Ok, been into guns since my Daisy Red Rider. My Uncle owned a Wester Auto in Decatur and on my 16th birthday gave me a Ruger Mini-14 and I was in love. I have 3 at the moment. Mini-14 ranch, Mini-14 Tactical and a Mini-30. About 3 months ago I purchased my first AR. I really have enjoyed it and I’m trying to get as knowledgeable about them as other guns I have. I didn’t put a lot of money into the lower in case I didn’t like the platform. Since I’ve decided I like it I started upgrading the lower parts. It’s an Anderson lower with POF drop in flat trigger. Odin Zulu2 stock and buffer tube. Strike Ind AMBI selector. Magpul BAD lever extended bolt release. 2A Armament Titanium take down pins. Odin extended mag release. Now to my question, my lower is made by Anderson. I here people trashing Anderson on here all the time. If my lower parts are all quality, how does the stripped lower play into the equation? If the basic Anderson lower I have is a POS, why? If I have a quality upper, in my case a complete Troy Ind. How does the lower affect it if it has quality parts installed. If I need to chunk the Anderson, what is a good replacement? These are the questions that keep me up at night. Enquiring minds want to know. Seriously, I little help and direction would be nice. Thanks