing and results- 15:53 Cons, Neutrals, Pros- 21:11 Conclusions- 25:00