SWshooter

I just picked up a CMMG 22 adapter for my little M4 clone, and a brick of Aguila sub sonic ammo. First problem was with my rifle. I have an Adams Arms piston kit on it and the piston holds the bolt open. Easy fix, remove the piston and set the gas plug to off. Came with one 26rd mag. Mag is good quality and should give good service. CMMG recommends Federal High Speed so I loaded it with the hollow points out of the bulk pack. Function was excellent with nary a hitch. Shot two mags worth and got the hots to try the sub sonic as I have read good things about it. Loaded about ten rds in the mag and tried it out, nothing but jams. Seems to be borderline on having enough oomph to cycle the action. I decided a little break-in might help smooth things out, so I oiled it up pretty good and fired about another 200 rds though it. This thing is down right addictive, I can see I better start stocking up on 22 ammo. The federals shoot about 3" groups at 50 yds and the cross-hairs don't even move off the target. You can double , triple, quadruple, etc tap a target as fast as you can pull the trigger. I just totally destroyed a cement block with one mag in a couple seconds. I switched back to the sub-sonic and functioning improved quite a bit for about 30-40 rds and then went to single shot, clear jam, single shot, etc mode. Disassembled unit and found alot of fouling in the chamber and all over the inside of the receiver. Seems like unburned powder kernels, very fine and gritty. It is very accurate, about 1-1 1/2" groups at 50 yds. I'm going to keep working with it and see if I can get it to be reliable ammo. By the way, the sub-sonic doesn't seem to be any quieter than the Federal's. A little polishing in the right places should help a lot.

IT'S WORSE THAN i THOUGHT!!! Now I'm buying HK parts for the 91!!! First it was just a simple jungle forearm, then a retractible stock, a Hensoldt scope with clawmount. Now I'm seriously looking at a 50 rd drum magazine. HELP ME, ANYONE, I THINK MY WIFE'S GETTING SUSPICIOUS!!!!

black primer looks good and is easy to repair.

I don't know if I'd use RED loctite, might want to take it off again sometime.

$400 is too much for a screwed up military 1911. You can buy a nice new gun for 5-600. By the time you get it fixed up you'll have at least $1000 in a gun thats worth $600 dollars.

sometimes those red inserts have a smooth shiny surface that can be improved by sand paper. Us lightly just enough to take the shine off.

ADCO does a good job, fast turn around too.I used a Vltor Low profile gas block on my LR-308 and it functions just dandy.

Havin' too big a hammer is like havin' too much ammo.

It's too bad they're not still using McGuffy, at least they'd be able to read.

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Uncle Ted for pres, what a hoot. They think Palin is a redneck!!! Pelosi would be hidin' in the closet a'skeared to come out!!!

I'm pretty sure there are but don't ask me where. Semi-finished receivers are way out of my league.

NBC events??? You mean like political conventions and stuff like that???

You'll like it alot, especially the first time you clean it. Wipe the inside of the receiver and the outside of the BCG with an oily patch and your done. I've got about 500 rds of Silverbear on mine and it really does seem that the gas system is self cleaning.

I bought one of the DSA uppers they were advertising on AR15 figuring to just hold on to it or turn it at a gun show and make a few bucks. That $275 upper has cost me about a grand so far, and I'm not finished yet. So far besides the lower and the BCG I've bought an Adams piston kit, Lasermax laser sight, PEPR mount and Leupold Scope, Ace stock and Levang comp. Now I'm looking at a 4-rail float tube and a Grip Pod. Will it never end??? Is there any Cure??? Will our Hero Survive??? Please HELP, before my wife finds out!!! ( Do you think 98Z5V might by it from me as a starter kit???)

Don't think you'll find much diff in the assembly of lowers between the 15 and the 10. The big diff is the fact that there is no mil spec on 308 AR stuff. There are magazine differences and barrel nut differences and mismatches between uppers and lowers. You have to pay a lot more attention to compatibility when building a 308 AR. You can't really call 'em AR-10's, That name is patented by Armalite, thats why DPMS uses LR-308 for theirs and knights armament uses SR for theirs. Welcome to the site, you came to the right place for info.

