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Ya , but , " The Dept. of Education " ? What's with them needing any thing ? What kind of SWAT team do they have ? <lmao>

Range time today & after trying three different bullets & two different powders , the new 16" ran with out a malfunction & shot a lot better than the old 16" and get this , are you ready , all testing was done using PMAG's , yes no malfunctions at all . This is a first for this 16" barrel . It took swapping out the Upper & lower receivers , BCG , Buffer /spring ,receiver extension . Same hand guard ( I installed it to JP's directions ) Barrel & Stock . I will replace the A2 pistol grip with the Tango Down one that was on the other rifle , I guess I have a new rifle , the ser.# changed <dontknow> I will post photo's after I get around to down load them. The muzzle brake worked real well & the DPMS std. 308 Carbine Buffer / spring worked great also .The brass dropped in a pile next to the bench @ about 3 o'clock /3:30, so its a beautiful thing. I shot some Barnes Bullets & SMK's , the 150 TTSX barnes bullets shot pretty good, I had 44 gr. of WC 846 loaded in those , but not the Tac/Le 168's , they opened up a bit , the SMK"s, well they do what they do & mostly shot real good , just some fliers on my part . The barrel was cleaned with Copper bore solvent so may take some more shooting to season it & I forgot my Chronograph , so I have to load some more SMK's with 4064 to get some readings. The IMR 4064 @ 42.5 hrs. shot pretty good , I have my load for WC 846 down pat , so will have to play around with the IMR , all brass looked OK. I seated the 168 Barnes Tac/LE bullets to Barnes Manual COL & I don't have many left , so I probably will not play with them , I'm getting much better results with SMK & Hornady's. The rifle even feels lighter , wish I would have weighted it before I rebuilt her. The Billet CMMG & SI Defense upper with that rail on the side , are pretty hefty .

As fast as I get a notice of a 110 gr. bullet is available , they are all gone . Same with finding a 220 gr. bullet. I think all these independent ammo manufacturers that load the 300BLK. are buying them all up as soon as they come in , Bastiges !

Oh , just a hobby gun if you build it your self , I didn't know that. :blahblah: Maybe his are . ( & I don't care who he is or what he's done ) Sounds like he's pushing a manufacturer.

If I see a new camo pattern I'm interested in , I first buy the hat (least expensive , most of the time ) & take it into my hunting environment & place it on the ground or on a tree limb & look at it from various distances & light conditions , just to see how it blends . Some camo patterns are too large or too small & they can stick out like a sore thumb , close or far or in different light conditions.

Most Seating dies are set up with a crimping feature ,( my Forster 300BLK dies are an exception , they have no crimping feature , got them when the 300BLK first came out & not sure if they have changed ) I know it adds more time to crimp in a separate procedure , but I have found , in rifle cartridges , that I can control how much of a crimp you get by a separate operation or with a progressive press , the crimp die in separate station. Seating/crimping can be done well as long as all your brass are trimmed the same length. Your choice . <thumbsup> I believe the RCBS AR dies come with a taper crimp & a small base sizer die, which is what I use because all my ammo goes through multiple rifles , but not really needed unless you have problems. I have went back to Taper crimping my Rifle target loads . I have the Lee factory crimp dies for all of them , but with the little crimp I use on them , I have seen no improvement on the Chrono or groups , compared to the Taper crimp. You can put a crimp on them thats for sure, these are 168 gr. Hornady match bullets I pulled .

I knew some one would know some thing about this , you the man , 98 !

With the bolt catch working & then going limp , sounds like the Buffer is sticking in the hole bore or its possible the hole is bored to long & the spring is hanging up some where in the hole & then slipping down to lose spring pressure or its not the right spring .

I'm game , I've shot 150's , but taking a 220 gr. bullet sub sonic might cause issues, no idea . There's always a trade off , shoot good with a can & heavy bullets , wonder what launching 110 gr. super's would do ? I will look for some 220's & try them sub sonic , probably don't have a choice with Velocity , not enough case volume with that big of bullet taking a lot of space. <thumbsup> I'm sure others have tried this .

He seems to be looking in that direction & whats with all castration devices all over those things .

Well, no , haven't tried the slow stuff , but I sure you could make adj. with component change outs to get a balance to shoot them . I can try it if your not in that much of a hurry . A 16" , may have a different outcome , longer gas impulse .

Including the spring/buffer bore/hole ?

I'll try that .

Wonder how that sounds when you can hear a pin drop ?

My 16" with Carbine gas system work flawlessly , with any bullet , Powder combo. Of course I can say how it runs with a can on .

Was there a Buffer in there with the spring ( Bolt Catch Buffer ) ?

I can tell this sight is less brutal than others ,because most places would be chastising you that you don't have an AR 10 & don't ever say you DPMS is one . WE are not like that here & know what you are talking about , but what you need to know as far as parts compatibility , you need to refer to the DPMS/SR25 as far as parts . The DPMS & AR 10 have different receiver configurations & while most internal parts will work , they two have some proprietary parts. Look at these & see if there is a configuration you like. http://blackthorneproducts.com/cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=8_29 or http://www.midwayusa.com/find?newcategorydimensionid=18927

The Geissele FCG is working great now , but I had to remove more than 0.015" that was on the drawing I was supplied . Took a bunch fitments to get it . I first started with stones & after taking my other 308 out to measure the max. movement of the hammer on that rifle . I came up with a figure , I measured the max travel of the hammer with the depth feature of my digital caliper , since this SSA trigger is in another DPMS lower . I pushed the Hammer (SSA )as far down as it would go & took the measurement , it was 0.265 " above the top shelf of the lower receiver , then measured the other Hammer (G2S ) & came up with 0.380",( this was after a couple of hand stoning sessions ) Thats a big difference & I can see why it impedes the travel of the BCG . I tried to stone & that was too slow on this hard material , so the side of the fine grinding wheel was put to good use .I could get a nice flush platform to remove a little material at a time . Took two fitments after that & my final measurement of the max Hammer height was 0.268 " & its a beautiful thing , I feel no more resistance pulling the charging handle back than the other rifle .Far better than stopping about 3/4 of the way . Its raining again out there , so no Range today , I planed on tomorrow any way . What fun !

I have no idea what its for , but was told this by several people . They say you can shoot the up to 600 yards , but to get to the 800 yrd range , you have to pay a one time fee of $ 20 & get an appointment to see if you qualify .

Reply from Geissele. I will take care of it tonight . They want material removed from the back of the Hammer , About 0.015 " at an 20 deg. angle. To make it compatible with a DPMS No Problem , I will hit the range on Sunday. The drawing they sent me, made a big deal about copy rights .

Have not had a reply from Geissele yet & do not want to compare this rife to what was shot before because the Trigger (FCG ) makes a big difference & even trying to get a comparison with the STD AR trigger, is not a good one . The Spike's NIB coated Enhanced trigger is an improvement over the std AR trigger ,but not to the Geissele. It rained all night , big time & the Range is a swamp , normal for Florida,I should be used to it .

For Squirrel hunting ? Damn Commie squirrels better watch out !

But , that's a good thing .

Changed FCG to the Spike's Enhanced one that came out of this rifle , now back in another brand lower & it functions just fine , so maybe some range time today if the rain holds off . I have to use the Chronograph today to test hand loads with 168 SMK's & 4064 . If I didn't have to remove my hand guard to make room for my vice blocks to remove the muzzle device , it would be this dirty . I had to clean it to check my muzzle crown.My Smith's Enterprises brake will not need hand guard removal to remove it . If I would have checked ( my bag , I know better ), I would not have bought the Tactical Machining 308 upper because of the rail height , but after putting the scope on , the sight picture is pretty good , I think better than the higher original rail height of the SI Defense upper. I could order the 1/4 " rail from JP , but I'm not going pay that kind of $$$ for looks .

It was the US Army & then they ordered a boat load of ammo from them . If you look at the list , if correct, there is some agencies that I never thought would need an armed LE . The EPA has been conducting Swat type raids in Alaska for water pollution violations. I think they are getting ready for civil unrest for some thing they are about to do or the sentiment towards the Gov. is making them all nervous. Makes all the rumors of containment ( concentration ) type properties being revamped across the US making sense.