Nice rifle, I'm sure you'll enjoy shooting it. Total different feel shooting a 308 in an AR rather than the 223. Makes you want to try cutting down trees and stuff like that ;D. I have an LR-308 and an HK-91 and I love both of them. Welcome to the site.

Definitely send the Leupold back, they have the best guarantee in the business. Nice people to do business with too, you can actually call and talk to a real live person who knows what he's talking about too.

I guess I've been using a lot of scopes for too many years. I send scopes back fairly often. I sent a Leupold back today, it won't hold zero and I'm having a custom reticle installed. I have to say I bought it used and its an older Vari-X III, definitely been around awhile and very well used. The last two I sent back were Bushnell's, they were the Banner line and wouldn't handle the recoil of a 350 Rem Mag. I am using both of them on other rifles and they are working fine. Use 'em long enough and eventually they will fail, especially if you like shooting the hard kickers.

The Millett TRS-1 4-16x seems to be a decent scope for the money. I have one on my LR-308 and a couple hundred rounds on it, so far pretty good scope.

For serious paper punching a black Patridge sight up front and a black square notch blade for the rear is de rigeuer. A lot of people prefer the same for hunting. I have found that, for me anyway, the all black sights can disappear against a dark target. Tough to see when the light is fading or hunting at night with a light. I'm using a Baughman ramp with flourescent orange insert up front and a white outline rear. This is the best all around sight I have used so far, though I would like to try a fiber optic set for hunting. I use a fiber optic set on a Glock for IDPA and like it very much.

A 20 " barrel with no larger than .750 diameter would be about maximum for a hunting rifle. I wouldn't worry about a compensator on a hunting rifle it just adds length and weight you don't need. Anything shorter than 20" is going to be really loud, and anything over 20" is going to be too long. A 308 receiver is already long to start with. This is of course my opinion but you are welcome to it.

I've also found that a scoped handgun is too awkward to carry under a coat. The bandolier type seem to work best for a scoped gun. I usually carry a revolver as a backup to a rifle, so the shoulder holster works best for me. I also don't like leaving a handgun in my vehicle during hunting season, some people key on hunters and like to break into their vehicles. I prefer to carry my handgun on my person at all times. Even in the woods it can be handy to have a weapon that isn't visible to the casual observer, and not easily separated from your body if you take a fall or slide down a steep slope. It can even be handy if your caught with your pants down and that big buck shows up! As for slings, I'm becoming partial to the two point assault sling for woods use. It looks a little odd, but is very comfortable and handy. It allows you to carry the rifle at port arms with the weight of the gun on your shoulder, and transition instantly to strong side off-hand, then you can slide the rifle behind your back and have both hands available for climbing and the muzzle is down so it doesn't catch on limbs and brush. However you may have to reposition the front or rear sling swivel to use one.

No one is saying that an aluminum Outers or Hoppes rod won't work. I have used them myself for many years. A lot depends on how much you shoot and how often you need to clean your guns. A jointed rod is much handier to pack than a one-piece. I have a slick little jointed rod that uses a cable and a threaded handle to make an excellent field rod, I carry it in the pocket of my hunting coat to clear snow or mud, or remove a stuck cartridge. A good one piece steel rod, with ball bearing handle, makes cleaning easier on you and the gun. But even a one-piece steel rod can be bent, and it is tough to straighten one if you do. The best rod is a one piece carbon fiber with ball bearing handle. It simply will not take a set. I bought one to clean a 17 HMR and I like it so much I bought the adapter to use for cleaning my 22's as well. I wouldn't buy a one piece steel rod, now that the carbon rods are available, they bend too easy. But if you don't shoot thousands or ten thousands of rounds a year it is probably wasted money to spend that much on a rod you won't use that often.

If you find a trigger you really like, let us know. I've tried a Bill Springfield trigger job and a Jard match trigger and I'm not really impressed with either. I think I'm going to try a drop in next, a Gold or Chip McCormick.